Weil Katharina Marilena, Weßlau Theresa Marie, Magerfleisch Laura Agnes Ingrid, Tröger Hannah, Irmscher Lisa, Bantel David, Meyer-Probst Clara Theres, Petrowski Katja, Berth Hendrik
Research Group Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Division of Psychological and Social Medicine and Developmental Neurosciences, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
Clinic of Operative Dentistry, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
Dent J (Basel). 2025 May 21;13(5):225. doi: 10.3390/dj13050225.
The Dental Neglect Scale (DNS) is known and used to evaluate and assess adult behaviors and attitudes related to oral self-care and oral-health. In English-speaking countries, the DNS has been used in many studies. At the moment, there is no validated version of the DNS that is available in the German language. The aim of this study is to validate a German version of the DNS to evaluate and assess the oral health and behavior among the German population. The study population consisted of N = 311 German adults (180 female, 130 male, 1 diverse) aged from 18 to 90 years from a dental clinic in Germany. The participants answered a questionnaire. In addition to questions on their socio-demographic background and the DNS, the survey included more standardized instruments relating to preventive behavior, dental anxiety, and oral health. The DNS was translated into German. An explanatory factor analysis was conducted, which supported the unifactorial structure of the scale. The following results were obtained for the reliability of the resulting DNS: Cronbach's Alpha = 0.710, McDonald's Omega = 0.711, and Mean = 25.63 (SD = 4.02, Range 12-30). Convergent and divergent validity were demonstrated through associations between the DNS and various oral health scales, and by differences between genders and age groups. This study confirms the quality of the criteria of the DNS for German adults. The DNS is a convincing instrument that is used for epidemiological studies in the field of dentistry and psychology. Further validation with other samples should be conducted.
牙齿忽视量表（DNS）广为人知，用于评估与口腔自我护理和口腔健康相关的成人行为及态度。在英语国家，DNS已在许多研究中得到应用。目前，尚无经过验证的德语版DNS。本研究的目的是验证德语版DNS，以评估德国人群的口腔健康和行为。研究对象为来自德国一家牙科诊所的311名18至90岁的德国成年人（180名女性，130名男性，1名其他性别）。参与者回答了一份问卷。除了关于他们社会人口学背景和DNS的问题外，调查还包括了更多与预防行为、牙科焦虑和口腔健康相关的标准化工具。DNS被翻译成德语。进行了探索性因素分析，支持了该量表的单因素结构。所得DNS的信度结果如下：克朗巴哈系数（Cronbach's Alpha）=0.710，麦克唐纳欧米伽系数（McDonald's Omega）=0.711，均值=25.63（标准差=4.02，范围12 - 30）。通过DNS与各种口腔健康量表之间的关联以及性别和年龄组之间的差异，证明了收敛效度和区分效度。本研究证实了德语版DNS对德国成年人的标准质量。DNS是一种令人信服的工具，可用于牙科和心理学领域的流行病学研究。应使用其他样本进行进一步验证。
