A brief 20-item dental/medical health literacy screen (REALMD-20).

abstract：:The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act of 1990 was passed by Congress "to improve the quality and availability of care for individuals and families with HIV disease." The act targets those individuals infected with HIV who lack financial resources to pay for care. While provision of oral heal...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Schneider DA,Hardwick KS,Marconi KM,Niemcryk SJ,Bowen GS

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

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：: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：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between different clinical indicators of dental status and an Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) measure, the Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (OIDP) index, using different scoring formats, among older Southern Chinese people. METHODS:A t...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Zeng X,Sheiham A,Bernabé E,Tsakos G

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Studies examining satisfaction with dental health care among the poor are quite rare. This study was done to confirm the internal structure and reliability of the Dental Satisfaction Questionnaire (DSQ), a measure of dental care satisfaction, among a low-income population, and provide normative data regardin...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Golletz D,Milgrom P,Mancl L

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examines the predictors for elderly Chinese immigrants' use of dental care services. METHODS:In 2003, a study entitled "Health and Well Being of Older Chinese in Canada" collected data from seven cities in which 2,272 Chinese Canadians aged 55 years and older were surveyed. Data from 1,537 of the...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Lai DW,Hui NT

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infant caries is an infectious disease with microbiological, dietary, and host risk factors. The disease is of epidemic proportions in immigrant and Native American populations studied. This paper reviews progress in current research and suggests a number of new approaches focusing on behavioral and chemotherapeutic m...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Weinstein P

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study surveyed a proportionate random sample of licensed dental hygienists in five states and the District of Columbia, to assess their antitobacco use behaviors and attitudes. The response rate was 79.4 percent. Descriptive data as well as chi-square, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Duncan's multiple range tes...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Fried JL,Rubinstein L

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In Canada and the United States, professionally applied topical fluorides (PATF) are usually applied as a gel or foam. However, fluoride varnish has also been found to be effective for caries prevention and may be a preferred method because less time is required and fluoride exposure can be better controlled...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Hawkins R,Noble J,Locker D,Wiebe D,Murray H,Wiebe P,Frosina C,Clarke M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When used properly, sealants result in improved dental health. However, their use on all occlusal tooth surfaces for preventive reasons will result in wasted dental care resources. To optimize the preventive effects of sealants, a delivery model should be initiated that uses specially trained dental hygienists or dent...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Söderholm KJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 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

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 investigate the role of public dental care spending and insurance coverage on dental services utilization disparities among different Canadian jurisdictions. METHODS:We utilized Canadian Institute for Health Information provincial/territorial per capita estimates for public dental care expenditure, public...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Dehmoobadsharifabadi A,Singhal S,Quiñonez CR

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact of comorbidity and other health measures on the use of dental and medical care services among the community-based Medicare population with data from the 2002 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey. METHODS:A comorbidity index is the main independent variable of our study. It includes oral c...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Chen H,Moeller J,Manski RJ

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to document the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and the prevalence and impact of orofacial pain by anatomical location. In addition, differential effects of SES on orofacial pain across levels of sex, race, and age were documented. METHODS:The subjects were 724 p...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Riley JL 3rd,Gilbert GH,Heft MW

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the Dean's and DDE indices in examining dental fluorosis and diffuse opacities. METHODS:Survey of a random sample of 9-year-old children in Southland, New Zealand. Dental fluorosis was measured using Dean's index. Enamel defects were recorded using the DDE index. RESULTS:A total of 436 children ...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Mohamed AR,Thomson WM,Mackay TD

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An evaluation of the effectiveness of the Toothkeeper program was performed in Houston to determine if participation in the program by elementary school children would result in their having cleaner teeth and better gingival health than seen in similar children not in the program. Assessments for plaque and gingivitis...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Smith LW,Evans RI,Suomi JD,Friedman LA

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Virtual Dental Home is a concept of the Pacific Center for Special Care of the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco. It is designed to improve access to dental care for underserved populations, specifically children and institutionalized adults. This article describes the development and implement...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Friedman JW,Nash DA,Mathu-Muju KR

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This paper reports on fluoride supplement use from birth to age 96 months. METHODS:As part of the Iowa Fluoride Study, questionnaires were mailed at 3 to 6- month intervals assessing use of supplements. Estimated fluoride intake from supplements was calculated as a daily fluoride intake in mg. Analyses inclu...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Hamasha AA,Levy SM,Broffitt B,Warren JJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a review of the literature on glass ionomer cements used as fissure sealants. An objective assessment of the presently available scientific literature on the use of glass ionomer materials as pit and fissure sealants is not encouraging in terms of retention, but appears somewhat more positive for c...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Simonsen RJ

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：:In order to ascertain the fate of hypertensive patients who were discovered through the Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry Hypertension Screening Program, a telephone survey was conducted whereby the first 128 patients discovered to be hypertensive through the program were interviewed concerning their cur...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Abbey LM,Kenner LH

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The three purposes of this study are to: (1) describe the relationship between the prevalence of coronal caries and root caries; (2) describe the relationship between the three-year incidence of coronal caries and root caries; and (3) if the two conditions are associated, develop a multiple regression model ...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Beck JD,Drake CW

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Bottled water consumption in the United States has greatly increased in the past decade. Because the majority of commercial bottled water is low in fluoride, there is the potential for an increase in dental caries. In these secondary data analyses, associations between bottled water use and dental caries wer...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Broffitt B,Levy SM,Warren JJ,Cavanaugh JE

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A considerable number of Hispanic agricultural workers come to Northwest Michigan during the summer every year to harvest fruit and vegetable crops. The Department of Community Dentistry of The University of Michigan School of Dentistry helps provide dental services for these migrant workers and their families. Some 2...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Woolfolk M,Hamard M,Bagramian RA,Sgan-Cohen H

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until a few years ago, the results of most surveys of the prevalence of dental caries among school-age children in the United States, particularly those done in the south, showed that black children had a lower prevalence of dental caries than did white children who lived in the same community.4-6,11,16,19,20-23,25 Ho...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Heifetz SB,Horowitz HS,Korts DC

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Linn County Dental Health Center is an example of what appears to be a highly successful dental society access program. A target population, the children of the poor and working poor in Linn County, have an opportunity to enter a system of continuous dental care for the prevention and control of dental disease. Th...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Jones RB

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the outcomes of restorations placed by restorative function auxiliaries (RFAs) with those placed by dentists. METHODS:Between July 1, 2007, and June 30, 2008, we matched 455 restorations placed by RFAs working at HealthPartners Dental Group with the same number placed by dentists. Restorations we...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Worley DC,Thoele MJ,Asche SE,Godlevsky OV,Schmidt AM,Yardic RL,Rush WA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dental restorative treatment needs of Mexican-American children, aged 1-17 years, were assessed from the 1982-83 Southwestern US Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES). This report analyzed those needs and applied a dollar cost to them, using 1982 median fees of US general practitioners. The tot...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Pollick HF,Pawson IG,Martorell R,Mendoza FS

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Previous surveys have demonstrated high rates of early childhood caries (ECC) in the Alaska Native (AN) population of western Alaska. There are many challenges to providing dental care in this road-less Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region. The regional Tribal Health Organization implemented an electronic dental rec...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Thomas TK,Lenaker D,Day GM,Wilson JC,Holck P,Newman J,Bruden D,Hennessy TW

更新日期：2020-12-06 00:00:00