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 Image credit: lithiumphoto / stock.adobe.com please select Patient-reported outcomes in dentistry" from the dropdown menu Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published The Guest Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process The peer review of any submissions for which the Guest Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests