Table 2.

Summary of the applications of OHRQoL measures proposed by Robinson and co-workers [11]

Theoretical	Exploring models of oral health
	Describing factors influential to health
Political	Demonstrating involvement of the public in healthcare
	Identifying the public’s priorities
	Advocacy
Practical	Planning, monitoring and evaluating services
Public health	Needs assessments
Research	Evaluating outcomes of healthcare interventions
Clinic based	Evaluating individual patient care
	Improving patient-practitioner communication
	Clinical audit
	Marketing of services