Protocol - Professional Dental Care

Personnel and Training Required

The interviewer must be trained to conduct personal interviews with individuals from the general population. The interviewer must be trained and found to be competent (i.e., tested by an expert) at the completion of personal interviews.* The interviewer should be trained to prompt respondents further if a "dont know" response is provided.

*There are multiple modes to administer this question (e.g., paper-and-pencil and computer-assisted interviews).

Equipment Needs

None

Requirements

Requirement Category	Required
Major equipment	No
Specialized training	No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection	No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual	No

Mode of Administration

Interviewer-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Infant, Toddler, Child, Adolescent, Adult, Senior, Pregnancy

Participants

Participants ≥18 years old. May also be asked of children via a proxy.

Selection Rationale

The questions from a national survey are useful in assessing the periodicity of professional dental health care services.

Language

English, Spanish

Standards

Standard	Name	ID	Source
caDSR Common Data Elements (CDE)	Person Professional Dental Care Text	2966647	CDE Browser
Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC)	Oral profess dental care proto	62602-8	LOINC

Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

Not applicable.

Protocol Name from Source

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Oral Health Questions, 2003-2004

Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003–2004. Oral Health. Questions OHQ.030 (question 1) and OHQ.033 (question 2).

General References

None

Protocol ID

81301

Variables

Export Variables

Variable Name	Variable ID	Variable Description	dbGaP Mapping
PX081301_Dentist_Last_Visit_Duration
	PX081301010000	About how long has it been since {you/Sample more Person} last visited a dentist? Include all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists. show less	N/A
PX081301_Dentist_Last_Visit_Reason
	PX081301020000	What was the main reason {you/Sample Person} more last visited the dentist? show less	Variable Mapping

Oral Health

Measure Name

Professional Dental Care

Release Date

December 30, 2009

Definition

A measure to determine information about a participant's last visit to the dentist.

Purpose

Professional dental care is necessary for the maintenance of oral health. The periodicity of visits to a dentist is a measure of access to dental health care and an indicator of a person's oral health status.

Keywords

Oral health, Professional dental care, Dental care, Dental exam, Dental cleaning, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Measure Protocols

Protocol ID	Protocol Name
81301	Professional Dental Care

Publications

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