FAILURE/SURVIVAL RATE OF LARGE AMALGAMS OR CROWNS

贾斯汀·科尔克博士目前正在参加牙医-科学家项目 爱荷华大学牙科学院。她已经完成了她的临床 专攻牙科手术，目前正在攻读基础科学博士学位 口腔科学(公共卫生-公共政策)。 科尔克博士目前正在为一项初步的初步研究收集数据 她的研究阶段检查失败/成活率在 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、检查射线照片和使用计算机化的数据将 以确定患者和牙齿水平感兴趣的变量。这个 最终研究可能包括对从公共部门获得的数据进行分析 (医疗补助)，或私人来源(蓝十字/蓝盾，私人诊所 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。 科尔克博士出席了#年操作牙科学会年会 1999年2月18日至20日在伊利诺伊州芝加哥举行的国际药品不良反应年会 温哥华，卑诗省，1999年3月10日至13日。

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.