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ArticleJournal of dental sciences2023

Developing and assessing the efficiency of VOSER software in recording dental caries according to WHO's criteria 2013.

Khoa Dang Nguyen, Hong Thi-Phuong Doan, Hung Trong Hoang, Nam Cong-Nhat Huynh, Ming-Lun Hsu, May Chun Mei Wong

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Khoa Dang NguyenFaculty of Odonto-Stomatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
Hong Thi-Phuong DoanFaculty of Odonto-Stomatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
Hung Trong HoangFaculty of Odonto-Stomatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
Nam Cong-Nhat HuynhFaculty of Odonto-Stomatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
Ming-Lun HsuDepartment of Dentistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
May Chun Mei WongDivision of Applied Oral Sciences & Community Dental Care, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong.
University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City · VNNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

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Abstract

Background/purpose: World Health Organization (WHO) oral health survey manual is the main guideline for most oral health surveys worldwide. It has been updated several times since 1971; however, using papers and pens for data recording remains unchanged. This study aimed to develop the Vietnam Oral Survey Electronics Recorder (VOSER) to record dental caries data based on the WHO 2013 criteria and assess its reliability and efficiency. Materials and methods: VOSER was developed and tested for reliability and efficiency by performing clinical examinations on 365 school children in three key indicator age groups: 120 5-year-old students with primary dentition, 123 8-year-old students with mixed dentition, and 122 12-year-old students with permanent dentition. One gold standard examiner and two trained clerks examined these children using either WHO's paper survey form or VOSER's digital form for dental caries. Recording time, spreadsheet time, DMFT/S, and dmft/s were analyzed to compare the efficiency of VOSER to the paper form. Cohen's Kappa, intraclass correlation coefficient, and Wilcoxon signed-rank test were adopted in the data analyses. Results: Median time of using VOSER was significantly shorter than the standard time in all three dentitions ( Conclusion: VOSER is efficient and reliable for conducting dental caries surveys according to the WHO 2013 criteria and should be utilized in the era of digital technology.

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Dental cariesDMF indexOral healthSoftwareSurveys and questionnaires

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