Table 3.
Proportions of four-dimensional OHRQoL prevention needs within dental fields based on dentists’ assessment from Slovenia, the European Region, and 31 countries.
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| Restorative Dentistry | Slovenia | 24.1 (20.8, 27.3) | 44.7 (40.4, 49.0) | 16.6 (14.0, 19.2) | 6.3 (4.3, 8.3) | 8.1 (4.4, 11.9) |
| European Region | 26.7 (24.4, 28.9) | 38.2 (35.5, 40.8) | 21.4 (19.5, 23.3) | 7.1 (5.9, 8.2) | 6.4 (4.4, 8.5) | |
| 31 countries | 25.4 (23.7, 27.2) | 37.4 (35.3, 39.5) | 22.1 (20.5, 23.7) | 8.3 (7.2, 9.4) | 6.5 (5.0, 8.1) | |
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| Periodontology | Slovenia | 24.6 (20.4, 28.7) | 44.1 (38.9, 49.4) | 17.7 (14.4, 21.1) | 6.3 (3.7, 8.9) | 7.1 (2.7, 11.4) |
| European Region | 26.7 (23.7, 29.6) | 39.0 (35.8, 42.2) | 20.1 (17.7, 22.5) | 6.8 (5.4, 8.3) | 7.2 (4.2, 10.2) | |
| 31 countries | 24.8 (22.6, 26.9) | 38.2 (35.7, 40.8) | 21.7 (19.6, 23.7) | 8.7 (7.3, 10.2) | 6.4 (4.3, 8.4) | |
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| Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | Slovenia | 29.8 (24.1, 35.5) | 38.9 (32.4, 45.5) | 18.4 (13.7, 23.2) | 5.1 (2.8, 7.3) | 7.5 (1.5, 13.5) |
| European Region | 27.8 (23.6, 32.1) | 39.2 (34.6, 43.9) | 19.6 (16.4, 22.8) | 6.0 (4.2, 7.8) | 7.1 (3.1, 11.1) | |
| 31 countries | 23.7 (21.0, 26.3) | 37.4 (34.2, 40.7) | 22.2 (19.5, 24.9) | 10.1 (7.9, 12.3) | 6.3 (3.7, 8.9) | |
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| Pediatric Dentistry | Slovenia | 20.6 (16.3, 24.9) | 48.3 (41.6, 54.9) | 17.8 (13.6, 21.9) | 7.1 (3.8, 10.3) | 6.1 (1.6, 10.6) |
| European Region | 25.5 (22.6, 28.3) | 38.5 (34.9, 42.2) | 21.0 (18.5, 23.5) | 7.9 (6.2, 9.5) | 6.9 (4.0, 9.8) | |
| 31 countries | 23.2 (21.0, 25.5) | 38.2 (35.3, 41.1) | 24.0 (21.5, 26.4) | 8.1 (6.7, 9.5) | 6.2 (4.1, 8.3) | |
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| Orthodontics | Slovenia | 16.1 (8.1, 24.2) | 26.9 (11.3, 42.4) | 38.3 (22.6, 54.0) | 4.7 (0.5, 8.9) | 13.8 (0.3, 27.2) |
| European Region | 24.1 (19.7, 28.5) | 30.2 (42.3, 36.2) | 31.5 (25.8, 37.3) | 8.5 (6.1, 10.9) | 5.4 (1.7, 9.1) | |
| 31 countries | 21.5 (18.2, 24.7) | 29.7 (25.2, 34.1) | 25.4 (30.5, 40.3) | 8.1 (6.2, 10.1) | 5.1 (2.3, 7.9) | |
| Oral Medicine and/or TMD | Slovenia | 31.4 (22.0, 40.7) | 37.0 (27.7, 46.2) | 17.2 (9.3, 25.0) | 3.4 (-0.0, 6.9) | 10.9 (1.3, 20.4) |
| European Region | 26.1 (21.9, 30.4) | 38.1 (33.5, 43.0) | 20.6 (17.1, 24.0) | 6.7 (4.4, 9.0) | 8.1 (3.8, 12.4) | |
| 31 countries | 25.3 (22.0, 28.6) | 36.6 (33.0, 40.2) | 23.0 (20.0, 26.1) | 8.3 (6.2, 10.4) | 6.5 (3.5, 9.5) | |
Legend: OHRQoL – oral health-related quality of life; TMD – temporomandibular disorders; 95% CI – confidence interval