Tooth decay-free children · Alaska children aged 5 to 18 years
The robust prevention PDHA model was projected to yield more than 50% tooth decay-free children versus 8% with other PDHA models, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
Projected Significant Caries (SiC) index · Alaska Native children (below age 18)
A simulation projected a 50% drop in the Significant Caries index for children (12.3 to 6.1) under the PDHA model (certainty not graded).
2 findings from 1 review
Projected proportion of caries-free children (5-18 years) · Alaska Native children (below age 18)
A simulation projected 0% of children aged 5-18 would be caries-free under the baseline scenario (certainty not graded).
3 findings from 1 review
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
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
Clinic-based dental care utilization · Alaska children
The PDHA program was projected to increase clinic-based dental care utilization from 75% to 90%, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
Projected receipt of school-based prevention services · Alaska Native children (below age 18)
A simulation projected that over 90% of children would receive school-based prevention services under the PDHA model, up from 53% (certainty not graded).
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
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
Dental caries · Alaska children below age 5 years
The PDHA program was projected to reduce mean DMFT in children below age 5 from 7.4 to 4.9, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
Mean DMFT 7.4 to 4.9
1 study
GRADE not reported
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
Projected dental care utilisation · Alaska Native children (below age 18)
A simulation projected that the PDHA program would raise dental care utilisation from 75% to 90% (certainty not graded).
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
Baby bottle tooth decay prevalence · Alaska Native Head Start children
The Alaska Native site had a 20% increase in BBTD prevalence, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
School-based oral health promotion services · Alaska children
The PDHA program was projected to raise school-based oral health promotion service receipt from 53% to more than 90%, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
Significant caries index · Alaska children
The PDHA program was projected to reduce the SiC index 50% from 12.3 to 6.1 for children, without a GRADE rating.
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