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Dentists' attitudes and practices related to diabetes in the dental setting1Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Formal training and personal beliefs are important factors related to dentists' behavior toward patients with diabetes in the dental setting. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - September 29, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Tara Esmeili, James Ellison, Margaret M. Walsh Source Type: journals

Risk factors for impaired oral health among 18- to 34-year-old AustraliansEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Oral health impairment was highly prevalent in this population. The findings suggest that treatment of dental disease, reduction of financial barriers to dental care, and control of dental fear are needed to reduce oral health impairment among Australian young adults. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - September 23, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Lisa M. Jamieson, Gloria C. Mejía, Gary D. Slade, Kaye F. Roberts-Thomson Source Type: journals

Relationship between dental status and Oral Impacts on Daily Performances in older Southern Chinese peopleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Clinical dental status indicators were related to OIDP, regardless of the scoring format used to calculate the OIDP index. Clinical indicators that included natural plus replaced teeth were more strongly associated with the OIDP index than their corresponding indicators that included only natural teeth. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - September 22, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Xiaojuan Zeng, Aubrey Sheiham, Eduardo Bernabé, Georgios Tsakos Source Type: journals

Assessing oral cancer early detection: clarifying dentists' practicesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This study documents considerable variability in dentists' knowledge and thoroughness of examinations. The scales provide tools for future studies for improving understanding of early detection of oral cancer in clinical practice. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - September 17, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Charles W. LeHew, Joel B. Epstein, Linda M. Kaste, Young-Ku Choi Source Type: journals

Dental care utilization and retirementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The authors conclude from this study that full retirement accompanied by reduced income and dental insurance coverage produces lower utilization of dental services. However, they also show that retirement acts as an independent variable, whereas income, coverage, and free time (unobserved) act as intervening variables. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - September 16, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Richard J. Manski, John Moeller, Haiyan Chen, Patricia A. St. Clair, Jody Schimmel, Larry Magder, John V. Pepper Source Type: journals

Increasing dental care utilization by Medicaid-eligible children: a dental care coordinator interventionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The dental care coordinator intervention significantly increased dental utilization compared with similar children who received routine Medicaid member services. Public health programs and communities endeavoring to reduce oral health disparities may want to consider incorporating a dental care coordinator along with other initiatives to increase dental utilization by disadvantaged children. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - September 16, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Catherine J. Binkley, Brent Garrett, Knowlton W. Johnson Source Type: journals

Influences of adult-onset diabetes on orofacial pain and related health behaviorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Although diabetes is well known to be associated with neuropathic pain, these results indicate that the experience of nociceptive pain is exacerbated by diabetes. Findings have significance for the subjective experience of oral pain, dental-care outcomes, and health-related quality of life associated with oral-health outcomes among individuals with diabetes. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - September 16, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Bridgett Rahim-Williams, Scott Tomar, Shirley Blanchard, Joseph L. Riley III Source Type: journals

Risk perception and water fluoridation support and opposition in AustraliaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Outrage factors are important aspects of the public's perception of risk in relation to water fluoridation. Given that water fluoridation appears to be a low-risk, high-outrage controversy, efforts to mitigate the level of public outrage, rather than continuing to deny possible hazards, may offer a worthwhile strategy in gaining public acceptance for the extension of water fluoridation. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - August 20, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Jason Mathew Armfield, Harry Francis Akers Source Type: journals

Dental care coverage and retirementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Dental care, generally not covered in Medicare, is an important factor in the decision to seek dental care. It is important to understand the relationship between retirement and dental coverage in order to identify the best ways of improving oral health and access to care among older Americans. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - August 19, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Richard J. Manski, John Moeller, Jody Schimmel, Patricia A. St. Clair, Haiyan Chen, Larry Magder, John V. Pepper Source Type: journals

Predictors of treatment preference for mandibular fractureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The significance of symptom severity 1-month post-surgery raises an important issue regarding the healing process. Moreover, the significance of standard gamble as a predictor of treatment choice for mandibular fracture should encourage other researchers to use this measure of willingness to accept risk when studying acute conditions such as jaw fracture. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - August 19, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Claudia Der-Martirosian, Melanie W. Gironda, Edward E. Black, Thomas R. Belin, Kathryn A. Atchison Source Type: journals

Institutional review board and regulatory solutions in The Dental PBRNEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Instead of viewing IRBs and institutional administrators as potentially adversarial, customized solutions can be identified by engaging them in collegial discussions that identify common ground within regulatory bounds. Although time-intensive and complex, these solutions improve acceptability of practice-based research to patients, practitioners, and university researchers. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - August 19, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Gregg H Gilbert, Vibeke Qvist, Sheila D. Moore, D. Brad Rindal, Jeffrey L. Fellows, Valeria V. Gordan, O. Dale Williams Source Type: journals

Mobile dental operations: capital budgeting and long-term viabilityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Mobile dental programs can play a vital role in providing access to care to underserved populations and ensuring their mission requires long-term planning. Careful financial viability and CBA based on sound assumptions are excellent decision-making tools. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - August 19, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Oscar Arevalo, Amit Chattopadhyay, Harold Lester, Judy Skelton Source Type: journals

Preventive dental utilization for Medicaid-enrolled children in Iowa identified with intellectual and/or developmental disabilityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Although IDD children face additional barriers to receiving dental care and may be at greater risk for dental disease, they utilize preventive dental services at the same rate as non-IDD children. Clinical and policy efforts should focus on ensuring that all Medicaid-enrolled children receive need-appropriate levels of preventive dental care. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - August 19, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Donald L. Chi, Elizabeth T. Momany, Raymond A. Kuthy, Jane M. Chalmers, Peter C. Damiano Source Type: journals

