Opportunities for epidemiological data collection in dental practices: a thematic analysis of Dutch dentists’ views

Authors Joost C.L. den Boer, Maya Schulpen, Agatha W. van Meijeren-van Lunteren, Peggy C.J.M. van Spreuwel, Babette Everaars, Josef J.M. Bruers
Published in International Dental Journal
Publication date 2026
Research groups Innovaties in de Preventieve Zorg
Type Article

Summary

Epidemiological oral health data are essential for informing public health policy and evaluating care. In the Netherlands, OrangeForce and the Oral Health Monitor seek to resume data collection by extracting information from dental practices using both automated (ie, software-based extraction) and manual (ie, user-entered in web-based forms) methods. As the success of these methods depends on cooperation from providers, this study aimed to explore the perspectives of Dutch dentists on collecting oral health data from practices, focussing on automated and manual data collection.

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Language Engels
Published in International Dental Journal
Year and volume 76 1
Key words oral health, dental clinics, epidemiologic methods, dentists, data collection, electronic health records, qualitative research
Digital Object Identifier 10.1016/j.identj.2025.104023
Page range 1-7

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