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Health technology assessment for oral health in the past decade: a scoping review

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2023

Sonal Bhatia Open the ORCID record for Sonal Bhatia [Opens in a new window] ,
Vikrant Mohanty ,
Aswini Y. Balappanavar ,
Puneet Chahar ,
Kavita Rijhwani  and
Radhika Gupta
Sonal Bhatia
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India
Vikrant Mohanty*
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India National Resource Centre for Oral Health and Tobacco Cessation, NOHP, MoHFW, GoI, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India
Aswini Y. Balappanavar
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India
Puneet Chahar
Affiliation:
Monitoring and Evaluation, Tobacco Control Unit, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, South-East Asia Office, New Delhi, India
Kavita Rijhwani
Affiliation:
Department of Oral Services Research and Dental Public Health, Kings’ College, London, UK
Radhika Gupta
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India
*
*Author for correspondence: Vikrant Mohanty, E-mails: vrmohanty@outlook.com, vikrantmohanty@gmail.com
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Abstract

Background

Health technology assessment (HTA) is the systematic evaluation of various properties and effects of a health technology. HTA can serve as a bridge between the world of knowledge and that of decision making, offering decision makers the best summary of scientific evidence. Scoping HTA reports in the context of dentistry can help researchers identify grey areas; help practitioners make evidence-based decisions and further initiate better policy making.

Aim

To provide an overview on HTAs pertaining to oral health and dentistry in the past decade, map the extension and scope of the methodological practices, key findings, and limitations.

Methodology

A scoping review was conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute framework. A comprehensive search for HTA reports was done through the International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment Database from January 2010 to December 2020. Consecutively, electronic databases (PubMed and Google Scholar) were searched. Finally, thirty-six reports were included in this review and analyzed.

Results

A total of 709 articles were initially identified, of which thirty-six met the inclusion criteria. Reviewed HTAs focused on various specialties of dentistry worldwide. Maximum number of reports (N = 5) were related to “prosthodontics and dental implants” and technologies related to preventive dentistry were most commonly assessed (N = 4).

Conclusion

Functional, appropriate, and evidence-based information provided through HTA pertaining to oral health on a regular basis will enable decision makers to have enough data to make decisions on the future use of new technology, modify existing policies, accelerate its translation into practice, and ensure provision of robust dental healthcare services.

Keywords

biomedical technology assessmenthealth technology assessmenthealth policyoral healthevidence-based dentistry
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 39 , Issue 1 , 2023 , e18
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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