title: Patient-centred measures in dental practice: 2. Quality of life.
abstract: This paper describes the value and use of quality of life measures to dental practice, how to assess oral health-related quality of life in dental practice and how to interpret what they mean when assessing patients'oral health needs and evaluating outcomes from dental care.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Colman
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McGrath
authors.forename: Philip R H
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Newsome
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D010358:Patient Participation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011788:Quality of Life