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The problem of participation in the Dutch National Dental Survey
Author(s) -
Hof Martin,
Truin GertJan,
Kalsbeek Huib,
Burgersdijk Rob,
Visser Ruud,
Heiing Geert
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1991.tb00109.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dental care , population , dentistry , oral health , dental decay , family medicine , environmental health
In 1986 a nationwide dental survey was carried out in the Netherlands. The aims of the study were to assess the prevalence of oral diseases, need and demand for dental care and oral selfcare in the Dutch population aged 15–74 yr. This paper describes the general sampling and analysis procedures to detect selectivity in the participation. Irregular dental attenders seemed to be underrepresented in the final sample. Poststratification was used to overcome this problem of selectivity.