Social Dentistry and Behavioural sciences

Oral Health-related Well-being and Behaviour

Research objectives
Research of the department is focused on Oral Health-related Well-being and Behaviour,of both patients and general dental practitioners Three general objectives are guiding the section’s research efforts:
 

1. to monitor and improve and the oral health of the Dutch population and to increase patients’ quality of life and satisfaction and the public trust in dentistry;

2. to assess the determinants and general consequences of occupational stress and well-being of general dental practitioners and their staff;

3. to study dental anxiety and pain, two major barriers to seek and maintain dental care, of both adult and child-patients, from a multidimensional perspective and with the help of psychologists, dentists, and double-trained staff-members.

Programme leader    Prof.dr. J. Hoogstraten    Gustav Mahlerlaan 3004   1081 LA Amsterdam    Tel: +31-20-59 80247/80246     E-mail: J.Hoogstraten@acta.nl

 
Tenured staff

• Aartman, dr. I.H.A.
• Dekker, dr. J., den
• Duyx, drs. M.P.M.A.
• Gorter, dr. R.C.
• Gresnigt-Bekker, drs. C.O.V.M. 
• Hoogstraten, prof.dr. J.
• Jongh, prof.dr. A., de
• Poorterman, dr. J.H.G.
• Verrips, prof.dr. G.H.W.
• Wijk, dr. A.J., van

All scientific publications (from 2009 until now) for Social Denistry and Behavioural sciences