Clinical care quality · Alaska dental health aide therapists
Four newly trained DHATs met stated clinical care standards in a qualitative evaluation, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
A permanent restorative material or technique (e.g. amalgam; glass ionomer (type I-IV); composite resin (macrofilled, microfilled, hybrid, nanofilled); resin-modified glass ionomer (compomer, giomer); cement/cermet; stainless steel or nickel-chrome crown; pre-fabricated resin/porcelain veneer facing; microabrasion) vs A different permanent restorative material or technique
Outcome not reported · Children and adolescents under 18 years with amelogenesis imperfecta requiring restorative care of anterior teeth, irrespective of…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Amalgam restoration deficiency · Alaska dental health aide therapists
Amalgam restoration deficiency was 12% for DHATs versus 22% for dentists, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
Caregiver satisfaction · Caregivers of Alaska Native children aged 6 to 17 years
More than 90% of caregivers reported being usually or always satisfied with DHAT care, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
A permanent restorative material or technique (e.g. amalgam; glass ionomer (type I-IV); composite resin (macrofilled, microfilled, hybrid, nanofilled); resin-modified glass ionomer (compomer, giomer); cement/cermet; stainless steel or nickel-chrome crown; pre-fabricated resin/porcelain veneer facing; microabrasion) vs A different permanent restorative material or technique
Outcome not reported · Children and adolescents under 18 years with amelogenesis imperfecta requiring restorative care of posterior teeth, irrespective of…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Composite restoration deficiency · Alaska dental health aide therapists
Composite restoration deficiency was 15% for DHATs versus 12% for dentists, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
Consistency of diagnosis and postoperative complications · Alaska dental health aide therapists
No significant difference was reported between DHATs and dentists in diagnosis consistency or postoperative complications, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
Baby bottle tooth decay prevalence · Alaska Native and American Indian Head Start children
Sites discontinuing the prevention program had a non-significant 15% reduction in tooth decay rate, without a GRADE rating.
2 findings from 1 review
Stainless steel crown preparation and placement deficiency · Alaska dental health aide therapists
No stainless steel crown preparation deficiencies were reported; placement deficiency was 3% for DHATs versus 9% for dentists, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Technical performance / deficient preparations (DHATs)
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of dental record keeping by DHATs · Alaska Native dental patients (children aged 6-17 and adults) and their caregivers
Dental record keeping by DHATs was high quality and met Indian Health Service guidelines (certainty not graded).
1 finding from 1 review
Amalgam preparation deficiency · Alaska dental health aide therapists
Two of 13 DHAT amalgam preparations were deficient, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional control · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
Mixed beam (neutron and photon) radiotherapy showed no clear difference in locoregional control compared with conventional photon radiotherapy; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional control · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
Hyperfractionated/accelerated radiotherapy led to lower locoregional control compared with conventional (standard) fractionation radiotherapy; GRADE not reported.
2 findings from 1 review
Locoregional control · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional control · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
Low dose rate interstitial radiotherapy showed no clear difference in locoregional control compared with high dose rate interstitial radiotherapy; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Total mortality · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
1 finding from 1 review
Hyperfractionated/accelerated split course vs accelerated boost (Fu 1995, feasibility study, 75 participants): authors report no significant difference in total mortality; data not presented in a way that allows…
1 study · 75 participants
GRADE not reported
Disease-free survival · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
Altered fractionation radiotherapy (hyperfractionated and/or… showed no clear difference in disease free survival compared with conventional (standard) fractionation radiotherapy; GRADE not reported.
2 findings from 1 review
Disease-free survival · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
Neutron radiotherapy showed no clear difference in disease free survival compared with conventional photon radiotherapy; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.63 [0.36, 1.09]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Locoregional control · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
Hyperfractionated radiotherapy led to lower locoregional control compared with conventional (standard) fractionation radiotherapy; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review