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
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