%0 Journal Article
%T Subjective Oral Health in Dutch Adults
%A Gijsbert H.W. Verrips
%A Annemarie A. Schuller
%J Dentistry Journal
%D 2013
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/dj1020012
%X Aim: To determine whether the subjective oral health (SOH) of the Dutch adult population was associated with clinical and demographic variables. Methods: A clinical examination was conducted in a sample of 1,018 people from the Dutch city of ¡®s-Hertogenbosch. SOH was measured using the Dutch translation of the short form of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-NL14). Results: The average score on the OHIP-NL14 was 2.8 ¡À 5.9 and 51% of the respondents had a score of 0. Dental status was the most important predictor of SOH. Conclusions:£¿ The SOH in the Dutch adult population was much better than in groups of adults in Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand.£¿Nevertheless, there were important variations in SOH related to dental and socio-economic status.
%K subjective oral health
%K dental status
%K socio-economic status
%K adults
%U http://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/1/2/12