title: Dentist's ratings and adolescents' perceptions of oral health.
abstract: The extent to which adolescents' self-appraisals of dental status agree with the dentist's evaluation is analyzed. The dentist's evaluation was expressed in standard dental status indicators (DMF, OHI-S, Russell Index) and in a rating of overall status as "excellent," "good," "fair," "poor." The relationship between the adolescents' self-reported dental care practices and the dentist's evaluation is also examined.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D004245:DMF Index; D003815:Dentists; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D009911:Oral Hygiene Index; D010512:Periodontal Index; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent