Influencing public policy on oral health.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to characterize the association between clinical and psychosocial factors as they related to perceptions by parents and adolescents to the adolescent's oral health status and treatment need. Additionally, the degree to which adolescent's and parent's perceptions of oral health and tr...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Weyant RJ,Manz M,Corby P,Rustveld L,Close J

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the reliability and validity of a complaints questionnaire, designed to measure different aspects of denture satisfaction. Two groups of patients with full maxillary and mandibular dentures participated in the study. The patients in Group 1 (n = 113) were on a waiting list...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Vervoorn JM,Duinkerke AS,Luteijn F,van de Poel AC

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two examiners assessed subjectively the orthodontic treatment need of a group of 183 10-year-old children. The examiners did not standardize the criteria establishing treatment need. Intraexaminer agreement was reached in 79.8% of the cases. Intraexaminer agreement was 91.7% for Examiner A and 93.4% of Examiner B. The...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Bowden DE,Davies AP

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the accuracy of HIV/AIDS patients' self-diagnosis of common HIV-related oral opportunistic infections. METHODS:245 HIV/AIDS patients were interviewed regarding the current presence of oral candidiasis (OC), oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL), and oral ulcers prior to an oral examination by an oral medic...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Patton LL

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The overall aim was to analyse longitudinally the development of dental caries in the permanent dentition of children and adolescents in a Swedish region, in relation to possible change in socioeconomic status (SES). METHODS:A total of 259 448 individuals in western Sweden were followed over a 3-year period...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Östberg AL,Petzold M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There are few studies of dental service expenditure in Australia. Although dental insurance status is strongly associated with a higher probability of dental visiting, some studies indicate that there is little variation in expenditure by insurance status among those who attend for care. Our objective was to...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Teusner D,Smith V,Gnanamanickam E,Brennan D

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to analyze whether perceived bruxism was associated with stress experience, age, gender, work role, and occupational health care use among a nonpatient multiprofessional population. Altogether, 1784 (age 30-55 years) employees of the Finnish Broadcasting Company were mailed a self-administered...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Ahlberg J,Rantala M,Savolainen A,Suvinen T,Nissinen M,Sarna S,Lindholm H,Könönen M

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate the association between dental fear and both dental caries and periodontal indicators. METHODS:A three-stage stratified clustered sample of the Australian adult population completed a computer-assisted telephone interview followed by a clinical examination. Oral health measure...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Armfield JM,Slade GD,Spencer AJ

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Previous to this research, no literature had explored the clustering of betel quid chewing at the school-level and the contextual factors contributing to this behavior among elementary schoolchildren. This study therefore examines this in clusters stratified according to school geography and the rate of abor...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Huang HL,Lee CH,Yen YY,Chen T,Chen FL,Ho PS,Lai TC,Tsai WL,Hsu CC

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of the present study were to investigate the effects of employer-provided dental benefits on the pattern of demand for and utilization of dental services among Hong Kong employees and to analyse whether employees' awareness about an existing dental benefit programme influenced their dental service deman...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： So FH,Schwarz E

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To systematically review observational studies assessing the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in children, adolescents and adults. METHODS:Electronic searches were performed in the PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, LILACS and Scopus databases for ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Knorst JK,Sfreddo CS,de F Meira G,Zanatta FB,Vettore MV,Ardenghi TM

更新日期：2020-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association of family factors on oral health behaviors of children and compare them between permanent residents and migrant children. METHODS:A total of 3015 children in grades 4, 5, and 6 from 16 elementary schools and their parents in Beijing and Guangzhou, China, were selected through mult...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Ji Y,Zhang Y,Wang Y,Chang C

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Future treatment needs for dental services are discussed in the perspective of the objective which the services are meant to fulfill. These are, broadly speaking, equal distribution of services and economic efficiency. Within the Nordic countries, the emphasis has been on equity, perhaps less on efficiency. Equity of ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Holst D,Schuller A,Grytten J

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and fifty 55-year-old edentulous subjects (104 women and 46 men) were interviewed. Materials, conditions, functional stabilities, and occlusions of complete dentures, and resorption of alveolar crests were recorded and assessed. The dentures were in good condition in 52% of subjects. Occlusion was correct ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Salonen MA

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore how caries was reported in studies that employed the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS). METHODS:A systematic database search up to August 2017 was carried out using PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane library and ISI Web of Science electronic databases. Only studies that used...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： ElSalhy M,Ali U,Lai H,Flores-Mir C,Amin M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of two methods of dental health education (DHE) for improving oral hygiene knowledge among high-risk Grade One students was evaluated. Fifty elementary schools in the former City of North York, Canada were assigned to one of two groups. In one group, students received a classroom-based DHE lesson whi...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Hawkins RJ,Zanetti DL,Main PA,Jokovic A,Dwyer JJ,Otchere DF,Locker D

