Abstract
Aim: To determine whether the subjective oral health (SOH) of the Dutch adult population was associated with clinical and demographic variables. Methods: A clinical examination was conducted in a sample of 1,018 people from the Dutch city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch. SOH was measured using the Dutch translation of the short form of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-NL14). Results: The average score on the OHIP-NL14 was 2.8 ± 5.9 and 51% of the respondents had a score of 0. Dental status was the most important predictor of SOH. Conclusions: The SOH in the Dutch adult population was much better than in groups of adults in Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Nevertheless, there were important variations in SOH related to dental and socio-economic status.
Highlights
In medicine, mortality and morbidity are no longer the only relevant outcomes of prevention, cure and care
In the literature the meaning and definition of OHQoL is the subject of serious debate [4,5,6]
The aim of the present study was to determine whether the subjective oral health (SOH) of the adult Dutch population is associated with variables such as a dentate or edentate mouth, caries experience, age, supplementary dental insurance, socio-economic status and last dental visit
Summary
Mortality and morbidity are no longer the only relevant outcomes of prevention, cure and care. Patient-reported outcomes (PRO), such as health-related quality of life, have rapidly grown in importance [1]. The focus on oral health-related quality of life. (OHQoL) as a PRO has greatly expanded [2,3]. In part, this interest has to do with the emancipatory view that patient perspectives should be taken into account in decision making about policy and treatment options. In the literature the meaning and definition of OHQoL is the subject of serious debate [4,5,6]. The growing number of instruments available aimed at measuring
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