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Case Report Form for oral health assessments: methodological considerations
Carvalho, Joana Christina.
  • Carvalho, Joana Christina; Catholic University of Louvain. School of Medicine and Dentistry. BE
Braz. oral res ; 26(spe1): 10-16, 2012. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-660427
ABSTRACT
Information on the oral health condition of the target population is required to enable the development of policy strategies for oral health promotion. This information needs to be substantiated by reliable data obtained through regular oral health assessments. Countries around the world have set up oral health data-registration systems that monitor the oral health of the population. These systems are either integrated in the public oral health care service or in national surveys conducted on a regular basis. This paper describes the conception and development of a Case Report Form for oral health assessments and introduces a recently developed electronic data-registration system for data capture in oral health surveys. The conception and development of a Case Report Form poses a number of challenges to be overcome. In addition to ensuring the scientific quality of its contents, several requirements need to be met. In the framework of national oral health surveys, handwritten data capture has proven accurate, but entails an important workload related to the printing and transporting of the forms, data transfer and storage of the forms, as well as the time required to perform these tasks. On the other hand, electronic data capture enables time saving and better performance. However, the advantages of this system may not be fully acknowledged by general practitioners, and their motivation to employ information and communication technologies may need to be encouraged. In the long term, the inclusion of electronic data registration in university training is probably the best strategy to achieve this.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Research Design / Dental Health Surveys / Oral Health / Electronic Health Records Limits: Adult / Aged / Humans Language: English Journal: Braz. oral res Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: Belgium Institution/Affiliation country: Catholic University of Louvain/BE

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Research Design / Dental Health Surveys / Oral Health / Electronic Health Records Limits: Adult / Aged / Humans Language: English Journal: Braz. oral res Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: Belgium Institution/Affiliation country: Catholic University of Louvain/BE