UCC Advocate | Advanced Value for Oral Care

ADVOCATE

stands for Added Value for Oral Care

The EU spending on caring for tooth decay, gum disease and tooth loss (oral health care) is close to €80 billion each year. Around the globe around 4 billion …

CONSORTIUM

Consortuim consists of 11 partners from prestigious universities, health insurers, and other public and private sector institutions across eight European countries.

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WORK PACKAGES

Management & Coordination

The project coordination group in Leeds will be responsible for the overall management of the ADVOCATE project…

European Inventory

Oral diseases (tooth decay and gum disease) are problems which build up over years and the prevention…

Data Analytics

In work package 3 the researchers will develop a comprehensive approach to collecting and analysing…

Dashboard Development

An electronic Oral Healthcare “dashboard” will be developed, containing patient data (with no identifying names)…

Proof of Concept

The aim of the work package 5 “field studies” is to use the dashboard information with front line…

Exploitation & Dissemination

Kenneth Eaton, working with co-ordinator and a media specialist, will be responsible for sharing the project message…

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OUR VISION

The multidisciplinary ADVOCATE consortium has a shared vision of achieving a step change in health systems design and performance.

AIMS & OBJECTIVES

Around the globe around 4 billion people suffer from these common conditions which can be prevented. In the EU spending on caring for tooth decay, gum disease and tooth loss (oral health care) is close to €80 billion each year.

AIMS

NEWSROOM

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Paper: Improving oral healthcare using academic detailing – design of the ADVOCATE Field Studies

March 22, 2019/in Homepage, News, Papers and Publications /by Mathias Reckmann

Academic detailing (AD) is a defined form of educational outreach that can be deployed to intrinsically motivate practitioners towards improving quality of care. This paper describes the design of the ADVOCATE Field Studies. This proof of concept study aims to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and usefulness of AD, reinforced with feedback information to promote prevention-oriented, […]

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Presentation: ADVOCATE presenting two papers at iHEA World Congress 2019

March 8, 2019/in News, Papers and Publications /by Mathias Reckmann

The ADVOCATE Team will present two papers at the International Health Associaton World Congress 2019, 13 – 17th July 2019. The first paper explores the development of a planning model for the Oral Health Workforce, while the second paper examines the correlation between the exposure to X-Rays and the dentist’s remuneration. Needs-based planning for the […]

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2 ADVOCATE papers accepted for publication in Acta Odontologica Scandinavia

February 25, 2019/in News, Papers and Publications /by Mathias Reckmann

The first paper focusses on the design of the ADVOCATE field studies and the concept of improving oral health care using academic detailing. The second paper explores the barriers and facilitators for prevention in Danish Dental Care. Both papers have been accepted for publication on 8th February 2019. In the December 2018 edition of the […]

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ADVOCATE announces presentation of first findings

February 7, 2019/in News, Publicity /by Mathias Reckmann

The EU H2020 ADVOCATE [Added Value for Oral Care] project team today announced details of the launch of first findings on the development of a new model for oral healthcare, which will take place at an International gathering in the Aula Maxima in UCC on March 25th 2019. ADVOCATE includes 11 partners from prestigious universities, […]

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