Swedish Quality Registry for Caries and Periodontal Diseases – a framework for quality development in dentistry

There is a need for monitoring dental health and healthcare, as support for quality development, allocation of resources and long-term planning of dental care. The aim of this paper is to describe the concept and implementation of the Swedish Quality Registry for Caries and Periodontal Diseases (SKaPa).The SKaPa receives information by automatic transfer of data daily from electronic patient dental records via secure connections from affiliated...