[Big data in dentistry and oral medicine].

Abstract

Knowledge about the extent of dental and oral diseases and needs in Israel is very limited with no official governmental body responsible for data collection. The aim of the "Dental Oral Scale (DOS) project is to measure the extent of dental and oral diseases, their risk factors, and their association with demographics and various systemic conditions. The DOS project includes demographic, dental and medical records of all patients attending IDF dental clinics in 2014, as well as a control group of patients. Records were obtained from three computerized military databases: a sociodemographic record, a medical record (Clinical Patient Record-CPR) and a dental record (Dental Patient Record-DPR). The DOS project analyses the associations between these oral-health related conditions and sociodemographic parameters as well as behavioral parameters and systemic general health-related conditions.