The Skourtes Institute
Investing in the future of dentistry.
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WHO WE ARE
Promoting advancements in oral health
The Skourtes Institute was established in 2011 by Dr. Eugene Skourtes, CEO and President of Willamette Dental, as a non-profit 501(c)4 foundation that funds academic studies and research focused on oral healthcare and patient care improvement.
The Skourtes Institute was founded to promote advancements in oral health. While research is the focus of the Institute, they also fund scholarships, provider training, and community building to improve patients’ well-being. By improving the oral health of individuals as a collective whole, significant socioeconomic improvements can be achieved within our communities.
We maintain an enduring commitment to our local region of the Pacific Northwest and have a deep sense of pride in our local roots. We are determined to not only improve the health and wellbeing of our local communities but aim to extend our knowledge and best practices to the whole of North America and the international community as well.
The Skourtes Institute is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Our Board of Directors oversees all the foundation’s efforts. The board meets regularly to ensure all research projects perform efficiently and new ventures are explored.
RESOURCES
Our published work
May 2024
The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA)
“Improvements in appropriate placement of dental sealants after implementation of a clinical decision support system”
April 2024
Journal of Public Health Dentistry
“Systematically assessing the quality of dental electronic health record data for an investigation into oral health care disparities”
March 2024
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA)
“Evaluating and improving the usability of a mHealth platform to assess postoperative dental pain”
October 2023
Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR)
“Evaluating the Impact of an mHealth Platform for Managing Acute Post-Operative Dental Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial”
October 2022
Journal of Public Health Dentistry (JPHD)
“Development of quality measures to assess tooth decay outcomes from electronic health record data”
January 2022
Applied Clinical Informatics
“Caries Risk Documentation And Prevention: eMeasures For Dental Electronic Health Records”
April 2021
Human Resources for Health
“Implementing care coordination in a large dental care organization in the United States by upskilling front office personnel”
October 2020
JAMA
“Measuring Sealant Placement in Children at the Dental Practice Level”
September 2020
Journal of Public Health Dentistry (JPHD)
“Tracking oral health in a standardized, evidence-based, prevention-focused dental care system”
September 2020
Journal of Public Health Dentistry (JPHD)
“How do you implement value‐based care methodologies in dentistry with existing dental organizational paradigms?”
October 2019
Journal of Dental Education (JDE)
“Number of Pregnant Women at the Dentist and the Care They Receive: A Dental Quality eMeasure Evaluation”
June 2019
Caries Research
“Developing and Testing Electronic Health Record-Derived Caries Indices”
December 2018
Journal of Public Health Dentistry (JPHD)
“Tobacco Screening and Cessation Efforts by Dental Providers: a quality measure evaluation”
September 2018
The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA)
“DQM 2: Sealant/ Assessing Validity of Existing Dental Sealant Quality Measures”
September 2017
The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA)
“DQM 1: Diabeties Measure/ Evaluating quality of dental care among diabetics: adaptation and testing of a dental quality measure in the electronic health records”
March 2017
The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA)
“Adoption of dental innovations: The case of a standardized dental diagnostic terminology”
October 2016
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene
“Achieving the Triple Aim”
June 2016
Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice (JEBDP)
“Drivers Advancing Oral Health in a Large Group Dental Practice Organization”
June 2016
Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice (JEBDP)
“Periodontal Management By Risk Assessment: A Pragmatic Approach”
December 2015
Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice
“Baseline Caries Risk Assessment Using CAMBRA May Predict Caries Only in High and Extreme Caries Risk Groups”