Marco Gregori, Martijn G De Jong, Rik Pieters
The Crosswise Model for Surveys on Sensitive Topics: A General Framework for Item Selection and Statistical Analysis
Psychometrika
current evidence cariology teaching consistently reflected paediatric dentistry united kingdom uk many dental schools consistently teaching biological approaches caries management outdated complex methods taught outwith purview general dental practitioners scoping review aimed map current guidelines management caries children young people part work package inform consensus development ukwide caries management curriculum paediatric dentistry search electronic databases peer reviewed literature performed using cochrane library medline via pubmed trip medical database web science hand searching undertaken grey literature citations sources evidence websites global organisations google web search google llc california usa results databases screened independently concurrently two reviewers full texts obtained reviewers met discuss disagreement database hand searching review identified 16 guidelines suitable inclusion quality appraisal eight selected synthesis interpretation key themes included shift towards selective caries removal avoidance complete caries removal unless specific circumstances anterior teeth early lesions primary permanent teeth without cavitation several guidelines recommend biological management including site specific prevention fissure sealants review mapping current cariology guidelines children young people found gaps literature including classification early carious lesions management early cavitated lesions areas identified exploration include integration biological caries management treatment planning selective caries removal whether pulpotomy specialistlevel treatment requiring referral results inform consensus recommendations uk using delphi methods