Examiner Agreement Between Hygienists and Dentists for Caries Prevalence Examinations

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ID13582967
AuthorsSally M Mauriello (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author), James D Bader (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Judith A Disney (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Richard C Graves (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Year1990
Volume50
Issue1
Pages32-37
Publication date1990-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Public Health Dentistry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4006 • E-ISSN: 1752-7325
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1752-7325.1990.tb03555.x
PMID2296001
OpenAlexW2149363608
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

Dentists have been used as examiners in caries prevalence examinations almost exclusively. Only rarely have dental hygienists been reported as examiners in these types of studies. This article describes the degree of agreement for prevalence data (DMFT, dmft) and specific caries prediction information collected by hygienist-screeners and dentist-examiners. A total of 5,233 first- and fifth-grade children were screened by hygienist-screeners using a tongue blade only and then examined by dentist-examiners using an explorer and mirror. Agreement was analyzed in terms of percent agreement and the kappa statistic. The values for screener-hygienist dentist-examiner agreement were compared to interexaminer and interscreener reliability values. Means were also calculated for the caries indices. The results indicated good agreement for the caries indices between the screener-hygienist and dentist-examiner. Agreement for the prediction indices tended to be lower. The results suggest that hygienists can be used as examiners in caries prevalence studies

Cohen's kappa · Kappa · Statistics · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Dentistry · Mathematics · Medicine · Orthodontics · Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare · Reliability and Agreement in Measurement

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