Oral epidemiological examination - protocol: the National Study of Adult Oral Health 2017-18

Loc G Do; Karen G Peres; Diep H Ha; Kaye F Roberts-Thomson

doi:10.1111/adj.12760

Oral epidemiological examination - protocol: the National Study of Adult Oral Health 2017-18

Aust Dent J. 2020 Jun:65 Suppl 1:S18-S22. doi: 10.1111/adj.12760.

Authors

Loc G Do¹, Karen G Peres^{1

2}, Diep H Ha¹, Kaye F Roberts-Thomson¹

Affiliations

¹ Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
² School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Griffith University, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Australia.

PMID: 32583582
DOI: 10.1111/adj.12760

Abstract

The National Study of Adult Oral Health (NSAOH) 2017-18 aimed to collect data on population oral health status of the Australian adult population. This complex nation-wide project required reliable data collection procedures. The NSAOH 2017-18 Oral Epidemiological Examination Protocol has been developed based on internationally accepted examination procedures. Examiners have been trained and calibrated in using the protocol. Details of the clinical examination components are provided. Examiner reliability has been tested and presented.

Keywords: Fieldwork; oral epidemiological assessment; protocol; reliability; training and calibration.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Australia / epidemiology
Dental Care*
Humans
Observer Variation
Oral Health*
Physical Examination
Reproducibility of Results