Effectiveness of a short web-based film targeting parental oral health knowledge in a well-child care setting.

Young children rely on their parents with respect to oral health routines. However, parental knowledge on this topic is often insufficient. Well-child care may be an excellent route to reach parents because almost all of them attend.

[Kies-voor-Tanden Study: caries among 23-year-olds in the Netherlands].

This fifth and final in a series of 5 articles in the context of the 2017 Kies-voor-Tanden study presents the results for 23-year-olds. 21% of the 23-year-olds had flawless permanent teeth. In 2017, there were still differences in oral health among the socio-economic (SES) groups, to the advantage of the high SES group.

[Kies-voor-Tanden Study: caries among 17-year-olds in the Netherlands].

This fourth in a series of 5 articles in the context of the 2017 Kies-voor-Tanden study presents the results for 17-year-olds. 34% of the 17-year-olds had flawless permanent teeth. In 2017, there were still differences in oral health among the socio-economic groups, to the advantage of the high socio-economic group.

Quality of life of adults born very preterm or very low birth weight: A systematic review.

Aim: To establish differences in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adults born term and those born very preterm (VPT) and/or with a very low birth weight (VLBW).

Methods: Our systematic review is preregistered under PROSPERO-ID CRD42018084005. Studies were eligible for inclusion if their authors had stated the HRQoL of adults (18 years or older) born VPT (<32 weeks of gestation) or VLBW (<1500 g of birth weight) had been measured, if written in English, and if they reported a comparison with a control group or valid norms.

[Kies-voor-Tanden Study: the incidence of caries among 11-year-olds in the Netherlands].

In this third article in a series of 5 in the context of the 2017 Kies-voor-Tanden Study, the results for the 11-year-olds are presented. The study was conducted among 11-year-olds who lived in Alphen aan den Rijn, Gouda, Breda or Den Bosch and consisted of a clinical oral examination and a questionnaire completed by both them and their parents. Of the 11-year-olds, 61% had caries-free permanent teeth.

[Kies-voor-Tanden Study: the incidence of caries among 5-year-olds in the Netherlands].

This second in a series of 5 articles in the context of the 2017 Kies-voor-Tanden study presents the results for 5-year-olds. The study was conducted among 5-year-olds living in Alphen aan den Rijn, Gouda, Breda or Den Bosch and consisted of completing a questionnaire and undergoing a clinical oral examination. 76% of the 5-year-olds had a caries-free deciduous dentition.

[Kies-voor-Tanden Study of children and adolescents: motivation and study design].

In 2017, Dutch research institute TNO carried out research commissioned by the National Health Care Institute intended to gain an up-to-date and representative picture of the oral health and the preventive dental behaviour of 5, 11, 17 and 23-year-olds in the Netherlands and to identify possible changes therein since previous measurements. Since the motivation, background, study design, material and method were identical for the 4 ages, and the same issues, to a certain extent, are to be considered in the discussion in each of a series of 5 articles, these identical and generic matters will be described in this article.Since there is no system in the Netherlands to structurally monitor oral health, these Kies-voor-Tanden studies are eminently important for following trends in oral health and preventive dental behaviour in children and adolescents over longer periods of time.

The effect of using a mobile application ("WhiteTeeth") on improving oral hygiene: A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the WhiteTeeth mobile app, a theory-based mobile health (mHealth) program for promoting oral hygiene in adolescent orthodontic patients.

Methods: In this parallel randomized controlled trial, the data of 132 adolescents were collected during three orthodontic check-ups: at baseline (T0), at 6-week follow-up (T1) and at 12-week follow-up (T2). The intervention group was given access to the WhiteTeeth app in addition to usual care (n = 67).

Psychosocial developmental trajectory of a cohort of young adults born very preterm and/or with a very low birth weight in the Netherlands.

Background: The achievement of age-specific developmental milestones in youth is of great importance to the adjustment in adult life. Young adults who were born preterm, might go through a different developmental trajectory and transition into adulthood than their peers. This study aimed to compare the psychosocial developmental trajectory of young adults who were born preterm with peers from the general population.

Quality of Life in Late-Treated Patients With Disorders of Sex Development: Insights for Patient-Centered Care.

Patients with a disorder of sex development (DSD) are born with atypical genitals or may develop atypical genitals and atypical body appearance, if left untreated. Health related quality of life (HRQoL) was assessed in Indonesian patients to whom diagnostic procedures and medical intervention had been delayed. Comparison of 118 patients born with DSD, aged 6-41 years (60 children, 24 adolescents, and 34 adults) and 118 healthy control subjects matched for gender, age, and residential setting.

Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial to test the effect of a smartphone application on oral-health behavior and oral hygiene in adolescents with fixed orthodontic appliances.

Background: Adolescents with fixed orthodontic appliances are at high risk of developing dental caries. To date, new smartphone technologies have seldom been used to support them in the preventive behavior that can help prevent dental caries. After an intervention-mapping process, we developed a smartphone application (the WhiteTeeth app) for preventing dental caries through improved oral-health behavior and oral hygiene.

[DSQ-13-youth: measuring instrument for patient satisfaction with dental attendance among adolescents, young adults and parents of young children].

The Dental Satisfaction Questionnaire (DSQ) is a questionnaire consisting of 31 items assessing patient satisfaction with dental attendance. By means of factor analysis (principal component analysis), the number of items of the DSQ was reduced to 13, which together constitute the DSQ-13-youth. The first objective was to investigate the psychometric properties of the DSQ-13-youth; the second was to compare the satisfaction scores on the various dimensions between and within subgroups (23-year-olds, 17-year-olds and parents of 5-year-olds).

[Caries in deprived areas 2. Youngsters].

