TY - JOUR
T1 - DENTAL THERAPY AND DENTAL PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES (dPROs)
AU - CHANTHAVISOUK, PHONSUDA
AU - PATTANAIK, SWAHA
AU - WARREN, CHEYANNE E.
AU - BRICKLE, COLLEEN
AU - SELF, K. A.R.L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021
PY - 2022/1
Y1 - 2022/1
N2 - Dental therapy was introduced into the dental team as an advanced practice provider with the intention to increase access to care while providing high quality care in a cost-effective manner. It is essential that the dental therapist is able to provide patient-centered care to minimize patients’ suffering. In order to assess patients’ suffering, it is critical to understand the impact of care and dental patient-reported outcomes (dPROs). The use of dPROs in evidence-based clinical practice can assess the impact that the advanced practice provider has in dentistry. The presence of dPROs in evidence-based clinical practice will show the equivalence and differences in impact of the dental therapist and dentist. Currently, there is limited research regarding the use of dPROs in dental therapy. A roadmap in this paper demonstrates possible ways to collect dPROs in dental therapy and advance evidence-based dental practice. Recommendations in ways to achieve the roadmap, possible research designs, and expansion in knowledge of dental therapy and dPROs are provided. It is important to explore the advanced practice provider and the possibilities in evidence-based dentistry with the usage of dPROs.
AB - Dental therapy was introduced into the dental team as an advanced practice provider with the intention to increase access to care while providing high quality care in a cost-effective manner. It is essential that the dental therapist is able to provide patient-centered care to minimize patients’ suffering. In order to assess patients’ suffering, it is critical to understand the impact of care and dental patient-reported outcomes (dPROs). The use of dPROs in evidence-based clinical practice can assess the impact that the advanced practice provider has in dentistry. The presence of dPROs in evidence-based clinical practice will show the equivalence and differences in impact of the dental therapist and dentist. Currently, there is limited research regarding the use of dPROs in dental therapy. A roadmap in this paper demonstrates possible ways to collect dPROs in dental therapy and advance evidence-based dental practice. Recommendations in ways to achieve the roadmap, possible research designs, and expansion in knowledge of dental therapy and dPROs are provided. It is important to explore the advanced practice provider and the possibilities in evidence-based dentistry with the usage of dPROs.
KW - Advanced practice provider
KW - Dental patients
KW - Dental therapy
KW - Dental-patient reported outcomes
KW - Dental-patient reported outcomes measures
KW - Oral health-related quality of life
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jebdp.2021.101660
DO - 10.1016/j.jebdp.2021.101660
M3 - Article
C2 - 35063179
AN - SCOPUS:85120415257
SN - 1532-3382
VL - 22
JO - Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice
JF - Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice
IS - 1
M1 - 101660
ER -