Published on in Vol 14 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/63480, first published .
Development and Validation of the “Basic Oral Health Assessment Tool” (BOHAT) for Nondental Health Care Professionals to Use With the Indian Adult Population: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Development and Validation of the “Basic Oral Health Assessment Tool” (BOHAT) for Nondental Health Care Professionals to Use With the Indian Adult Population: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Development and Validation of the “Basic Oral Health Assessment Tool” (BOHAT) for Nondental Health Care Professionals to Use With the Indian Adult Population: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Amitha Basheer N   1 , MDS ;   Praveen Jodalli   1 , MDS, PhD ;   Shishir Shetty   2 , MDS, PhD ;   Ramya Shenoy   1 , MDS, PhD ;   Ashwini Rao   1 , MDS ;   Mithun Pai   1 , MDS ;   Inderjit Murugendrappa Gowdar   3 , MDS ;   Sultan Abdulrahman Almalki   3 , BDS, MSc, PhD

1 Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India

2 Department of Oral and Craniofacial Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

3 Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia

Corresponding Author:

  • Praveen Jodalli, MDS, PhD
  • Department of Public Health Dentistry
  • Manipal College of Dental Sciences Mangalore
  • Manipal Academy of Higher Education
  • Manipal Academy of Higher Education
  • Manipal, 575104
  • India
  • Phone: 91 9886244093
  • Email: praveen.jodalli@manipal.edu