Social media conversations about community water fluoridation: formative research to guide health communication.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate geographical variations and their relationship to race/ethnicity in dental sealant utilization for first molars among Wisconsin Medicaid enrollees from 2010 to 2013. METHODS:Wisconsin Medicaid dental claims for sealants in children aged 6-16 years were analyzed. County-level population density...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Okunseri CE,Okunseri E,Garcia RI,Visotcky A,Szabo A

更新日期：2020-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Grand Rapids, the first city in the world to implement controlled water fluoridation, has served as a model for thousands of other communities. Fluoridation is one of the greatest public health and disease-preventive measures of all time. Its advantages include effectiveness for all, ease of delivery, safety, equity, ...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Horowitz HS

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To interview health professionals in a Latino community about the association between diabetes and periodontitis, and provide a basis to develop interventions for them to promote oral health and good glycemic control among patients with diabetes. METHODS:Five dentists, seven nurses and two nutritionists were...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Koerber A,Peters KE,Kaste LM,Lopez E,Noorullah K,Torres I,Crawford JM

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to provide a description of the psychosocial process involved in regular dental attendance. METHODS:The study design was a qualitative cross-sectional study using unstructured and semistructured interviews and observations of regular dental visits. The study participants included 12 men and ...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Gibson BJ,Drennan J,Hanna S,Freeman R

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It has been speculated that amoxicillin use could be associated with enamel defects, but there have been few studies of this possible relationship. This study assessed the association between amoxicillin use during the first year of life and primary tooth fluorosis. METHODS:Subjects (n = 490) were recruited ...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Hong L,Levy SM,Warren JJ,Bergus GR,Dawson DV,Wefel JS,Broffitt B

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of our study was to examine the association between rurality and select oral health care metrics: teeth condition, decay, and access measures such as preventive dental care among children in the United States. METHODS:We conducted a cross-sectional study with a sample of 20,842 respondents from ...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Crouch E,Nelson J,Merrell MA,Martin A

更新日期：2021-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The specific aims of this study were to describe the baseline oral health status of persons residing in North Carolina assisted living facilities and determine how identified oral health problems vary according to resident and facility demographic variables. METHODS:This cross-sectional descriptive epidemio...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Stephens R,White BA

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In Australia, the majority of dental patients attend the private sector, while those with means tested eligibility for government assistance may attend the public sector. The aims of this study were to compare dental caries among persons who last visited private and public clinics, controlling for age, sex, ...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Brennan DS,Do LG,Slade GD

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ADA Acceptance Programs entail a rigorous evaluation of products and offer clear benefits to manufacturers, dental professionals, and consumers alike. This paper outlines the implications of the ADA product-evaluation programs for each of these three constituencies and concludes that while there may be an occasion...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Barnett ML

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the similarity and differences between male and female dental students, the Bentler inventories, which utilize both self and peer report formats, were administered to first year students at U.C.L.A. Results indicated that male and female dental students are basically similar in terms of a wide ...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： McCreary CP,Gershen JA

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This paper describes the development of a new literacy assessment instrument, the Hong Kong Oral Health Literacy Assessment Task for Paediatric Dentistry (HKOHLAT-P). Its relationship to literacy theory is analyzed to establish content and face validity. Implications for construct validity are examined by an...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Bridges SM,Parthasarathy DS,Au TK,Wong HM,Yiu CK,McGrath CP

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe perceived benefits and safety of community water fluoridation (CWF) and investigate factors associated with those perceptions of CWF among respondents to a proprietary survey in the United States. METHODS:We obtained data from the 2009 HealthStyles survey, a convenience sample of 4,556 responden...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Mork N,Griffin S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purposes of this study were to develop a work stress inventory for dental assistants (WSI-DA) in Jordan and examine its psychometric properties and to describe potentially stressful work-related conditions related to the profession of dental assistance in Jordan. METHODS:A total of 542 dental assistants...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Khader YS,Airan DM,Al-Faouri I

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improving children's oral health is a long-standing area of priority and sustained efforts by many stakeholders. Despite these efforts, dental caries, particularly early childhood caries (ECC), persists as a clinical and dental public health problem with multilevel consequences. Despite recent successes in the non-res...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Divaris K,Joshi A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a 48-month preventive dental program on the incidence of root caries in an urban, geriatric, noninstitutionalized population residing in an optimally fluoridated area. The 466 participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups at baseline. Group A (contr...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Wallace MC,Retief DH,Bradley EL

