Using Item Response Theory to evaluate the psychometric characteristics of questions in a Brazilian programme and the performance of dental teams in primary care

• Suellen R. Mendes,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Graduate Program in Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• Renata C. Martins,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• Juliana V. M. Mambrini,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Software, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation René Rachou Institute, FIOCRUZ, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• Antônio Thomaz G. Matta-Machado,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• Grazielle C. M. Mattos,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Kings College London, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, Centre for Host Microbiome Interactions, London, United Kingdom

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• Jennifer E. Gallagher,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Kings College London, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, Centre for Host Microbiome Interactions, London, United Kingdom

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• Mauro H. N. G. Abreu

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: maurohenriqueabreu@gmail.com

  Affiliation Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8794-5725

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