Quality assessment of dental restorations provided to adult kibbutz residents in Israel

The purpose of the present study was to assess the quality of restorations provided to adult kibbutz residents. Two kibbutzim were selected for the study. A random sample of 72 adults aged 21-50 was drawn from a population of 670 adults residing in the kibbutzim. A total of 488 restorations were studied and recorded for quality under standardized conditions. The quality of restorations was assessed according to an index devised for this purpose. The quality of restorations was rather low. It was suggested that lack of standardization of performance levels in Israel is reflected in part in the observed low quality of dental restorations. This study points clearly to measures which can be initiated through dental education, financing and public health planning sectors of society to increase awareness of ths problem and to define specific steps for improving the quality of restorative dental care delivered in kibbutzim in Israel.