Opportunities for epidemiological data collection in dental practices: a thematic analysis of Dutch dentists’ views

ResearchComponents.InformationTable.Publication.Authors Joost C.L. den Boer, Maya Schulpen, Agatha W. van Meijeren-van Lunteren, Peggy C.J.M. van Spreuwel, Babette Everaars, Josef J.M. Bruers
ResearchComponents.InformationTable.Publication.PublishedIn International Dental Journal
ResearchComponents.InformationTable.Publication.PublicationDate 2026
ResearchComponents.InformationTable.Publication.Lectorates Innovations in Preventive Care
ResearchComponents.InformationTable.Publication.PublicationType Article

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Epidemiological oral health data are essential for informing public health policy and evaluating care. In the Netherlands, OrangeForce and the Oral Health Monitor seek to resume data collection by extracting information from dental practices using both automated (ie, software-based extraction) and manual (ie, user-entered in web-based forms) methods. As the success of these methods depends on cooperation from providers, this study aimed to explore the perspectives of Dutch dentists on collecting oral health data from practices, focussing on automated and manual data collection.

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  • Peggy C.J.M. van Spreuwel
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ResearchComponents.DetailedInformation.Language English
ResearchComponents.DetailedInformation.PublishedIn International Dental Journal
ResearchComponents.DetailedInformation.YearAndVolume 76 1
ResearchComponents.DetailedInformation.Keywords oral health, dental clinics, epidemiologic methods, dentists, data collection, electronic health records, qualitative research
ResearchComponents.DetailedInformation.DigitalObjectIdentifier 10.1016/j.identj.2025.104023
ResearchComponents.DetailedInformation.PageRange 1-7

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