[The content of publications in the Netherlands Journal of Dentistry - an analysis of patterns over time]. / De inhoud van publicaties in het Nederland Tijdschrift voor Tandheelkunde. Een patroonanalyse over de tijd.

In 2018, the Netherlands Journal of Dentistry (NTVT) had been published for 125 years: reason for a systematic look at the subjects that have received attention since 2000. These subjects were subsequently compared to those in Dutch dental publications in international literature and to leading fields in oral health care. The analysis revealed an increase in the attention given to certain fields in the Netherlands Journal of Dentistry, such as public dental health, during the past 18 years and a decrease in the attention given to other subjects, such as basic scientific research. In addition, there was a limited correlation between fields involving the greatest cost of care, such as cariology and preventive dentistry, and research activity. This held true both for international publications and publications in the Netherlands Journal of Dentistry.