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Preventive dental visiting: a critical interpretive synthesis of theory explaining how inequalities arise
ConclusionsSocioeconomic inequalities in early dental visiting emerge from several stages in the care‐seeking process. Dental visiting behaviour should be viewed not just as a one‐off event, but extending over time and social space. Since there is recursivity in peoples’ most recent dental experience any future visits we identify that interventions which make care a positive experience for low socioeconomic patients may be particularly beneficial in reducing inequalities. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - December 5, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Rebecca V. Harris, Andrew Pennington, Margaret Whitehead Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Socioeconomic position during life and periodontitis in adulthood: a systematic review
This study aimed to systematically review longitudinal studies investigating the influence of individual‐level SEP during the life course on subsequent periodontitis in adulthood. Inclusion criteria were epidemiological longitudinal observational studies, in which indicators of relative SEP were assessed prior to clinical assessment of periodontitis. Six electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Scopus, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS) and ScieLO) were searched. The methodological quality of the studies was assessed using the Newcastle‐Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale (NOS). T...
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - November 30, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Helena Silveira Schuch, Karen G. Peres, Ankur Singh, Marco A. Peres, Loc G. Do Tags: UNSOLICITED SYSTEMATIC REVIEW Source Type: research

Incidence and predictors of edentulism among south Brazilian older adults
ConclusionsMaintaining a good salivary function may be essential for the prevention of the incidence of edentulism in this age group. Furthermore, our findings suggest that rehabilitations with partial removable dentures may be detrimental to long‐term oral health. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - November 30, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Fernanda Pasquetti Marques, Lu ísa Helena do Nascimento Tôrres, Augusto Bacelo Bidinotto, Juliana Balbinot Hilgert, Fernando Neves Hugo, Renato José De Marchi Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

General health influences episodes of xerostomia: a prospective population ‐based study
ConclusionsGeneral and psychosocial health influenced the number of episodes of xerostomia symptoms, calling for multidisciplinary actions to prevent common risk behaviors for oral and general diseases. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - November 30, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Luciana Silva, Emil Kupek, Karen G. Peres Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and periodontitis prevalence among nonsmokers in the hispanic community Health Study/Study of Latinos
ConclusionsPreviously reported associations between ETS and periodontitis appear weak in this study. However, the magnitude of the association differs according to Hispanic/Latino background. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - November 30, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Aderonke A. Akinkugbe, Anne E. Sanders, John S. Preisser, Jianwen Cai, Christian R. Salazar, James D. Beck Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Dental workforce availability and dental services utilization in Appalachia: a geospatial analysis
ConclusionsDental workforce availability was associated with dental services utilization in the Appalachian region; however, this association was not statistically significant in all counties. The findings suggest that program and policy efforts to improve dental services utilization need to focus on factors other than increasing the dental workforce availability for many counties in Appalachia. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - November 30, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Xue Feng, Usha Sambamoorthi, R. Constance Wiener Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Oral health status of children in Los Angeles County and in the United States, 1999 –2004
ConclusionsChildren residing in LA County had less favorable oral health than children in the United States in 1999–2004. The usual sociodemographic caries risk indicators identified among children in the United States were not consistently observed among children in LA County. Unlike in the wider United States, poverty was not a risk indicator for dental caries in older children in LA County. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - November 30, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Bruce A. Dye, Clemencia M. Vargas, Cheryl D. Fryar, Francisco Ramos ‐Gomez, Robert Isman Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Cost ‐effectiveness analysis of the atraumatic restorative treatment‐based approach to managing early childhood caries
ConclusionThe ART‐based approach appears to be a worthwhile intervention because it resulted in fewer referred cases and enabled more treatments to be provided with cost‐savings. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - November 14, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Utsana Tonmukayakul, Peter Arrow Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Payment systems and incentives in dentistry
Abstract In this commentary, we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the following incentive‐based remuneration systems in dentistry: fee‐for‐service remuneration, per capita remuneration, a mixed payment system (a combination of fee‐for‐service remuneration and per capita remuneration) and pay‐for‐performance. The two latter schemes are fairly new in dentistry. Fee‐for‐service payments secure high quality, but lead to increased costs, probably due to supplier‐induced demand. Per capita payments secure effectiveness, but may lead to under‐treatment and patient selection. A mixed payment scheme ...
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - September 30, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Jostein Grytten Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

Oral cancer screening in private dental practices in a developing country: opportunities and challenges
ConclusionsWhile the participating private dentists state that they have a role in performing opportunistic screening and providing risk habits cessation advice, these activities are still not a priority area in the private clinics, strongly suggesting that strategies to motivate dentists in this setting are urgently needed. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - September 30, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Amyza Saleh, Yink Heay Kong, Nabihah Haron, Siti Fatimah Aripin, Malliga Vadiveloo, Haizal Hussaini, Rosnah Binti Zain, Sok Ching Cheong Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Examining dental expenditure and dental insurance accounting for probability of incurring expenses
ConclusionAccounting for the probability of incurring dental expenses, and other explanatory factors, insured working‐aged adults had (on average) approximately 60% higher individual dental service expenditures than uninsured adults. The analytical approach adopted in this study is useful for estimating effects on dental expenditure when a variable is associated with both the probability of visiting for care, and with the types of services received. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - September 30, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Dana Teusner, Valerie Smith, Emmanuel Gnanamanickam, David Brennan Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Toward a genetic understanding of dental fear: evidence of heritability
ConclusionsIt is clear that, in addition to environmental factors, genetic influences are important in the etiology of dental fear and anxiety and should be considered in future studies of fear and anxiety associated with dental treatment and, potentially, interventions aimed at reducing distress that is a barrier to dental treatment utilization. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - September 30, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Cameron L. Randall, John R. Shaffer, Daniel W. McNeil, Richard J. Crout, Robert J. Weyant, Mary L. Marazita Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Lifecourse socioeconomic position indicators and tooth loss in Korean adults
ConclusionParental education was independently associated with edentulism in later life, and own education showed the strongest associations with tooth loss. The cumulative and social mobility models for the social impacts of life course on oral health should be considered in oral epidemiological studies. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - September 30, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Dong ‐Hun Han, Young‐Ho Khang Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Estimating the effects of maternal education on child dental caries using marginal structural models: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Australian Children
ConclusionMothers’ education level had a direct effect on children's dental decay experience that was not mediated by sweet food intake and other risk factors when estimated using a marginal structural model. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - September 29, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Xiangqun Ju, Lisa M. Jamieson, Gloria C. Mejia Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

How do Australians living with MS experience oral health and accessing dental care? A focus group study
This study aimed to explore the oral health experiences, oral health behaviours and barriers to accessing dental care perceived by people living with MS in Australia. MethodsSix focus groups were held across two metropolitan areas (Brisbane, Queensland and Melbourne, Victoria) and one regional area (Toowoomba, Queensland). Focus group data were analysed using thematic analysis. ResultsLiving with MS was a highly individual experience due to the range of symptoms that may be experienced. In addition to having different symptom experiences to others with MS, individual symptoms also differed on a daily basis as the disease r...
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - September 27, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: K Pateman, N Cockburn, J Campbell, PJ Ford Tags: Original Article Source Type: research