Procedures performed by general dental practitioners, dental hygienists and prophylaxis assistants in oral healthcare practices in the Netherlands
In general, the general dental practitioner performs a broad range of procedures, at least in the practices that are affiliated with the corporate dental company of this study. Dental hygienists proved to be an important executor in the field of periodontal treatments. The care provided by the prophylaxis assistant focused mainly on prevention. However, significant differences in the division of tasks were observed, even within this group of practices within one corporate dental company.
Authors
- Wil J. M. van der Sanden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0720-1983)
- Katarina Jerković‐Ćosić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6921-2798)
- Joost C. L. den Boer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6330-4445)
- Josef J J M Bruers
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (NL)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (NL)
- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (NL)
- Royal Dutch Society for the Promotion of Dentistry (NL)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Oral Health
- Published
- 2025-05-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-06091-2
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00