Publications by authors named "Amy J Righolt"

Objectives: Quality measures offer opportunities for evaluation and improvement of the quality of oral health care. This study describes the development of a core set of oral health care quality measures for adults in the Netherlands, which can be used in dental practice.

Materials And Methods: A comprehensive two-stage approach was used, consisting of: (1) identification of an initial set of measures based on appraised literature; and (2) a four-round modified RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method to establish measures that are relevant, appropriate and important to oral health care.

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Objectives: This systematic review aimed to (a) provide an overview of existing quality measures in the field of oral health care, and to (b) evaluate the scientific soundness and applicability of these quality measures.

Methods: A systematic search was conducted in three electronic databases MEDLINE (via PubMed), EMBASE (via OVID) and LILACS (via BIREME). The search was restricted to articles published between 2002 and 2018.

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