Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University
Federal University of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys
BMC Oral Health has published this Collection on Patient-reported outcomes in dentistry
the implementation of tools to record patient-reported outcomes (PRO) alongside traditional clinical data in healthcare research has been increasingly recommended by international research bodies
Patient and caregiver perspectives on their individual experiences of clinical care and the effect of interventions on their health and well-being not only provides real-world evidence of how effective an intervention is
but also facilitates better communication between healthcare providers and patients enabling the design of tailored healthcare strategies and new healthcare policies that improves patient outcomes
Dr Chen was conferred Doctor of Philosophy (Paediatric Dentistry) from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 2019
She became a postdoctoral fellow and Clinical Practitioner in HKU after graduation
Sun Yat-sen University as a Postdoctoral Fellow and Dentist in 2020
Dr Chen’s research interest is Paediatric Dentistry and Community Dentistry
Dr Chen published 29 articles in peer review journals
Dr Chen is a reviewer in 6 international journals
an associate editor of BMC Oral Health and Frontier in Oral Health|Preventive Dentistry
Douglas-de-Oliveira is an Adjunct Professor within the Dentistry Department at Federal University of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys (Diamantina
Biostatistics and Quality of Life both through teaching and research
His research has focused on the impact of general and specific conditions of oral health on quality of life
how dentin hypersensitivity may affect the patients’ daily experiences
His methods often consider systematic review and clinical trials
mainly those evaluating the results from the patient perspective
He considers the patient-reported outcomes measures as important tool to enhance decision-making
BMC Oral Health has published this Collection on Patient-reported outcomes in dentistry
In response, in this new Collection BMC Oral Health welcomed submissions in all research related to the reporting of patient outcomes in dentistry and in the management of oral health
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