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Oral Hygiene Skill Achievement Index II
Author(s) -
Niederman Richard,
Sullivan Thomas M.,
Weiss David,
Morhart Robert,
Robbins William,
Maier David
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1981.52.3.150
Subject(s) - index (typography) , oral hygiene , hygiene , medicine , dentistry , computer science , pathology , world wide web
T he utility of any index depends on its validity, reliability, and administrative feasibility. The Oral Hygiene Skill Achievement Index (S.A.I.) was found to be a valid measure of oral hygiene skill in that registered dental hygienists received greater than 90% of the total possible points. The S.A.I. was found to have an initial reliability of r ≥ 0.91 and a repeat reliability of r ≥ 0.96. The S.A.I. requires less than 10 minutes to administer, 40 minutes to teach, and 1 hour and 40 minutes to learn. The results suggest that S.A.I. should be a useful instrument for both clinical and research use.