OHRQoL following dental treatment under GA - Child Measure Version 1

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    Changes in Oral Health Related Quality of Life in Children Following Dental Treatment under a General Anaesthetic Using a Child Self-Report Measure

  • IRAS ID

    212599

  • Contact email

    governance-ethics@leeds.ac.uk

  • Sponsor organisation

    University of Leeds

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    0 years, 11 months, 26 days

  • Research summary

    Almost 25% of five-year old children in the UK have dental decay according to the Oral Health Survey of five-year old children carried out in 2015. Dental decay has an impact on the quality of life of those children. It affects their eating, sleep, and social activities. Multiple approaches in treatment of dental caries are available. One of which is treatment of dental caries under general anaesthesia (GA). The aim of this project is to study the impact of dental decay and dental treatment under a general anaesthetic on the quality of life of these children. Children who are planned to receive dental treatment under a general anaesthetic will be invited to participate. The children will be asked to complete a questionnaire, which usually takes 2-5 minutes to complete, on the day of their appointment. A similar questionnaire will be posted at 1 and 3 months after their dental treatment. The project will also involve data collection from clinical records. Data collected will include postcode, examination records, and treatment records.
    Another part of the study is to ask some children to participate in an interview which will be conducted by the researcher. The interview will be recorded with an audio recorder. During the interview parents will be asked to accompany the child and be present throughout the session. The interview will be carried out at the School of Dentistry, University of Leeds.

  • REC name

    Yorkshire & The Humber - Leeds West Research Ethics Committee

  • REC reference

    17/YH/0079

  • Date of REC Opinion

    3 May 2017

  • REC opinion

    Further Information Favourable Opinion