1. FDI World Dental Congress
Road to Fact-Based Dental Health Policy Formulation and Treatment Delivery
Wouter Put
FDI World Dental Congress
Buenos Aires

3. So many thanks to:
Argentina
Brazil
Cambodia
Colombia
India
Indonesia
Netherlands
Philippines
Turkey
USA

4. The global dental caries epidemic
Premise:
Only if you understand the problem
you have a chance to fix it
So:
If you know the extent of the caries epidemic
(who, where, how bad)
you are able to formulate oral care policy, as well as provision of treatment and prevention
In other words:
If you have a database on the oral health status of a population, i.e. the result of an oral health survey
then you are able to … etc.

5. Anything new ? well …, NO or …, perhaps YES ?

6. Time, time, time !! Oral health surveys
The obstacle to keep annually updated data on oral health has always been the cumbersome classic survey process:
Data acquisition in the field requires:
Distributing paper dental charts to the field
Charting the subjects
Collecting the charts
Central data processing into oral health statistics requires:
Transporting the paper charts to central location
Transferring data into statistics software
Creating statistics and graphs
Compiling the paper survey report
Distributing copies of the report
Time, time,
time !!

7. Cloud surveying and processing
Tasks of the optimized all-online process:
Chart distribution
e-Charting (digital odontogram: on laptop, tablet, smart phone)
Instant generation of population statistics directly from the odontograms
Report distribution
Evaluation of the DentalCharting tool was carried out:
Objective: evaluate the tool (usefulness, efficiency, ease of use)
At 9 partner dental colleges + Radboud University advice
February – May 2018
Paperless

8. 30 evaluation questions

9. 30 evaluation questions (2)

10. Rating All questions Overall functions Strongly disagree Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly agree

11. Rating (2) Questions 25 – 30 Statistics functions Strongly disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly agree

12. Conclusion Evaluators: Agree N Disagree Overall functions rating
Statistics functions rating (25-30)
In other words:
Statistics functions rating
Why ?
Agree N Disagree
Very favorable
Extremely favorable

13. Why ? Because: of the all-online process: Chart distribution
all paperless
of the all-online process:
Chart distribution
e-Charting (digital odontogram: on laptop, tablet, smart phone)
Instant generation of population statistics directly from the odontograms
Report distribution

14. Cloud surveying and processing
Features
Online log-in: Username and Password
Per subject: drag-n-drop odontogram
For the population: instant automatic processing of statistics
Numbers and Graphs per subject
(Temporary/Permanent – Male/Female)
DMFT
ICDAS
CAST

15. Simple e-Charting steps
1. Open the Caries menu …

16. Simple e-Charting steps
… select for example the D2DO decay class …

17. Simple e-Charting steps
… then, drag ’n drop it on for example tooth # 14

18. Simple e-Charting steps
2. Select e.g. the Distal surface which is decaying

19. Simple e-Charting steps
3. Select ICDAS index 3 for the Distal and …

20. Simple e-Charting steps
… do similar for the Occlusal ICDAS index 5, so that …
… release so that the Distal is marked for D2DO-3, then …

21. Simple e-Charting steps
… it is marked D2DO-5, and as a result …
… tooth # 14 is properly charted

22. Statistics

23. Statistics

24. Statistics

25. Statistics
Example
comparison
Region 3
Region 7

26. Statistics

27. Statistics

28. Statistics

29. Statistics

30. Statistics

31. then you are able to … etc.
In conclusion
So …,
Road to Fact-Based Dental Health Policy Formulation and Treatment Delivery ?
If you have a database on the oral health status of a population, i.e. the result of an oral health survey
then you are able to … etc.

32. Thank you ! Q & A