Department of Social Dentistry, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Department of Endodontology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Acta Odontol Scand. 2021 Aug;79(6):451-457. doi: 10.1080/00016357.2021.1887929. Epub 2021 Mar 2.
The aim of this study was to develop a research agenda based on the most important information needs concerning the effects and outcomes of oral healthcare provided by oral healthcare professionals (OHPs).
A two-stage survey study was used to identify and prioritise topics for future research. The first survey generated topics based on information needs by OHPs. Topics were clustered thematically and overlapping topics were merged in 84 research themes. In the second survey, respondents selected their top 5 from the 84 research themes. Themes were sorted by the rank number based on rank sum.
In the first survey, 937 topics were suggested. Almost half ( 430, 46%) were identified as topics related to endodontology, cariology, oral medicine/surgery or tooth restoration. Topics were grouped in 84 research themes, covering 10 research domains. These were prioritised by 235 OHPs. Behaviour change for oral health and oral healthcare for geriatric patients ranked as most important.
Consultation of OHPs has resulted in a research agenda, which can be used to inform programming future oral health research. The highest prioritised research themes have an interdisciplinary nature, mainly concern oral disease prevention and are under-represented in the current oral healthcare research portfolio.
本研究旨在基于口腔保健专业人员（OHP）提供的口腔保健效果和结果方面最重要的信息需求，制定研究议程。
采用两阶段调查研究来确定和优先考虑未来研究的主题。第一份调查根据 OHP 的信息需求生成主题。主题按主题聚类，重叠主题合并为 84 个研究主题。在第二份调查中，受访者从 84 个研究主题中选择前 5 名。根据秩和对主题进行排序。
在第一份调查中，共提出了 937 个主题。其中近一半（430 个，占 46%）被确定为与牙髓学、龋病学、口腔医学/外科学或牙齿修复相关的主题。这些主题被分为 84 个研究主题，涵盖 10 个研究领域。共有 235 名 OHP 对这些主题进行了优先排序。行为改变对口腔健康和老年患者的口腔保健被认为是最重要的。
与 OHP 的协商制定了研究议程，可以为未来的口腔健康研究提供信息。优先级最高的研究主题具有跨学科性质，主要关注口腔疾病预防，在当前的口腔保健研究组合中代表性不足。
