Statistical analysis for identifying mediating variables in public health dentistry interventions.

abstract：:The 2003-04 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) was a collaborative effort involving 28 federal funding partners with the National Center for Health Statistics. The collaborators for the 2003-04 NHANES oral health component included the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research and t...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Dye BA,Nowjack-Raymer R,Barker LK,Nunn JH,Steele JG,Tan S,Lewis BG,Beltran-Aguilar ED

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The U.S. healthcare sector is a paradox - achieving comparatively poor population health outcomes despite outspending the world - and the current paradigm is a dichotomy - pursuing value definition consisting of quality, outcome, and cost, but failing to act in aligned and informed manner. In 2018, U.S. dental spendin...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Sinnott M,Mullins JM,Simmons KL

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study investigated possible reasons for observed discrepancies in prevalence estimates and measures of association for periodontal disease between phases (1988-91 and 1991-94) of the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III). METHODS:NHANES III data on CD-ROM were obtained fro...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Slade GD,Beck JD

更新日期：1999-04-01 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：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：: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：: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:We determined the knowledge level of water plant operators who fluoridate drinking water, and we compared small and large water plants. METHODS:A pretested survey was sent to 2,381 water plant operators in 12 states that adjust the fluoride concentration of drinking water. A z-test for proportion was used t...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Lalumandier JA,Hernandez LC,Locci AB,Reeves TG

更新日期：2001-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:This study compares the quality of class I restorations made with the atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) technique and conventional class I amalgam restorations. METHODS:The study was carried out among secondary school students in Mzuzu, Malawi. First-year students in 1987 who needed at least two class I...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Kalf-Scholte SM,van Amerongen WE,Smith AJ,van Haastrecht HJ

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:An epidemiology analysis was performed to identify patient and dentist factors influencing over- and undertreatment of restorative services in a sample of insured adults. METHODS:At baseline, 681 Washington State employees and their spouses, aged 20 to 34 years and residing in the Olympia or Pullman areas, ...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Grembowski D,Fiset L,Milgrom P,Forrester K,Spadafora A

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:The question considered in this review is the extent to which changes in the prevalence or severity of enamel fluorosis have occurred over the last half-century. Emphasis is given to a review of those studies in which subjects are drinking water that is fluoride deficient and those in which subjects are drinking optim...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Rozier RG

更新日期：1999-10-01 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：: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:The "optimal" intake of fluoride has been widely accepted for decades as between 0.05 and 0.07 mg fluoride per kilogram of body weight (mg F/kg bw) but is based on limited scientific evidence. The purpose of this paper is to present longitudinal fluoride intake data for children free of dental fluorosis in t...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Warren JJ,Levy SM,Broffitt B,Cavanaugh JE,Kanellis MJ,Weber-Gasparoni K

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To ascertain caregiver satisfaction with silver diamine fluoride (SDF) application(s) as an intermediate care path for their children with caries. METHODS:Caregivers were recruited at two community health centers when they arrived for a previously scheduled operating room/sedation appointment for their child...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Cernigliaro D,Kumar A,Northridge ME,Wu Y,Troxel AB,Cunha-Cruz J,Balzer J,Okuji DM

更新日期：2019-12-01 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 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：: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：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：OBJECTIVES:This review updates the evidence regarding caries risk assessment for infants, toddlers, and preschool children and formulates recommendations for preventive strategies for WIC, Head Start, and Early Head Start. METHODS:Literature on caries risk assessment and preventive strategies for infants, toddlers, an...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Kanellis MJ

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey was mailed to all active diplomates of the American Board of Dental Public Health in January of 1980 requesting information regarding activities for the period including January 1978 to December 1979. Eighty-two of the then 86 full-time active diplomates responded to the survey. Comparisons with the results o...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Conti AJ,Lotzkar S,Sanchez M,Marks R

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Primary care providers (e.g., family physicians, pediatricians, registered nurses, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners) could play a pivotal role in the provision of preventive services, especially for very young children (younger than 3 years old) and population groups with limited access to denta...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Sohn W,Ismail AI,Tellez M

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Americans have steadily increased their reported use of dental services over the past 30 years. Persons aged 65 years and older have made the greatest gains, from 16 percent in 1957-58 to 43 percent in 1989. This article reviews national data on reported use of dental care over the past three decades, focusing on diff...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Jones JA,Fedele DJ,Bolden AJ,Bloom B

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to develop and pilot test a dental word recognition instrument. METHODS:The development of our instrument was based on the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM), an efficient word recognition instrument used to assess health literacy in the medical arena. Our instrument, Rapid ...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Lee JY,Rozier RG,Lee SY,Bender D,Ruiz RE

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：:Water fluoridation has been repeatedly associated with lower caries experience in children but uncertainty still exists on strength and extent of the association into adulthood. OBJECTIVE:To analyze the preventive effect of access to fluoridated water on dental caries among young adults. METHODS:In 1991/92 a cross-s...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Spencer AJ,Liu P,Armfield JM,Do LG

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated the associations between dental caries prevalence and severity and social factors in 3- to 5-year-old African children. METHODS:Dental caries was diagnosed in natural light using WHO criteria, minors, and explorers. Socioeconomic information was obtained by questionnaire. RESULTS:The...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Khan MN,Cleaton-Jones PE

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This paper reports on factors that predict the market penetration and growth into the market of both medical and dental managed care, and the relationship between the two. METHODS:Using data from the National Association of Dental Plans, the Interstudy Competitive Edge HMO Census, and the Area Resource File ...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Hernandez JB,Coulter I,Goldman D,Freed J,Marcus M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00