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Reporting stAndards for research in PedIatric Dentistry (RAPID): an expert consensus-based statement

Jayaraman J 1 , Dhar V 2 , Donly KJ 3 , Priya E 4 , Raggio DP 5 , Childers NK 6 Show all authors , Wright TJ 7 , Nagendrababu V 8 , Clarke M 9 , King N 10 , Clarkson J 11 , Innes NPT 12

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, 520 North 12th Street, Richmond, VA, 23298 , USA
  • 2 University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA. vdhar@umaryland.edu
  • 3 University of Texas Health School of Dentistry, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
  • 4 Division of Children's Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 5 Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • 6 School of Dentistry, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA
  • 7 University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA
  • 8 College of Dental Medicine , University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
  • 9 Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, UK
  • 10 University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
  • 11 University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HR, UK
  • 12 School of Dentistry , Cardiff, CF14 4XY, Wales, UK
BMC Oral Health, 2021 07 23;21(1):369.
PMID: 34301229 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-021-01698-7

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Reporting guidelines for different study designs are currently available to report studies with accuracy and transparency. There is a need to develop supplementary guideline items that are specific to areas within Pediatric Dentistry. This study aims to develop Reporting stAndards for research in PedIatric Dentistry (RAPID) guidelines using a pre-defined expert consensus-based Delphi process.

METHODS: The development of the RAPID guidelines was based on the Guidance for Developers of Health Research Reporting Guidelines. Following a comprehensive search of the literature, the Executive Group identified ten themes in Pediatric Dentistry and compiled a draft checklist of items under each theme. The themes were categorized as: General, Oral Medicine, Pathology and Radiology, Children with Special Health Care Needs, Sedation and Hospital Dentistry, Behavior Guidance, Dental Caries, Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, Pulp Therapy, Traumatology, and Interceptive Orthodontics. A RAPID Delphi Group (RDG) was formed comprising of 69 members from 15 countries across six continents. Items were scored using a 9-point rating Likert scale. Items achieving a score of seven and above, marked by at least 70% of RDG members were accepted into the RAPID checklist items. Weighted mean scores were calculated for each item. Statistical significance was set at p 

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