Primary study · included by 1 review

Clinical technical performance of dental therapists in Alaska

Bader et al. 2011 · Bader James D., Lee Jessica Y., Shugars Daniel A., et al. · The Journal of the American Dental Association · 2011

doi:10.14219/jada.archive.2011.0171journal-article

Trial PICO

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Results

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Included by

Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions and a case study on multilevel strategies to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage intake.

Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2013 · cited as Bader et al. 2011 · Table I; References [24]

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Technical performance / deficient restorations (DHATs vs dentists) Dental care provided by dental health aide therapists (DHATs, mid-level providers) vs Dental care provided by dentists (or no comparison group) · Cross-sectional (DHATs practising ~9 months to several years)	Deficient restorations (%), DHAT vs dentist 12 vs 22 (DHAT vs dentist)	2 studies	Ungraded
Composite restoration deficiency DHAT-delivered dental care vs Dentist-delivered dental care	Proportion of deficient composite restorations 15% vs 12%	2 studies	Ungraded
Technical performance / deficient restorations (DHATs vs dentists) Dental care provided by dental health aide therapists (DHATs, mid-level providers) vs Dental care provided by dentists (or no comparison group) · Cross-sectional (DHATs practising ~9 months to several years)	Deficient restorations (%), DHAT vs dentist 15 vs 12 (DHAT vs dentist)	2 studies	Ungraded
Technical performance / deficient restorations (DHATs vs dentists) Dental care provided by dental health aide therapists (DHATs, mid-level providers) vs Dental care provided by dentists (or no comparison group) · Cross-sectional (DHATs practising ~9 months to several years)	Deficient placements (%), DHAT vs dentist 3 vs 9 (DHAT vs dentist)	2 studies	Ungraded

1 including review in total.