Babette Everaers has been conducting doctoral research at the Research Group Innovations in Preventive care since 2016. In 2009 she graduated from the Dental Hygiene degree programme. She then followed the Global Health research master (VU Amsterdam) and completed her graduation internship at the Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA).
On 1 April 2016, she began with her doctoral research project PRIMa mouth CARE. Babette's research line ties in closely with the Om U-project, which was developed within the Nationaal Programma Ouderenzorg (NPO). This project distinguishes (potentially) vulnerable elderly people who pass through general practitioner’s practices and provides proactive care to this group. The PRIMa mouth CARE project adds oral health to various phases of the Om U-process.
"In the PRIMa mouth CARE project, we investigate to what extent oral health contributes to a better prediction of vulnerability in elderly people living at home"
Fields of expertise
- Qualitative research
- Quantitative research
- Oral care for the elderly
Publications
- Measurement properties of oral health assessments for non-dental healthcare professionals in older people: a systematic review
- Needs in service provision for oral health care in older people - A comparison between Manchester (United Kingdom) and Utrecht (the Netherlands)
- Probing Problems and Priorities in Oral Health (Care) among Community Dwelling Elderly in the Netherlands - A Mixed Method Study
Downloads and links
- Babette Everaars, Katarina Jerković-ćosić, Gert-jan van der Putten, geert van der heijden (2015)Probing Problems and Priorities in Oral Health (Care) among Community Dwelling Elderly in the Netherlands- A Mixed Method Study. Int J Health Sci Res. 2015; 5(9):415-429.
- Everaars, B. Jerkovic-Cosic, K. Van Der Putten, GJ. Pretty, I.A. Brocklehurst, P. (2018) Needs in service provision for oral health car in older people: A comparison between greater Manchester (United Kingdom) and Utrecht (the Netherlands). International Journal of Health Services : Planning, Administration, Evaluation, 20731418770956