Validity and Reliability According to the Type of Examiners in the Process of Calibrating Dental Caries Experience Using the DMFT Index.

IF 2.3 Q3 BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS
Anna Paola Fernández-Coll, María Claudia Garcés-Elías, Jorge A Beltrán, Roberto A León-Manco, Janett Mas-López
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The process of examiner calibration is an essential step in all epidemiological research, as it aims to ensure uniform interpretation, understanding, and application of the instrument to be used. This ensures that the data collected will be valid and reliable. This study aimed to determine the differences in concordance in dental caries calibration across three dental specialties. The population consisted of 45 dentists, divided into three groups: 15 general dentists working in the public sector, 15 dentists specializing in Dental Public Health, and 15 dentists specializing in Restorative and Aesthetic Dentistry. The calibration process was carried out in three stages: theory, calibration using photographs, and calibration on natural teeth, performed by the gold standard. In the first validity process, a statistical difference was only found between the Kappa values of the inter-examiner calibration process using photographs. For the evaluation of teeth, in the second validity process, 33.33% (n = 15) of the participants achieved "almost perfect agreement." Finally, only 75.56% (n = 34) of the examiners were considered for the reliability report; of this group, 52.94% (n = 18) were in "almost perfect agreement," and 35.29% (n = 12) were in "substantial agreement." The validity and reliability of the dental caries experience calibration process did not present significant statistical differences between general dentists in the public sector, dentists specializing in Dental Public Health, and dentists specializing in Restorative and Aesthetic Dentistry.

在使用 DMFT 指数校准龋齿经验的过程中,根据考官类型确定有效性和可靠性。
考官校准过程是所有流行病学研究中必不可少的一步,因为它旨在确保对所用工具的统一解释、理解和应用。这样才能确保收集到的数据有效可靠。本研究旨在确定三个牙科专业在龋齿校准方面的一致性差异。研究对象包括 45 名牙医,分为三组:15 名在公共部门工作的普通牙医、15 名牙科公共卫生专业牙医和 15 名牙科修复与美容专业牙医。校准过程分三个阶段进行:理论、使用照片进行校准和使用金标准在天然牙齿上进行校准。在第一个验证过程中,仅在使用照片的检查员间校准过程中发现了 Kappa 值之间的统计差异。对于牙齿评估,在第二个验证过程中,33.33%(n = 15)的参与者达到了 "几乎完全一致"。最后,只有 75.56% 的检查者(n = 34)被考虑用于可靠性报告;其中,52.94% 的检查者(n = 18)达到了 "几乎完全一致",35.29% 的检查者(n = 12)达到了 "基本一致"。龋齿经验校准过程的有效性和可靠性在公共部门的普通牙医、牙科公共卫生专业的牙医和牙科修复与美容专业的牙医之间没有明显的统计学差异。
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Methods and Protocols
Methods and Protocols Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
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