Search for dissertations about: "dental care outcome"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the words dental care outcome.

2. 1. On the reporting of dental health, time for dental care, and the treatment panorama : Methodological studies of measuring and analysing dental care outcomes within a Swedish Public Dental Service organization

   Author : Smedberg Yngve; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; public health dentistry; public dental service; program assessment; program planning; dental health surveys; components of quality; costs; economy; treatment time; dental clinic effectiveness; dental clinic efficiency; dental care outcome; time series analysis; sustainable development;

   Abstract : The thesis included five methodological studies and one caries epidemiological investigation, the general aim being to study how to measure and report dental health, time for dental care, treatment panorama, and dental care outcomes, within a Public Dental Service organization. The specific aims were to monitor dental clinic activities using a time study method, to apply time study results of a dental health-related patient group system for the 3-19 year age groups, and to compare time study results with corresponding results from computerized systems used for reporting dental care. READ MORE

4. 2. On implementation of an endodontic program : change of practice, treatment outcome and cost-effectiveness

   Author : Margaretha Koch; Malmö högskola; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; endodontic program; treatment outcome; cost-effectiveness; dental practice; change of practice; NiTiR; root canal treatment; root canal therapy;

   Abstract : It is widely accepted that the uptake of research findings by practitionersis unpredictable, yet until they are adopted, advances intechnology and clinical research cannot improve health outcomesin patients. Despite extensive research there is limited knowledgeof the processes by which changes occur and ways of measuringthe effectiveness of change of practice. READ MORE

5. 3. Orthodontic care in Sweden : outcome in three counties

   Author : Kurt Bergström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Dental Health Services; malocclusion; needs and demand; non-specialist; orthodontics; outcome measures; patient satisfaction; specialist; treatment difficulty; treatment priority.;

   Abstract : The main aim of these studies was to evaluate the outcome of orthodontic care in Sweden from the professional's and the patient's perspective. A new model for priority-planning and for evaluating the different factors influencing the decision of orthodontic treatment was devised. READ MORE

6. 4. Reconstruction of the alveolar process in cleft patients

   Author : Fatemeh Jabbari; Daniel Nowinski; Agneta Marcusson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; alveolar bone grafting; dental status; initial cleft size; dental restoration; unilateral cleft lip and palate; cleft lip and alveolus; primary periosteoplasty; facial growth;

   Abstract : Background. The treatment of patients born with cleft lip and palate has been gradually modified over the years as the surgical procedures have developed and improved. Multidisciplinary team care has evolved and provided improved care with enhanced results. Clefts in the alveolus can be reconstructed by alveolar bone grafting or by periosteoplasty. READ MORE

7. 5. Evidence-based dental hygenist practice in the non-surgical therapy of patients with periodontitis: outcomes of therapy and factors associated with the quality of care

   Author : Anna Liss; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Periodontitis; Non-surgical; Evidence-based; Dental hygienist; Patient-reported outcomes;

   Abstract : The overall aim was to investigate clinical and patient-reported outcomes of non-surgical treatment approaches to periodontitis and factors associated with the quality of care provided by dental hygienists (DHs) in general practice. The goal of non-surgical therapy of periodontitis is to establish infection con-trol. READ MORE