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. 2021 Jul 27;24(5):1701–1712. doi: 10.1111/hex.13310

Table 1.

Number of participants and main results of the stakeholder meetings

Meeting 1: 2015 Meeting 2: 2017 Meeting 3: 2018
Total number of participants (oral health‐care practitioners/other stakeholders) 25 (15/10) 31 (16/15) 32 (14/18)
Main goals of the meeting
  • Introduce project

  • Consultation on method of topic collection among practitioners

  • Support and commitment for the project

  • Discuss results of topic collection

  • Consultation on method of prioritization among practitioners

  • Introduction of patient engagement during project

  • Support and commitment for the project

  • Discuss results of prioritization and reach consensus on top 10

  • Further consideration of patient engagement in project

  • Support and commitment for the project

Main results
  • Consensus about the target group was reached: the full range of oral health‐care practitioners should be included (eg dental specialists, dental hygienists)

  • Recommendation: development of an online survey to identify and collect topics

  • The final research agenda will have to include an equal contribution from patients and practitioners

  • Consensus on the suggested method for prioritization was reached

  • Agreement on the top‐10 research topics was reached among practitioners