Doktorand

Institute of Odontology

On implant therapy in Sweden
Application deadline: 2010-02-05

Description of the research project
The objectives of this project, which is carried out in collaboration with Försäkringskassan, are to evaluate dental implant therapy in Sweden with regard to (i) patient-perceived benefits, (ii) type and quality of treatment, (iii) biological and technical complications, and (iv) and health-economy aspects.

The project will focus on an epidemiological survey of about 5000 randomly selected subjects from the register of Försäkringskassan who received dental implant therapy in the year 2003.The individuals will be asked to complete a questionnaire to assess patient-centered outcomes and files and radiographic documentation are retrieved.By random 20% of the individuals will be invited to a clinical and radiographic examination.
Patient-centered outcomes, patient file and radiographic documentation as well as examination data will be assessed and combined in order to identify the benefits and drawbacks of dental implant therapy.A focus of analysis will be the assessment of the prevalence of biological and technical complications as well as potential risk factors.Patient-centered outcomes and health-economy issues will also be important issues of the project.

Desired background
Specialist license in periodontology and knowledge in the field of dental implant therapy.





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