In the Netherlands, no epidemiologic data on the oral health of cultural groups of children and adolescents living in deprived areas are available. The aim of the present study was to obtain an impression of the amount of caries experience among poorly educated groups of youngsters in deprived areas, in comparison with a reference group of poorly educated youngsters from the cities of Alphen aan den Rijn, Gouda, 's-Hertogenbosch and Breda. 725 Poorly educated respondents participated in a clinical and sociological study.

[Caries in deprived areas 1. Adults].

In the Netherlands, little epidemiologic data is available on the oral health of the various cultural groups comprising the adult population living in deprived areas. The aim of an investigation carried out in 2013 was to obtain an impression of the extent of caries experience among less well-educated adults in deprived areas by comparison with a reference group of adults from the city of 's-Hertogenbosch. A total of 1,597 less well-educated respondents participated in this research.

[Trends in caries experience of adults in the Netherlands from 1995 to 2013].

The Dutch National Health Care Institute, formerly CVZ/Ziekenfondsraad, asked TNO to investigate oral health in adults in the Netherlands 4 times in the period from 1995 to 2013 in order to monitor trends in oral health and, if necessary, to be able to adjust their policies accordingly. With the results of these 4 studies, the trends in caries experience of 25- up to and including 54-year-olds during the period 1995 to 2013 were established. In 1995, 2002, 2007 and 2013, the oral health of 25- up to and including 54-year-olds living in 's-Hertogenbosch was determined by means of a questionnaire and a clinical oral examination.

An application of the Health Action Process Approach model to oral hygiene behaviour and dental plaque in adolescents with fixed orthodontic appliances.

Background: The Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) model addresses health behaviours, but it has never been applied to model adolescents' oral hygiene behaviour during fixed orthodontic treatment.

Aim: This study aimed to apply the HAPA model to explain adolescents' oral hygiene behaviour and dental plaque during orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 116 adolescents with fixed appliances from an orthodontic clinic situated in Almere (the Netherlands) completed a questionnaire assessing oral health behaviours and the psychosocial factors of the HAPA model.

Neonatal treatment philosophy in Dutch and German NICUs: health-related quality of life in adulthood of VP/VLBW infants.

Purpose: Although survival after very preterm birth (VP)/very low birth weight (VLBW) has improved, a significant number of VP/VLBW individuals develop physical and cognitive problems during their life course that may affect their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We compared HRQoL in VP/VLBW cohorts from two countries: The Netherlands (n = 314) versus Germany (n = 260) and examined whether different neonatal treatment and rates of disability affect HRQoL in adulthood.

Method: To analyse whether cohorts differed in adult HRQoL, linear regression analyses were performed for three HRQoL outcomes assessed with the Health Utilities Index 3 (HUI3), the London Handicap Scale (LHS), and the WHO Quality of Life instrument (WHOQOL-BREF).

OHRQoL in a Sample of Alcohol and Drug Abusers.

Aims: To determine oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) in a large sample of substance abusers and to evaluate the effect of dental treatment on OHRQoL.

Design: A longitudinal observational study.

Settings: A dental care clinic specialized in treating severely addicted patients.

Psychosocial correlates of oral hygiene behaviour in people aged 9 to 19 - a systematic review with meta-analysis.

Objectives: This systematic and meta-analytic review aimed to quantify the association of psychosocial correlates with oral hygiene behaviour among 9- to 19-year olds.

Methods: A systematic search up to August 2015 was carried out using the following databases: PubMed, PsycInfo, Embase, CINAHL and Web of Science. If necessary, authors of studies were contacted to obtain unpublished statistical information.

Development and validation of the Dutch version of the London Handicap Scale.

Background: The London Handicap Scale (LHS) was found to be a valid and reliable scale for measuring participation restrictions in adults.

Objective: This paper describes the development and assesses the construct-related validity of a Dutch version of the London Handicap Scale (DLHS).

Methods: The DLHS was tested in 798 adults (mean age: 50.

Modelling community, family, and individual determinants of childhood dental caries.

This cross-sectional study empirically tested a theoretical model of pathways and inter-relationships among community, family, and individual determinants of childhood dental caries in a sample of 630, 6-year-old children from the Netherlands. Children's decayed, missing, and filled teeth (dmft) scores were extracted from dental records. A validated parental questionnaire was used to collect data on sociodemographic characteristics, psychosocial factors, and oral hygiene behaviours.

The role of family functioning in childhood dental caries.

Objectives: This study investigated the relationship between family functioning and childhood dental caries. Further objectives were (i) to explore whether oral hygiene behaviours could account for a possible association between family functioning dimensions and childhood dental caries and (ii) to explore whether family functioning could mediate the relationship between sociodemographic factors and childhood dental caries.

Methods: A random sample of 630 5- to 6-year-old children was recruited from six large paediatric dental centres in the Netherlands.

Changes in quality of life into adulthood after very preterm birth and/or very low birth weight in the Netherlands.

Background: It is important to know the impact of Very Preterm (VP) birth or Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW). The purpose of this study is to evaluate changes in Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of adults born VP or with a VLBW, between age 19 and age 28.

Methods: The 1983 nationwide Dutch Project On Preterm and Small for gestational age infants (POPS) cohort of 1338 VP (gestational age <32 weeks) or VLBW (<1500 g) infants, was contacted to complete online questionnaires at age 28.

Long term follow-up of health-related quality of life in young adults born very preterm or with a very low birth weight.

Background: The purpose was, first, to evaluate changes in health-related quality of life (HRQL) in a cohort of very low birth weight (VLBW; <1500 g.) or very preterm (< 32 weeks of gestation) children between ages 14 and 19, and second, to identify correlates of HRQL at age 19.

Methods: HRQL was assessed using the Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3).