Patient-Centred Measures in Dental Practice: 2. Quality of Life

From Volume 34, Issue 1, January 2007 | Pages 41-44

Authors

Colman McGrath

BA, BDentSc, MSc, PhD, DDPH RCS, FDS RCS, FFD RCSI

Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong SAR, China

Articles by Colman McGrath

Philip RH Newsome

BChD, MBA, PhD, FDS RCS(Ed), MRD RCS(Ed)

Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong SAR, China

Articles by Philip RH Newsome

Abstract

This paper describes the value and use of quality of life measures to dental practice, how to assess oral health-related quality of life in dental practice and how to interpret what they mean when assessing patients' oral health needs and evaluating outcomes from dental care.

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