Adherence to individualized recall intervals for oral health examinations.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this follow-up study was to investigate whether adults attend an oral health examination (OHE) based on their individual recall interval (IRI) without a reminder recall system.

Methods

The study population included adults who were attending an OHE recommended by their dentists based on their IRI in public oral healthcare clinics of Helsinki City January 1, 2009-December 31, 2009. The inclusion criteria were as follows: alive until the end of IRI, length of the IRI of 12-60 months, and study participants had not been treated successfully by a dental specialist during the IRI period (n = 41,255). We used a multinomial model to identify the factors associated with the timing of OHE. The following predictors were included: oral health indices such as Decaye

SUBMITTER: Haukka A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9932253 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature