Relationship between dental status and Oral Impacts on Daily Performances in older Southern Chinese people.

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:The objective was to verify the relation between periodontal status and prematurity/low birth weight. METHODS:a case control study of 211 women, 44 being mothers of children born with weight below 2.500g or gestational age of less than 37 weeks (case group) and 177 mothers of children born with weight of ove...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Gomes-Filho IS,da Cruz SS,Rezende EJ,da Silveira BB,Trindade SC,Passos JS,de Freitas CO,Cerqueira EM,de Souza Teles Santos CA

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was the purpose of this study to investigate several variables in family structure which might influence the caries experience in 3-12-year-old children for Central Oklahoma. These variables, which included parental age at marriage and at birth of the child for both mother and father, birth rank, family size, and a...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Primosch RE

更新日期：1982-04-01 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

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：:This study was conducted to determine whether Venturi Fluoride Saturator (VFS) systems could be used to fluoridate small community and school water supply systems with an acceptable level of maintenance. VFS systems were installed and operated at four school and six community well sites according to state and federal ...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Hastreiter RJ,Falken MC,Smith GG,Wunderlich HC,Roesch MH

更新日期：1991-07-01 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 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：: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:Productivity (output per unit of input) is a major driver of dental service capacity. This study uses 2006-2007 data to update available knowledge on dentist productivity. METHODS:In 2006-2007, the authors surveyed 1,604 Oregon general dentists regarding-hours worked, practice size, payment and patient mix, ...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Conrad DA,Lee RS,Milgrom P,Huebner CE

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：:Benefit-cost analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis can be used to evaluate preventive regimens and aid policy-makers in making resource-allocation decisions. This paper demonstrates the application of benefit-cost and cost-effectiveness analyses to preventive dental programs. The two analyses are defined and descri...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Niessen LC,Douglass CW

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dental coverage is provided for all children with Medicaid in Washington State. The goal of this study was to illuminate the characteristics of a sample of Medicaid-enrolled children with high dental expenses. METHODS:Dental care utilization data for a 33-month period were obtained from Washington State's M...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Churchill SS,Williams BJ,Villareale NL

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：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：:Analysis of surface and tooth-specific data from NHANES I and HHANES shows that the pattern of dental caries differs greatly from tooth to tooth and surface to surface. Occlusal caries precedes all other types, and increases most rapidly and to the highest levels in the molars. Caries on the proximal surfaces comes la...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Eklund SA,Ismail AI

更新日期：1986-04-01 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：:This paper presents a background discussion of the estimation of normative need for dental care. Definitions are given which differentiate normative need for dental care from perceived need, demand, or utilization. Four different approaches to obtaining estimates of normative need for dental care are outlined. They ar...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Spencer AJ

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study investigated racial differences in orofacial pain symptoms in a sample of older adults. Orofacial pain prevalence, persistence, severity, and behavioral impact were assessed. We also tested whether sex and race interact, such that racial differences are only observed for a single sex, or whether s...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

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

更新日期：2002-07-01 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：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：: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: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：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：: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：OBJECTIVES:This paper reviews the precision public health literature pertaining to oral health, identifies possible threats that could inadvertently increase health inequities, and proposes potential opportunities that precision public health could utilize to reduce oral health inequities. METHODS:The health sciences ...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Gansky SA,Shafik S

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The majority of Canadians believe that the government should play some role in providing dental care within Canada's health care system. However, it is unclear whether Canadians consider this as a top public priority. This study determines whether dental care is a public priority among Canadian adults relati...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Ramji S,Quiñonez C

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess and compare examiner reliability of clinical and photographic fluorosis examinations using the Fluorosis Risk Index (FRI) among children in the Iowa Fluoride Study (IFS). METHODS:The IFS examined 538 children for fluorosis and dental caries at age 13 and obtained intraoral photographs from nearly a...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： Cruz-Orcutt N,Warren JJ,Broffitt B,Levy SM,Weber-Gasparoni K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high prevalence of disorders in the mouths of elderly residents in long-term care (LTC) facilities suggests that the dental services available to the residents are inadequate. A questionnaire was sent to most of the dentists practicing in Vancouver (British Columbia) to solicit their opinions on treating older pat...

journal_title：Journal of public health dentistry

authors： MacEntee MI,Weiss RT,Waxler-Morrison NE,Morrison BJ

更新日期：1992-07-01 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