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Methamphetamine (MA) is a widely used illicit drug and a nationwide public health concern. Although dental complications are consistently reported among MA users, yet limited nationally representative studies on the associations between MA use and oral health currently exist. METHODS:Using the National Heal...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Hegazi F,Alhazmi H,Abdullah A,Alamer N,Nelson J,Aldosari M,Tillman N,Bahdila D,Odani S,Agaku I,Vardavas C

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Information concerning dental hygienists' job and career satisfaction is dated and incomplete. Because satisfaction may be important in retention of dental hygienists, a survey of all active dental hygienists in private practices in North Carolina was performed to ascertain dimensions and levels of job and career sati...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Bader JD,Sams DH

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aims to examine the charges and frequency of return visits for treating dental health problems in hospital emergency rooms (ERs) in order to provide a basis for policy discussion concerning cost-effective and appropriate treatment for those without access to private dental services. METHODS:Recor...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Davis EE,Deinard AS,Maïga EW

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American Dental Association's Strategic Plan for the Future of Dentistry is primarily a self-serving document in that it attempts to protect the dentist regardless of the changing oral health needs of the population. Marketing, even if initially successful, will not increase the absolute demand for dental services...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Schoen MH

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study explores new methods for assessing in greater detail what dentists do when they perform oral cancer early detection examinations. It clarifies practice behaviors and opens opportunities to identify factors that facilitate thorough early detection examinations by clinicians and to assess the relativ...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： LeHew CW,Epstein JB,Kaste LM,Choi YK

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which neighborhood poverty was associated with the utilization of dental care by American adolescents. METHODS:To accomplish the study goals we conducted multilevel modeling analyses of two nationally representative data sets: National Longitudinal Study...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Atkins R,Sulik MJ,Hart D

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this survey was to determine how frequently various components of oral health education were included in 27 preschool oral health education programs and to compare the frequencies and the various combinations of components. The results of this survey indicate that the most significant problems relate to...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Levy GF

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Dentistry is increasingly challenged by payers and the public to demonstrate quality measurement (QM) activities that substantiate value. Unknown is how various components of the US oral health-care financing and delivery systems have adopted QM. The objective of this study is to explore QM activities by US ...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Alrqiq HM,Edelstein BL

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This assessment compared routine data on selected clinical services provided within the Oklahoma City Area of the Indian Health Service during the first six months of fiscal year 1984, prior to implementation of a program emphasizing oral health promotion and disease prevention, to comparable data from 1987. The asses...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Malvitz DM,Broderick EB

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The racial and ethnic diversity of the US oral health care workforce remains insufficient to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population and to address persistent health disparities. The findings from a recent national survey of underrepresented minority dentists are reviewed and recommendations are made for ...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Garcia RI,Blue Spruce G,Sinkford JC,Lopez MJ,Sullivan LW

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Few health literacy instruments are available to clinicians to help understand the implications of patient difficulty understanding health information. Those that do exist are lengthy and would not be conducive to use in a busy clinical setting. Long-term dental and medical outcomes may improve if health car...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Gironda M,Der-Martirosian C,Messadi D,Holtzman J,Atchison K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to examine: a) the sociodemographic and health factors associated with poor school performance among North Carolina children; and b) the impact of poor oral health status on school performance while controlling for other health and sociodemographic factors. METHODS:We used data...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Blumenshine SL,Vann WF Jr,Gizlice Z,Lee JY

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the factors associated with the dental health services utilization among children ages 6 to 12 in León, Nicaragua. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A cross-sectional study was carried out in 1,400 schoolchildren. Using a questionnaire, we determined information related to utilization and independent variabl...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Medina-Solis CE,Maupomé G,del Socorro HM,Pérez-Núñez R,Avila-Burgos L,Lamadrid-Figueroa H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1973 the government of Alberta, a Canadian province of 2.4 million people, has funded a dental care plan for all residents over 64 years old and their dependents. It is the only dental plan in North America that covers all seniors and their dependents residing in a state or province. Under this plan, just over 2...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Lewis DW,Thompson GW

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore whether there are socioeconomic, ethnic, and geographical inequalities in dental caries among 12-year-old Chinese children. METHODS:Data from 2,307 12-year-old children living in Guangxi, Hubei, Jilin, and Shanxi and who participated in the Third National Oral Health Survey in China were used for ...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Shen A,Zeng X,Cheng M,Tai B,Huang R,Bernabé E

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00