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ArticleBMC oral health2021

Reporting stAndards for research in PedIatric Dentistry (RAPID): an expert consensus-based statement.

Jayakumar Jayaraman, Vineet Dhar, Kevin J Donly, Ekta Priya, Daniela P Raggio, Noel K Childers, Timothy J Wright, Venkateshbabu Nagendrababu, Mike Clarke, Nigel King and 2 more

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Jayakumar JayaramanDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, 520 North 12th Street, Richmond, VA, 23298 , USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1737-6891
Vineet DharUniversity of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA. vdhar@umaryland.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-4175-5226
Kevin J DonlyUniversity of Texas Health School of Dentistry, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
Ekta PriyaDivision of Children's Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Daniela P RaggioFaculdade de Odontologia, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0048-2068
Noel K ChildersSchool of Dentistry, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA.
Timothy J WrightUniversity of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA.
Venkateshbabu NagendrababuCollege of Dental Medicine , University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0003-3783-3156
Mike ClarkeQueen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, UK.
Nigel KingUniversity of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia.
Jan ClarksonUniversity of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HR, UK.
Nicola P T InnesSchool of Dentistry , Cardiff, CF14 4XY, Wales, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9984-0012

Funding

Medical Research Council G0901530
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundReporting guidelines for different study designs are currently available to report studies with accuracy and transparency. There is a need to develop supplementary guideline items that are specific to areas within Pediatric Dentistry. This study aims to develop Reporting stAndards for research in PedIatric Dentistry (RAPID) guidelines using a pre-defined expert consensus-based Delphi process.

methodsThe development of the RAPID guidelines was based on the Guidance for Developers of Health Research Reporting Guidelines. Following a comprehensive search of the literature, the Executive Group identified ten themes in Pediatric Dentistry and compiled a draft checklist of items under each theme. The themes were categorized as: General, Oral Medicine, Pathology and Radiology, Children with Special Health Care Needs, Sedation and Hospital Dentistry, Behavior Guidance, Dental Caries, Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, Pulp Therapy, Traumatology, and Interceptive Orthodontics. A RAPID Delphi Group (RDG) was formed comprising of 69 members from 15 countries across six continents. Items were scored using a 9-point rating Likert scale. Items achieving a score of seven and above, marked by at least 70% of RDG members were accepted into the RAPID checklist items. Weighted mean scores were calculated for each item. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05 and one-way ANOVA was used to calculate the difference in the weighted mean scores between the themes.

resultsThe final RAPID checklist comprised of 128 items that were finalized and approved by the RDG members in the online consensus meeting. The percentage for high scores (scores 7 to 9) ranged from 69.57 to 100% for individual items. The overall weighted mean score of the final items ranged from 7.51 to 8.28 (out of 9) and the difference was statistically significant between the themes (p < 0.05).

conclusionsThe RAPID statement provides guidance to researchers, authors, reviewers and editors, to ensure that all elements relevant to particular studies are adequately reported.

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Dental CariesPediatric DentistryChildHumansResearch DesignResearch ReportChildrenDelphiGuidelinesPediatric dentistryRAPIDReporting

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PMCPMC8299173

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