ArticleInternational journal of dental hygiene2018
A review of the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQL) model for dental hygiene: Eighteen years later.
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- Face Validity and Psychometric Evaluation of the Available Oral Health-related Quality of Life Instruments: A Systematic Review.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2020Pooled it
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- Association of parental oral health literacy, early childhood oral health behaviors, and caries severity with oral health-related quality of life among preschool children.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Significance of Non-Statistically Significant Results in the Prediction of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Orthodontic Patients: A Survey Using Two Linking Questionnaires.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Impact of the Suspension of Dental Service on Oral Health-related Quality of Life in Orthodontic Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2023Article
- Oral health-related quality of life and associated factors among older people in short-term care.International journal of dental hygiene · 2020Article
- Functional, physical and psychosocial impact of Temporomandibular Disorders in adolescents and young adults.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2020Article
- Relationship between Physicochemical Properties of Saliva and Dental Caries and Periodontal Status among Female Teachers Living in Central Iran.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this paper is to review available evidence to determine the impact of the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQL) Model for Dental Hygiene on education, research, and practice.
methodsA search was conducted in PubMed using the search terms oral health-related quality of life, OHRQL, and dental hygiene and limited to publications between 1998 and 2016. Google Scholar was also used to identify citations for the two original OHRQL model papers to capture the literature widely read by practicing dental hygienists but not indexed in PubMed. A total of 40 publications met the predetermined search strategy. Full publications were obtained and reviewed to determine how this research is being used in education, research, and practice.
findingsThe OHRQL is being utilized to a very limited degree in education, research, and practice. The literature shows how the OHRQL is actively being used in the school where the model originated in addition to a dental hygiene programme in Japan. Studies have been conducted on a variety of research instruments, including the OHRQL, designed to capture OHRQL outcomes. Japanese researchers have used the OHRQL in studies designed to determine the impact of oral healthcare delivery on patients' oral health-related quality of life.
conclusionEighteen years of the literature confirms that the OHRQL is being used minimally in education, research, and practice. Greater emphasis is needed around the collection and assessment of oral health-related quality of life measures for providing patient-centred care.
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