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Oral epidemiological examination – protocol: the National Study of Adult Oral Health 2017–18
Author(s) -
Do Loc G,
Peres Karen G,
Ha Diep H,
RobertsThomson Kaye F
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/adj.12760
Subject(s) - protocol (science) , epidemiology , oral examination , oral health , medicine , physical examination , national health and nutrition examination survey , reliability (semiconductor) , population , health examination , environmental health , family medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , surgery , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
The National Study of Adult Oral Health (NSAOH) 2017–18 aimed to collect data on population oral health status of the Australian adult population. This complex nation‐wide project required reliable data collection procedures. The NSAOH 2017–18 Oral Epidemiological Examination Protocol has been developed based on internationally accepted examination procedures. Examiners have been trained and calibrated in using the protocol. Details of the clinical examination components are provided. Examiner reliability has been tested and presented.