Validation of a Simplified Digital Periodontal Health Screening Module for General Dental Practitioners.

ABSTRACT: As a silent disease, individuals at risk of periodontitis are not easily identified until the disease has become severe. Early detection at the community level is essential, especially for general dental practitioners. The aim of this study was to design a comprehensive, user-friendly tool to screen patients' periodontal health at community level and to evaluate users' acceptance of its use. The periodontal health screening module was first developed by an expert panel of periodontists, public health specialists and general dentists. The developed module was tested for content acceptance on 156 graduating dental students from three public schools and later validated by 12 private general dental practitioners (GDPs) for reliability. Most of the students (64.1%) found the new module an easy

SUBMITTER: Mohd-Said S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9601548 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature