Research and Publications
Research articles, pre-prints and conference presentations. Here you will always find the latest research outputs.
June 2024
PRUDENT at EHMA
This June, our colleagues Béatrice Durvy and Lukas Schöner attended the EHMA - European Health Management Association Conference 2024 in Bucharest, where they presented crucial aspects of our research under the PRUDENT Project. In two presentations, they discussed how to conceptualize 'essential' in oral health as a basis for defining an essential oral healthcare benefits basket in EU countries and delved into the criteria and perspectives necessary for developing systematic and evidence-based prioritization mechanisms for an oral healthcare benefits basket.Their contributions have sparked meaningful discussions and highlighted important considerations for the future of oral health management across the EU.
Please find the presentation slide decks below.
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April 2024
Consenting on essential oral health care benefit basket
We recently published our report on deliverable D2.1 of task T2.2 in WP2 - Consenting on essential oral health care benefit basket. Get an impression here of how we conducted more than 30 focus group discussions with oral health experts, economists and the general population from 8 different countries, and learn about our preliminary findings.
Ruth Waitzberg, Beatrice Durvy, Lukas Schöner et al. Consenting on essential oral health care benefit basket, 25 April 2024, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square [https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4312352/v1]
March 2024
Situation analysis and typology of oral health coverage and financing in Europe
Find our published working paper on deliverable D2.2 of task T2.3 in WP2 - Situation analysis and typology of oral health coverage and financing in Europe. In this work we perform a situation analysis by mapping the current coverage situation and funding mechanisms of OH care in European countries. The final work will result in a typology for OH financing and identify market failures, as a baseline for policy recommendations. Our methods and preliminary results can be found in our working paper.
Lukas Schöner, Ruth Waitzberg. Situation analysis and typology of oral health coverage and financing in Europe – Working paper, 31 March 2024, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square [https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4191991/v1]
November 2023
Radboud UMC PhD retreat in Den Bosch
During the Radboudumc PhD retreat that took place on the 2nd and 3rd of November in Den Bosch, the Netherlands, Jip Janssen and Ziade Sarroukh had the opportunity to present their poster on an upcoming study they are preparing together with Stefan Listl, as part of the PRUDENT Project.
The team plans to evaluate the effects of introducing a new provider payment model which blends capitation, meaning that dental practices receive a fixed monthly tariff per patient, with SES-risk-adjusted bonus payments among children and adolescents aged <18 years in the Netherlands. The overall aim is to improve prevention in oral healthcare among children.
July 2023
PRUDENT Study Protocol
The PRUDENT study protocol was successfully published in JDR Clinical & Translational Research. The EU PRUDENT project aims to enhance the financing of oral health systems through novel evidence and implementation of better financing solutions together with citizens, patients, providers, and policy makers. The multicountry nature of the project offers unique windows of opportunity for rapid learning and improving within and across various contexts. PRUDENT is anticipated to strengthen capacities for better oral care financing in the EU and worldwide.
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Listl, Stefan & Ardenne, O & Grytten, J & Gyrd-Hansen, D & Lang, H & Melo, P & Nemeth, O & Tubert-Jeannin, S & Vassallo, P & Veen, E & Vernazza, Christopher & Waitzberg, Ruth & Winkelmann, Juliane & Woods, Noel. (2023). Prioritization, Incentives, and Resource Use for Sustainable Dentistry: The EU PRUDENT Project. JDR clinical and translational research. 9. 23800844231189485. 10.1177/23800844231189485.