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The reliability of three methods for evaluating dental sealants
Author(s) -
Daniel SJ,
Scruggs RR
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1930-7837
pISSN - 0022-0337
DOI - 10.1002/j.0022-0337.1987.51.4.tb02094.x
Subject(s) - reliability (semiconductor) , sealant , dentistry , intra rater reliability , orthodontics , medicine , mathematics , rating scale , statistics , materials science , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , composite material
Three evaluation instruments (global, check‐list, and criterion referenced) were used by experienced and inexperienced examiners to evaluate dental sealant end products on 40 extracted teeth. Intra‐ and interexaminer reliabilities were measured. Experienced examiners achieved higher intrarater reliabilities with all three evaluation instruments than did inexperienced examiners. The highest intraexaminer agreement for all examiners occurred with use of the global evaluation. The highest interexaminer reliability was achieved with the second use of the criterion‐referenced evaluation by the experienced examiner. Interexaminer reliability was improved for both types of examiners with the criterion‐referenced evaluation.