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between the presence of malocclusion and maintenance of teeth in adulthood was studied in a randomly drawn sample of 499 35-44-yr-old Danes. Maintenance of teeth in the past was expressed through the number of teeth present, attachment level and information of regularity of dental visits. Maintenance ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Hörup N,Melsen B,Terp S

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to investigate late response and nonresponse bias in a survey related to HIV and infection control. Questionnaires with ID numbers were mailed to a stratified random sample of dentists in Canada with additional mailings 4 and 7 weeks later (n = 6444). We compared responses received after < 4 weeks, 4-7 wee...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： McCarthy GM,MacDonald JK

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Since 1999, the public dental health service (PDHS) in the county of Värmland, Sweden, has two co-existing patient financial systems, i.e. ways for the patient to pay for dental care services. Alongside the traditional system of fee-for-service payment, i.e. paying afterwards for provided services, a new sys...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Johansson V,Axtelius B,Söderfeldt B,Sampogna F,Paulander J,Sondell K

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This commentary explains and exemplifies a method to estimate the Odds Ratio-OR with a correction for possible errors in diagnosis. This procedure allows reassessing hypotheses of association between health outcomes and exposures when the database entails lack of accuracy, and the estimates of sensitivity and specific...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Antunes JLF

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the methods used for the prevention of early childhood caries (ECC). The education of mothers or caregivers to promote healthy dietary habits in infants has been the main strategy used for the prevention of ECC. This review found that education has a modest impact on the development of ECC. While ed...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Ismail AI

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Because of their formal education Korean dental hygienists have the potential to be the primary source of information on caries prevention for patients and the general public, and influence the use and adoption of caries preventive procedures. The purposes of this study were to determine the knowledge and op...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Moon HS,Jung JY,Horowitz AM,Ma DS,Paik DI

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim was to assess the role of visit history factors between the age of 13 and 30 years on oral health-related impact. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In 1988-89, n=7,673 South Australian school children aged 13 years were sampled with n=4,604 children (60.0%) and n=4,476 parents (58.3%) returning questionnaires. ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Brennan DS,Spencer AJ

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Untreated dental caries is the most prevalent medical condition worldwide, with considerable variations in prevalence between regions and countries. The care index (CI) and the restorative index (RI) are generally used to make comparisons between and within countries of levels of care delivered. However, sev...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： van Dommelen P,Schuller AA

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was conducted to compare the time utilization of the dentist, and productivity and costs for solo (one dentist, one chairside assistant and one treatment room) and extended duty settings (one dentist, two extended duty dental hygienists, one chairside assistant and two treatment rooms). Only amalgam and compos...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Tan HH,van Gemert HG

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interviews investigating factors influencing dental visiting were held with a nationally drawn (England + Wales) random sample of 690 16--20-year-olds. The results presented relate specifically to the last reported dental visit, the balance of self and professional dental care, knowledge and acceptability of charges f...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Craft M,Croucher R

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incidence of edentulousness, reasons for full clearance, and clinical status before extractions were studied in a longitudinal setting in 47 rural communities in Finland. The annual incidence of total loss of teeth was 50/100,000 inhabitants and loss of maxillary teeth 20/100,000 inhabitants. The rates were about twic...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Takala L,Utriainen P,Alanen P

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oral status of an adult population of 204 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was compared with that of an age and sex-matched random sample of non-rheumatic subjects. The percentage of edentulous subjects, number of existing teeth in dentate subjects, prevalence, and quality of fixed and removable prostheses ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Laurell L,Hugoson A,Håkansson J,Pettersson B,Sjöström L,Berglöf FE,Berglöf K

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temporal trends of caries frequency in 6-17-year-old children in Finland and its counties during 1975-79 are reported. Initially the attendance rate was 70%: during the 4-year follow-up it increased to 84%. The cross-sectional annual proportion of children needing curative treatment diminished from 80% to 67% at the a...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Hausen H,Milen A,Tala H,Nordling H,Paunio I,Heinonen OP

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The periodontal condition of 84 children (9-14 years old, 38 males and 46 females) in a rural area of China was monitored over a 3-year period in order to determine the clinical parameters that act as risk factors for attachment loss. METHODS:Plaque and calculus accumulation (PSS and CI), modified gingival ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Suda R,Cao CF,Suzuki M,Hasegawa K,Sasa R

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00