Summary
ADVOCATE is a European Commission-funded multi-country project developing strategies to shift oral health care systems toward prevention-focused, patient-centred delivery. The project combines in-depth evaluation of existing health systems, development of standardised outcome measures, implementation of feedback mechanisms in dental practice, and economic analysis to guide policy recommendations. The work is novel in leveraging routine health insurance data and engaging key stakeholders to identify evidence-based incentive structures and monitoring methods that support preventive practice.
UK applicability
The United Kingdom is a direct partner in the ADVOCATE consortium, making the findings directly applicable to NHS dental services and private dental practices. The project's findings on incentive structures, outcome measurement, and system-level approaches to prevention support may inform future reforms to dental commissioning and quality assurance in UK primary dental care.
Key measures
Oral health care system designs, oral care delivery measures, oral health outcomes, comparative effectiveness of incentive schemes, economic evaluation metrics for preventive oral health care strategies
Outcomes reported
The study evaluated oral health care systems across European Union member states to identify best practices for disease prevention, developed measures for oral care delivery and health outcomes, and conducted economic evaluation of preventive strategies. The ADVOCATE project aimed to provide policy recommendations for system-level transition toward prevention-oriented dental practice.
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