Rozier R Gary, Pahel Bhavna T
Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7411, USA.
Dent Clin North Am. 2008 Apr;52(2):345-65, vi-vii. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2007.12.002.
At present no process is in place in the United States to comprehensively monitor the national burden of oral diseases from the perspective of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), yet available evidence shows that a substantial percentage of the adult population rates their oral health poorly. This article reviews applications of OHRQoL in dental public health. The authors specifically review its use, contributions, and needed advances in: (1) monitoring the impacts of oral diseases on OHRQoL at the national level, and in public health surveillance at the state and local levels; (2) treatment outcomes research and program evaluation; and (3) clinical practice.
目前，美国尚未建立起从口腔健康相关生活质量（OHRQoL）角度全面监测全国口腔疾病负担的流程，但现有证据表明，相当大比例的成年人口对自己的口腔健康评价较低。本文回顾了OHRQoL在牙科公共卫生中的应用。作者特别回顾了其在以下方面的用途、贡献及所需进展：（1）在国家层面以及州和地方层面的公共卫生监测中，监测口腔疾病对OHRQoL的影响；（2）治疗效果研究和项目评估；（3）临床实践。
