FAILURE/SURVIVAL RATE OF LARGE AMALGAMS OR CROWNS

Justine Kolker博士目前在The 爱荷华州大学牙科学院。 她已经完成了临床 她的专业是牙科手术，正在继续她的基础科学博士学位 口腔科学（公共卫生-公共政策） 博士Kolker目前正在收集数据，用于初步研究 她的研究阶段检查失败/生存率后，大 放置汞合金或牙冠。 第二阶段将包括审查 从原始目标组中随机选择的患者的记录。 审计图表，检查射线照片，并使用计算机数据将 以确定患者和牙齿水平的相关变量。 的 最后的研究可能包括分析从公众那里获得的数据， （医疗补助）或私人来源（蓝十字/蓝盾，私人执业 网络）。 效用、机会成本、成本效益和患者 视角是可以分析的其他因素。 博士Kolker参加了年度牙科手术学会会议， 芝加哥，伊利诺伊州，1999年2月18日至20日， 1999年3月10日至13日，不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华。

Dr. Justine Kolker is currently in the Dentist-Scientist program at The University of Iowa College of Dentistry. She has completed her clinical specialty in Operative Dentistry and is continuing her basic science PhD in Oral Science (Public Health - Public Policy). Dr. Kolker is currently collecting data for a pilot study of the initial phase of her research examining the failure/survival rate after large amalgams or crowns are placed. A second phase will include reviewing records of randomly selected patients from the original target group. Auditing charts, examining radiographs, and using computerized data will be done to ascertain patient-and tooth-level variables of interest. The final study may include analyses of data obtained from a pubic (Medicaid), or private source (Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Private Practice Network). Utility, opportunity costs, cost benefits, and patient perspectives are other factors that may be analyzed. Dr. Kolker attended the Annual Academy of Operative Dentistry meeting in Chicago, IL, February 18-20, 1999 and the Annual IADR meeting in Vancouver, BC, March 10-13, 1999.