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ArticleZdravstveno varstvo2021

Frequency of Four-dimensional Oral Health Problems across Dental Fields - a Comparative Survey of Slovenian and International Dentists.

Stella Sekulić, Mike T John, Katrin Bekes, Mohammad H Al-Harthy, Ambra Michelotti, Daniel R Reissmann, Julijana Nikolovska, Sahityaveera Sanivarapu, Folake B Lawal, Thomas List and 23 more

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Stella SekulićDental Division, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Mike T JohnDepartment of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
Katrin BekesDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Mohammad H Al-HarthyDepartment of Oral Basic & Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Ambra MichelottiSection of Orthodontics, Department of Neurosciences, University of Naples "Federico II," Naples, Italy.
Daniel R ReissmannDepartment of Prosthetic Dentistry, University Medical Center Hamburg - Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Julijana NikolovskaDepartment for Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, Macedonia.
Sahityaveera SanivarapuDepartment of Periodontics, Care Dental College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Folake B LawalDepartment of Periodontology and Community Dentistry, University of Ibadan and University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Thomas ListDepartment of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.
Asja ČelebićDepartment of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine and Clinical Hospital Centre, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Ljiljana StrajnićClinic for Dentistry of Vojvodina, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia.
Rodrigo CasassusDepartment of Orofacial Pain, Faculty of Medicine, University of Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile.
Kazuyoshi BabaDepartment of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
Martin SchimmelDepartment of Reconstructive Dentistry and Gerodontology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Ama AmuasiDepartment of Child Health and Orthodontics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Ruwan D JayasingheDepartment of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Sanela Strujić-PorovićDepartment of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry with Clinics, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Christopher C PeckDental School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Han XieDepartment of Stomatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Karina Haugaard BendixenDepartment of Dentistry and Oral Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Miguel Angel Simancas-PallaresDivision of Pediatrics and Public Health, Division of Oral & Craniofacial Health Sciences, Adams School of Dentistry, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Eka Perez-FrancoCenter for Headaches, Facial Pain and TMD, Punta Pacifica Medical Center, Panama City, Panama.
Mohammad Mehdi Naghibi SistanOral Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, IR Iran.
Patricia ValerioInstituto Patricia Valério, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Natalia LetunovaDepartment of Anesthesia in Dentistry, Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russia.
Nazik M NurelhudaFaculty of Dentistry, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
David W BartlettKing's College London Dental Institute, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Ikeoluwa A OluwafemiDepartment of Oral Medicine and Periodontology University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.
Saloua DghoughiOral Surgery Department, Faculty of Dentistry of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.
Joao N FerreiraDepartment of Research Affairs, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Pathamas ChantaracherdDepartment of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Western University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Ksenija Rener-SitarDepartment of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Aarhus University · DKBabol University of Medical Sciences · IRBangkok University · THChulalongkorn University · THHospital Punta Pacifica · PAKing's College London · GBKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · GHLjubljana University Medical Centre · SIMalmö University · SEMedical University of Vienna · ATMohammed V University · MAMoscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry · RUSaints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje · MKShowa University · JPSydney Dental Hospital · AUUmm al-Qura University · SAUniversidad del Desarrollo · CLUniversität Hamburg · DEUniversity College Hospital, Ibadan · NGUniversity of Bern · CH

Funding

Development of a PROMIS measure for adult dental patientsR01DE028059 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI JOHN, MIKE · 2019 to 2023
$3.1M
Dimensions of Oral Health-Related Quality of LifeR01DE022331 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI JOHN, MIKE · 2012 to 2015
$1.8M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE022331NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE028059
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo compare the frequency of patients' oral health problems and prevention needs among Slovenian and international dentists with the aim to validate the four oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) dimensions across six clinical dental fields in all World Health Organization (WHO) regions.

methodsAn anonymous electronic survey in the English language was designed using Qualtrics software. A probability sampling for Slovenia and a convenience sampling strategy for dentist recruitment was applied for 31 countries. Dentists engaged in six dental fields were asked to categorize their patients' oral health problems and prevention needs into the four OHRQoL dimensions (Oral Function, Orofacial Pain, Orofacial Appearance, and Psychosocial Impact). Proportions of patients' problems and prevention needs were calculated together with the significance of Slovenian and international dentists' differences based on dental fields and WHO regions.

resultsDentists (n=1,580) from 32 countries completed the survey. There were 223 Slovenian dentists (females: 68%) with a mean age (SD) of 41 (10.6) years and 1,358 international dentists (females: 51%) with a mean age (SD) of 38 (10.4). Pain-related problems and prevention needs were the most prevalent among all six dental fields reported by dentists; Slovenian (37%) and 31 countries (45%). According to Cohen, differences between Slovenia, the broader European Region, and 31 countries were considered non-significant (<0.1).

conclusionAccording to the dentists' responses, the frequency of patients' oral health problems and prevention needs are proportionate between Slovenia and 31 countries, regionally and globally. The four OHRQoL dimensions can be considered universal across all dental fields.

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