DHAT-delivered dental care vs Dentist-delivered dental care
Technical performance / deficient restorations (DHATs vs dentists) · Alaska Native dental patients (children aged 6-17 and adults) and their caregivers
DHATs had a lower amalgam restoration deficiency rate than dentists (12% vs 22%; certainty not graded).
3 findings from 1 review
- Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions and a case… 2013 All outcomesCross-sectional (DHATs practising ~9 months to several years) · Alaska Native communities (Alaska Dental Health Aide Therapist program) · Amalgam restorationsDeficient restorations (%), DHAT vs dentist 12 vs 22 (DHAT vs dentist)2 studiesGRADE not reported
- Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions and a case… 2013 All outcomesCross-sectional (DHATs practising ~9 months to several years) · Alaska Native communities (Alaska Dental Health Aide Therapist program) · Composite restorationsDeficient restorations (%), DHAT vs dentist 15 vs 12 (DHAT vs dentist)2 studiesGRADE not reported
- Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions and a case… 2013 All outcomesCross-sectional (DHATs practising ~9 months to several years) · Alaska Native communities (Alaska Dental Health Aide Therapist program) · Stainless steel crownsDeficient placements (%), DHAT vs dentist 3 vs 9 (DHAT vs dentist)2 studiesGRADE not reported