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Development of dental anxiety in schoolchildren: A 2 ‐year prospective study
ConclusionAfter two years, the incidence of high dental anxiety was 15.0%. Poor oral health, unstable general health and parents with high dental anxiety were factors that were associated with this type of anxiety in schoolchildren. It is important that dentists are aware of children's high dental anxiety and the associated factors so that they can appropriately intervene. Dentists fulfil an important role and should stimulate and promote good general hygiene habits that may prevent future problems. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - January 31, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Fernanda C. Soares, Rodrigo A. Lima, Mauro V. G. Barros, G öran Dahllöf, Viviane Colares Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Prescribing patterns of analgesics and other medicines by dental practitioners in Australia from 2001 to 2012
ConclusionsDental prescribing of analgesics, anti‐inflammatories and benzodiazepines in the concessional population has increased significantly over the past decade. These data can form the baseline to further examine appropriate medicine use in the management of dental conditions. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - January 31, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Samantha A. Hollingworth, Ryan Chan, Jenny Pham, Sonya Shi, Pauline J. Ford Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

The technical efficiency of oral healthcare provision: Evaluating role substitution in National Health Service dental practices in England
ConclusionsThe current NHS dental contract limits the potential for efficiency improvements by setting annual practice activity targets that produce little incentive for role substitution. Whilst DCPs may by practising efficiently, this is not reflected in practice‐level efficiency, possibly because of dentists using the time released for other non‐NHS activity. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - January 31, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Harry Hill, Stephen Birch, Martin Tickle, Ruth McDonald, Paul Brocklehurst Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Methodological considerations for designing a community water fluoridation cessation study
This article draws on a systematic review of existing cessation studies (n=15) to explore methodological considerations of conducting CWF cessation studies in future. We review nine important methodological aspects (study design, comparison community, target population, time frame, sampling strategy, clinical indicators, assessment criteria, covariates and biomarkers) and provide recommendations for planning future CWF cessation studies that examine effects on dental caries. There is no one ideal study design to answer a research question. However, recommendations proposed regarding methodological aspects to conduct an epi...
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - January 31, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Sonica Singhal, Julie Farmer, Lindsay McLaren Tags: COMMENTARY Source Type: research

Challenges in conducting multicentre, multidisciplinary, longitudinal studies in children with chronic conditions
ConclusionStudying children with cleft and their caregivers over time created both foreseen and unforeseen challenges. Solutions to these challenges are presented to aid in the design of future longitudinal research in individuals with chronic conditions. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - January 31, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Hillary L. Broder, Canice E. Crerand, Ryan R. Ruff, Alexandre Peshansky, David B. Sarwer, Lacey Sischo Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Social inequalities in tooth loss: A multinational comparison
ConclusionsThere is a considerable variation in the magnitude of inequalities in tooth loss across the countries included in this analysis. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - January 31, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Hawazin W. Elani, Sam Harper, William Murray Thomson, Iris L. Espinoza, Gloria C. Mejia, Xiangqun Ju, Lisa M. Jamieson, Ichiro Kawachi, Jay S. Kaufman Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Social and health ‐related factors associated with refraining from seeking dental care: A cross‐sectional population study
ConclusionsThe findings in this study imply that having no social support, having long‐term illness, being informal caregiver or having financial problems are factors associated with reporting refraining from seeking dental care, on a population basis. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - January 31, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Erik Berglund, Ragnar Westerling, Per Lytsy Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Cost ‐effectiveness of diabetes screening initiated through a dental visit
ConclusionsUnder the conditions described here, identification of persons with dysglycemia in the dental office for initiating prediabetic care is a cost‐effective means of identifying and treating affected individuals. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - January 31, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Matthew Neidell, Ira B. Lamster, Barbara Shearer Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Fluoride in the diet of 2 ‐years‐old children
ConclusionsThe fluoride concentrations of foods and beverages vary widely, and, if items in the 95th percentile of fluoride intake distribution are ingested, children could consume more fluoride than the recommended 0.05 mg/kg/d. Fluoride intake calculated in this study was higher than historically reported dietary levels. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - January 31, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: E. A. Martinez ‐Mier, Kathryn L. Spencer, Brian J. Sanders, James E. Jones, Armando E. Soto‐Rojas, Angela M. Tomlin, LaQuia A. Vinson, James. A. Weddell, George J. Eckert Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Dentist age, period and cohort effects on provision of dental services in Australia: 1983 ‐84 to 2009‐10
ConclusionsTrends in dental services provision can be associated with age, period and cohort effects. The study found the rate of diagnostic, preventive and total services increased over time. Meanwhile, an increasing rate of diagnostic, preventive and the total services was observed when moving from older cohorts to younger cohorts among Australian dentists suggesting a sustained shift towards these services into the future. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - January 31, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Xiangqun Ju, A. John Spencer, David S. Brennan Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

The influence of social deprivation on dental caries in Swedish children and adolescents, as measured by an index for primary health care: The Care Need Index
ConclusionsThere were strong associations between an index for assessing need in primary care, the CNI and dental caries in Swedish children and adolescents. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - January 30, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Anna ‐Lena Östberg, Anna N. Kjellström, Max Petzold Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Comparing human resource planning models in dentistry: A case study using Canadian Armed Forces dental clinics
ConclusionsThe findings reveal differences between estimation models of <1 FTE, with higher estimates produced from the dentist‐to‐population ratio model. A larger difference was found in clinics with larger populations. The perceived overestimation of dental human resource requirements suggests that changing to a needs‐based model may result in cost savings. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - January 16, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Jodi L. Shaw, Julie W. Farmer, Peter C. Coyte, Herenia P. Lawrence Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Effectiveness of water fluoridation in the prevention of dental caries across adult age groups
ConclusionAccess to FW was associated with caries experience in Australian adults. The magnitude of associations varied between age groups, dependent on the natural history of caries and its measurement by DMFS. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - January 15, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Loc Do, Diep Ha, Marco Peres, John Skinner, Roy Byun, A. John Spencer Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Malocclusion traits and oral health ‐related quality of life in Finnish adults
ConclusionPeople with increased overjet had significantly poorer OHRQoL than people with normal overjet in a nationally representative population of Finnish adults ≥30 years. Other malocclusion traits were not associated with OHRQoL. However, all three malocclusion traits were associated with either physical or psychological or social disability domains of the OHRQoL. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - January 13, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Mohd Masood, Anna L. Suominen, Terttu Pietila, Satu Lahti Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Oral health ‐related quality‐of‐life scores differ by socioeconomic status and caries experience
ConclusionDental caries was associated with negative child and family experiences and lower OHRQoL across all social groups; yet, families facing greater disadvantage may report lesser quality‐of‐life impact at the same level of disease experience. Thus, subjective quality‐of‐life measures may differ under varying social contexts, with possible implications for service utilization, evaluating oral health interventions, or quantifying disease morbidity in low‐SES groups. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - January 11, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Benjamin W. Chaffee, Priscila Humbert Rodrigues, Paulo Floriani Kramer, M árcia Regina Vítolo, Carlos Alberto Feldens Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research