Grups d'Investigació

GIUV2013-169

The research activity of the group is based on the determination of the main epidemiological indicators of oral health in the community (dental caries, periodontal disease, malocclusions, incisor-molar hypomineralisation, etc.) by means of Oral Health Surveys. In addition, the effect of the main risk factors related to this pathology such as cariogenic diet, hygiene habits, associated microbiology, social and economic environment, etc. are studied. On the other hand, the group investigates Quality of Life in relation to Oral Health, mainly in the older adult population, using validated questionnaires, which sometimes have to be adapted cross-culturally and then psychometrically validated before use. In addition, the group is involved in the analysis and evaluation of the provision and financing of dental services, oral health programmes, including the evolution of the dental profession at the community level.

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• Determinacion de los principales indicadores e indices de salud oral en la poblacion, especialmente la caries, enfermedad periodontal y las maloclusiones.
• Diseño y ejecucion de encuestas de salud oral en la comunidad.
• Analisis de las tendencias epidemiologicas de la patologia oral en la poblacion.
• Estudio de los factores de riesgo etiopatogenicos de la caries dental y la enfermedad periodontal, incluyendo la dieta, habitos de higiene oral y la microbiologia.
• Analisis de los factores socioeconomicos y su relacion con la patologia oral.
• Estudio de Calidad de vida en relacion a la Salud Oral en la poblacion, principalmente la adulta mayor.
• Adaptacion transcultural y validacion de cuestionarios en la poblacion española para la medicion de constructos subjetivos como calidad de vida, impacto psicosocial, satisfaccion, y otros, en relacion con la Salud Oral.
• Analisis y evaluacion de la organizacion de la Provision y Financiacion de los servicios Odontologicos en la Comunidad, publicos o privados, de programas de salud oral, asi como la evolucion de la profesion odontologica en la sociedad.
• Realizacion de revisiones sistematicas y meta-analisis que permitan contestar preguntas enfocadas yfacilitar la practica clinica de una Odontologia Basada en la Evidencia.

• Epidemiology and Oral Health.Study of the distribution of oral disease and related risk factors. Risk factors studied: cariogenic diet, oral hygiene habits, microbiology associated with oral diseases: caries and periodontal disease, socioeconomic factors, obesity, alcohol, tobacco.
• Evidence Based Dentistry.Search for published scientific information and analysis of data through systematic reviews and meta-analyses aimed at answering focused questions to facilitate clinical dental practice based on the best scientific evidence.

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• Stomatology

• Epidemiology, Oral Health
• Evidence Based Dentistry, Meta-analysis