[DSQ-13-youth: measuring instrument for patient satisfaction with dental attendance among adolescents, young adults and parents of young children]. / DSQ-13-jeugd: meetinstrument voor patiënt­tevredenheid van adolescenten, jongvolwassenen en ouders over tandartsbezoek.

The Dental Satisfaction Questionnaire (DSQ) is a questionnaire consisting of 31 items assessing patient satisfaction with dental attendance. By means of factor analysis (principal component analysis), the number of items of the DSQ was reduced to 13, which together constitute the DSQ-13-youth. The first objective was to investigate the psychometric properties of the DSQ-13-youth; the second was to compare the satisfaction scores on the various dimensions between and within subgroups (23-year-olds, 17-year-olds and parents of 5-year-olds). The DSQ-13-youth has 4 domains measuring patient satisfaction with dental attendance. The internal consistency of those domains was high; the correlation between the domains low to moderate and the factor structure was highly congruent in the various subgroups. The differences in satisfaction scores between and within subgroups were small. The DSQ-13-youth is a reliable instrument to assess patient satisfaction with dental attendance among adolescents, young adults and the parents of young children in urban areas.

[Caries in deprived areas 2. Youngsters]. / Cariës in Krachtwijken 2. Jongeren.

In the Netherlands, no epidemiologic data on the oral health of cultural groups of children and adolescents living in deprived areas are available. The aim of the present study was to obtain an impression of the amount of caries experience among poorly educated groups of youngsters in deprived areas, in comparison with a reference group of poorly educated youngsters from the cities of Alphen aan den Rijn, Gouda, 's-Hertogenbosch and Breda. 725 Poorly educated respondents participated in a clinical and sociological study. The reference group had the lowest caries experience and the youngsters living in deprived areas with a non-Dutch cultural affiliation had the largest amount of caries experience. The latter group had more untreated caries and in 20-year-olds, a relatively large number of teeth had been extracted. Despite the low numbers, the difference in average DMFS scores among 14- and 20-year-olds were statistically significant. In the Netherlands a cultural dichotomy in oral health appears to exist, independent of level of education, in which youngsters with a non-Dutch cultural background are at a disadvantage.

[Caries in deprived areas 1. Adults]. / Cariës in Krachtwijken 1. Volwassenen.

In the Netherlands, little epidemiologic data is available on the oral health of the various cultural groups comprising the adult population living in deprived areas. The aim of an investigation carried out in 2013 was to obtain an impression of the extent of caries experience among less well-educated adults in deprived areas by comparison with a reference group of adults from the city of 's-Hertogenbosch. A total of 1,597 less well-educated respondents participated in this research. The reference population had the largest amount of caries experience, mostly due to a relatively large number of filled surfaces. The relatively low caries experience found in the respondents in the deprived areas with a non-Dutch cultural affiliation was due to lower numbers of filled surfaces. The differences in average filled-surface scores were statistically significant in all age categories, except the youngest. The strategy of 'extension for prevention' in caries treatment in the permanent dentition represents a possible explanation for the fact that less well-educated adults in 's-Hertogenbosch had significantly more filled surfaces than those with a non-Dutch cultural affiliation.