Assessing health literacy and oral health: preliminary results of a multi‐site investigation
ConclusionsOur analysis showed that dental school patients exhibit a range of health literacy abilities. It also revealed that the relationship between health literacy and oral health is not straightforward, depending on patient characteristics and the unique circumstances of the encounter. We anticipate future analyses of MOHLRS data will answer questions about the role that health literacy and various mediating factors play in explaining oral health disparities. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - April 29, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Mark D. Macek, Kathryn A. Atchison, Maria Rosa Watson, Jennifer Holtzman, William Wells, Bonnie Braun, Linda Aldoory, Diana Messadi, Melanie Gironda, Don Haynes, Ruth M. Parker, Haiyan Chen, Susan Coller, Jessica Richards Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Assessing health literacy and oral health: preliminary results of a multi ‐site investigation
ConclusionsOur analysis showed that dental school patients exhibit a range of health literacy abilities. It also revealed that the relationship between health literacy and oral health is not straightforward, depending on patient characteristics and the unique circumstances of the encounter. We anticipate future analyses of MOHLRS data will answer questions about the role that health literacy and various mediating factors play in explaining oral health disparities. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - April 28, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Mark D. Macek, Kathryn A. Atchison, Maria Rosa Watson, Jennifer Holtzman, William Wells, Bonnie Braun, Linda Aldoory, Diana Messadi, Melanie Gironda, Don Haynes, Ruth M. Parker, Haiyan Chen, Susan Coller, Jessica Richards Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Promoting oral cancer examinations to medical primary care providers: a cluster randomized trial
ConclusionsThe use of intervention has the potential to increase PCPs' short‐term knowledge and to increase the frequency of PCPs' routine, nonsymptomatic opportunistic OCE on patients. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - April 27, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Alvin G. Wee, Lani M. Zimmerman, James R. Anderson, Martha E. Nunn, Fausto R. Loberiza, Michael A. Sitorius, Carol H. Pullen Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Trends in dental‐related use of hospital emergency departments in Florida
ConclusionsDental‐related visits to hospital EDs in Florida have increased substantially during the past decade, as have their associated charges. Most patients did not receive definitive oral health care in EDs, and this trend represents an increasingly inefficient use of health care system resources. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - April 22, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Scott L. Tomar, Donna L. Carden, Virginia J. Dodd, Frank A. Catalanotto, Jill Boylston Herndon Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Trends in dental ‐related use of hospital emergency departments in Florida
ConclusionsDental‐related visits to hospital EDs in Florida have increased substantially during the past decade, as have their associated charges. Most patients did not receive definitive oral health care in EDs, and this trend represents an increasingly inefficient use of health care system resources. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - April 21, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Scott L. Tomar, Donna L. Carden, Virginia J. Dodd, Frank A. Catalanotto, Jill Boylston Herndon Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Trends in decayed teeth among middle‐aged and older adults in the United States: socioeconomic disparities persist over time
ConclusionsAlthough studies have shown the number of middle‐aged and older Americans experiencing tooth loss has decreased over time, trends in tooth decay have remained relatively stable, with socioeconomic disparities persisting over time. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - April 7, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Celia F. Hybels, Bei Wu, Lawrence R. Landerman, Jersey Liang, Joan M. Bennett, Brenda L. Plassman Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Trends in decayed teeth among middle ‐aged and older adults in the United States: socioeconomic disparities persist over time
ConclusionsAlthough studies have shown the number of middle‐aged and older Americans experiencing tooth loss has decreased over time, trends in tooth decay have remained relatively stable, with socioeconomic disparities persisting over time. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - April 6, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Celia F. Hybels, Bei Wu, Lawrence R. Landerman, Jersey Liang, Joan M. Bennett, Brenda L. Plassman Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Projected future distribution of dentists in Japan
ConclusionsOur study suggests that maintaining this supply of dentists may lead to maldistribution of their working status in the future. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - April 1, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Miho Ishimaru, Sachiko Ono, Hideo Yasunaga, Hiroki Matsui, Soichi Koike Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
State policy environment and the dental safety net: a case study of professional practice environments’ effect on dental service availability in Federally Qualified Health Centers
ConclusionsThe state policy environment for the dental hygiene workforce is likely associated with the availability of dental services at FQHCs. The greatest proportion of FQHCs delivering dental services was found in states with policy provisions supporting professional independence in public health settings. Nevertheless, additional research is needed to understand the specific mechanism by which these policies affect FQHCs. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - March 31, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Hannah L. Maxey, Connor W. Norwood, Ziyue Liu Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Timing of primary tooth emergence among U.S. racial and ethnic groups
ConclusionsTooth emergence occurs at a younger age for AI children than it does for contemporary White or Black children in the United States. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - March 20, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: John J. Warren, Margherita Fontana, Derek R. Blanchette, Deborah V. Dawson, David R. Drake, Steven M. Levy, Justine L. Kolker, Kathy R. Phipps Tags: Brief Communication Source Type: research
Influences on preschool children's oral health‐related quality of life as reported by English and Spanish‐speaking parents and caregivers
ConclusionsThe overall severity of ECOHIS impacts was low among this population‐based sample of young, preschool children, and substantially lower among Spanish versus English speakers. Further studies are warranted to identify sources of these differences in – actual or reported – OHRQoL impacts. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - March 17, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Catherine D. Born, Kimon Divaris, Leslie P. Zeldin, R. Gary Rozier Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Influences on preschool children's oral health ‐related quality of life as reported by English and Spanish‐speaking parents and caregivers
ConclusionsThe overall severity of ECOHIS impacts was low among this population‐based sample of young, preschool children, and substantially lower among Spanish versus English speakers. Further studies are warranted to identify sources of these differences in – actual or reported – OHRQoL impacts. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - March 15, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Catherine D. Born, Kimon Divaris, Leslie P. Zeldin, R. Gary Rozier Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Cost‐effectiveness of preventing dental caries and full mouth dental reconstructions among Alaska Native children in the Yukon–Kuskokwim delta region of Alaska
ConclusionsAll of the dental interventions evaluated were shown to produce cost savings. However, the level of that cost saving is dependent on the intervention chosen. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - March 15, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Charisma Y. Atkins, Timothy K. Thomas, Dane Lenaker, Gretchen M. Day, Thomas W. Hennessy, Martin I. Meltzer Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Cost ‐effectiveness of preventing dental caries and full mouth dental reconstructions among Alaska Native children in the Yukon–Kuskokwim delta region of Alaska
ConclusionsAll of the dental interventions evaluated were shown to produce cost savings. However, the level of that cost saving is dependent on the intervention chosen. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - March 14, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Charisma Y. Atkins, Timothy K. Thomas, Dane Lenaker, Gretchen M. Day, Thomas W. Hennessy, Martin I. Meltzer Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Estimating spatially specific demand and supply of dental services: a longitudinal comparison in Northern Germany
ConclusionsThe established model can be used to estimate spatially specific demand and supply. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - March 11, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Falk Schwendicke, Ralf Jäger, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Rainer A. Jordan, Neeltje van den Berg Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
