Wan Xueli, Zhou Xiaorong, Jiang Wenqiang, Shen Yifan, Du Yifei, Shi Yongle
Oral Health Prev Dent. 2025 Sep 11;23:525-534. doi: 10.3290/j.ohpd.c_2269.
To analyse the current status and emerging research trends in the field of dental hygienists using a bibliometric analysis.
Relevant literature on dental hygienists published up to 28 January 2025, was retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database. Bibliometric and visualisation analyses were conducted using Bibliometrix, VOSviewer, CiteSpace, Pajek, Tableau and Excel.
A total of 1,835 publications related to dental hygienists were included. The annual number of publications showed a fluctuating upward trend, peaking at 167 articles in 2024. The research involved 94 countries and regions, as well as 209 institutions. The United States had the highest publication output, with the University of Michigan ranking as the most prolific institution. The top three high-frequency keywords were 'dental hygienists' (323 occurrences), 'oral health' (275), and 'dental hygiene' (260). Keyword clustering analysis identified 13 thematic clusters. The most prominent emerging keyword was 'allied dental education'. Notably, 'infection control' and 'health' started to gain prominence in 2022.
Global dental hygiene research centres in North America and Europe, led by US institutions, with evolving priorities from prevention to public health integration, particularly in infection control. These findings inform tailored strategies for developing countries to advance DH professionalisation and address oral health disparities.
通过文献计量分析来剖析牙科保健员领域的现状及新兴研究趋势。
从科学网核心合集数据库中检索截至2025年1月28日发表的有关牙科保健员的相关文献。使用文献计量学和可视化分析工具Bibliometrix、VOSviewer、CiteSpace、Pajek、Tableau和Excel进行分析。
共纳入1835篇与牙科保健员相关的出版物。年出版物数量呈波动上升趋势，2024年达到峰值167篇。该研究涉及94个国家和地区以及209个机构。美国的出版物产出最高，密歇根大学是产出最多的机构。高频关键词前三分别是“牙科保健员”（出现323次）、“口腔健康”（275次）和“牙齿卫生”（260次）。关键词聚类分析确定了13个主题聚类。最突出的新兴关键词是“联合牙科教育”。值得注意的是，“感染控制”和“健康”在2022年开始受到关注。
全球牙科卫生研究中心集中在北美和欧洲，以美国机构为首，研究重点从预防向公共卫生整合演变，尤其是在感染控制方面。这些发现为发展中国家推进牙科保健员专业化和解决口腔健康差距问题提供了针对性策略。
