Question · asked by 1 review
DHAT-delivered dental care vs Dentist-delivered dental care: Technical performance / deficient restorations (DHATs vs dentists)
- Population
- Alaska Native dental patients (children aged 6-17 and adults) and their caregivers
- Intervention
- DHAT-delivered dental care
- Comparison
- Dentist-delivered dental care
- Outcome
- Technical performance / deficient restorations (DHATs vs dentists)
DHATs had a lower amalgam restoration deficiency rate than dentists (12% vs 22%; certainty not graded).
What each review found
Current versions onlyNo studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 3 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Dental care provided by dental health aide therapists (DHATs, mid-level providers) vs Dental care provided by dentists (or no comparison group) Technical performance / deficient restorations (DHATs vs dentists) · Alaska Native dental patients (children aged 6-17 and adults) and their caregivers · Cross-sectional (DHATs practising ~9 months to several years), Alaska Native communities (Alaska Dental Health Aide Therapist program), Amalgam restorations DHATs had a lower amalgam restoration deficiency rate than dentists (12% vs 22%; certainty not graded). Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions… (2013) All outcomes | Deficient restorations (%), DHAT vs dentist 12 vs 22 (DHAT vs dentist) | 2 studies | GRADE not reported |
Dental care provided by dental health aide therapists (DHATs, mid-level providers) vs Dental care provided by dentists (or no comparison group) Technical performance / deficient restorations (DHATs vs dentists) · Alaska Native dental patients (children aged 6-17 and adults) and their caregivers · Cross-sectional (DHATs practising ~9 months to several years), Alaska Native communities (Alaska Dental Health Aide Therapist program), Composite restorations DHATs and dentists had similar composite restoration deficiency rates (15% vs 12%; certainty not graded). Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions… (2013) All outcomes | Deficient restorations (%), DHAT vs dentist 15 vs 12 (DHAT vs dentist) | 2 studies | GRADE not reported |
Dental care provided by dental health aide therapists (DHATs, mid-level providers) vs Dental care provided by dentists (or no comparison group) Technical performance / deficient restorations (DHATs vs dentists) · Alaska Native dental patients (children aged 6-17 and adults) and their caregivers · Cross-sectional (DHATs practising ~9 months to several years), Alaska Native communities (Alaska Dental Health Aide Therapist program), Stainless steel crowns DHATs had a lower stainless steel crown deficiency rate than dentists (3% vs 9%; certainty not graded). Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions… (2013) All outcomes | Deficient placements (%), DHAT vs dentist 3 vs 9 (DHAT vs dentist) | 2 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions and a case study on multilevel… 2013 All outcomes | October 5, 2012 | 11 | Critically Low / Critically Low |
Studies behind the findings
The primary studies the full-text reviews tie to this outcome. Reviews with headline outcomes only do not list them here.
- Clinical technical performance of dental therapists in Alaska · 2011 · included by 1 of these review
- Fiset 2005 · included by 1 of these review
How reviews are matched to this question
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