Longitudinal patterns of provided oral healthcare services to Dutch young patients: An observational study

General dental practitioners (GDPs) differ in the preventive and curative care they provide to their young patients. This may be related to variation in the caries risk of patients, but also to differing opinions among GDPs about ’proper care’. Longitudinal data offers the possibility to make care patterns of GDPs comparable and to reveal possible treatment variation between GDPs. GDPs who participated in this study delivered data on the oral healthcare services (OHS) they provided to young patients during the period 2013–2017. Subsequently, data from patients who received regular OHS for 4 to... Mehr ...