Patterns of dental service use among homeless people using a targeted serviceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: While the small sample limits the findings in this study, it is hypothesized that the presence of the dental service promoted uptake of dental care. Flexible attendance tended to result in multiple visits and delayed outcomes, which themselves could have acted as barriers to care. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - August 19, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Blánaid Daly, J. Tim Newton, Paul Batchelor Source Type: journals

Recurrent sores by ill-fitting dentures and intra-oral squamous cell carcinoma in smokersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The association between recurrent oral sores caused by ill-fitting dentures and squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth in smokers is in agreement with the hypothesis that the chronic physical irritation of oral mucosa contributes to the topical carcinogenic effect of tobacco, which must be taken into careful consideration in the planning of dental services for adults and the elderly. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - August 19, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Gabriela Fürst Vaccarezza, José Leopoldo Ferreira Antunes, Pedro Michaluart-Júnior Source Type: journals

Dental Care Visits among Dentate Adults with Diabetes and PeriodontitisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: These data revealed that dental care visits for dentate adults with diabetes were unrelated to their periodontal health, suggesting that fear of periodontal therapy did not influence visit patterns. These data also showed that dental care visit disparities existed for all adults with diabetes, not just women. Future research should investigate whether factors that are indirectly related to diabetes status, such as competing costs, attitudes, and knowledge, are influencing dental care visit patterns among dentate adults with diabetes. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - June 24, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Mark D. Macek, Scott L. Tomar Source Type: journals

Primary Language Spoken at Home and Children's Dental Service Utilization in the United StatesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Children that did not speak English at home were less likely to receive preventive or routine dental care. However, after adjusting for other socio-economic factors, our study suggests that language barriers may not play as pronounced a role in the receipt of dental care as that documented for medical services. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - June 21, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Matthew Noyce, Aniko Szabo, Nicholas M. Pajewski, Scott Jackson, T. Gerard Bradley, Christopher Okunseri Source Type: journals

Fluoride Ingestion Is Related to Fluid Consumption PatternsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Our results raise concerns that some children are ingesting significantly more fluoride than others depending on sociodemographic factors and fluid consumption patterns. Additional research is warranted to investigate the variation in the amounts of fluoride ingestion by these factors and its impact on fluorosis prevalence in different population groups. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - June 15, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Woosung Sohn, Hiejin Noh, Brian A. Burt Source Type: journals

Lack of Oral Care Policies in Toronto DaycaresEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Many daycares do not have a policy regarding oral hygiene. A policy that encourages and provides guidance on safe tooth-brushing procedures is needed and may improve the oral health of preschool children. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - May 13, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Elena Gartsbein, Herenia P. Lawrence, James L. Leake, Hazel Stewart, Gajanan Kulkarni Source Type: journals

The Effect of Functional Dentition on Healthy Eating Index Scores and Nutrient Intakes in a Nationally Representative Sample of Older AdultsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Having a functional dentition did not contribute substantially to higher HEI scores or nutrient intakes in this nationally representative sample of older adults. However, older men and women with no teeth or those who wear dentures consumed fewer servings of fruits and vegetables, especially those rich in carotenes and vitamin C, than those with teeth. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - May 13, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: R. Bethene Ervin, Bruce A. Dye Source Type: journals

Relationships Between Caregivers' Responses to Oral Health Screening Questions and Early Childhood CariesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Caregivers' reported loss of teeth due to caries was significantly associated with caries development in their children in both samples, and may be a useful means for early identification of children at high risk. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - May 13, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Christopher R. Roberts, John J. Warren, Karin Weber-Gasparoni Source Type: journals

A Health Education Program for Brazilian Public Schoolchildren: The Effects on Dental Health Practice and Oral Health AwarenessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Contextualized educational activities in the school routine had positive effects on oral hygiene and the level of information about oral health, although the more informed individuals did not always practice better oral hygiene. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - May 13, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Irlane Alves de Farias, Georgia Costa de Araújo Souza, Maria Ângela Fernandes Ferreira Source Type: journals

Effect of Tobacco Smoke on the Oral Health of US Women of Childbearing AgeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Dental caries and periodontitis were prevalent among certain subgroups of women of reproductive age. Smoking was found to be a significant risk indicator for various negative oral health outcomes. Barriers to accessing to dental care that were manifested by untreated caries among Black women, mothers, and Medicaid beneficiaries must be better understood. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - May 13, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Hiroko Iida, Jayanth V. Kumar, Dorota T. Kopycka-Kedzierawski, Ronald J. Billings Source Type: journals

Dental Providers' Attitudes Regarding the Application of Fluoride Varnish by Pediatric Health Care ProvidersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Half of dental professionals felt that it was appropriate for medical providers to apply fluoride varnish; pediatric dental professionals were less supportive. A few dental practice characteristics were associated with acceptance of the use of fluoride varnish by medical care providers: targeting messages to dental hygienists and those with practices in mixed rural-urban areas may be a useful approach to garner greater support for this medical/dental partnership. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - May 13, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Nancy L. Swigonski, Karen M. Yoder, Gerardo Maupome, Susan Ofner Source Type: journals

Association Between Periodontal Disease and Metabolic SyndromeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Our findings suggest an association between periodontal disease and metabolic syndrome in Japanese workers between the ages of 20 and 60 years. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - May 13, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Toyoko Morita, Yoko Ogawa, Koji Takada, Norihide Nishinoue, Yoshiyuki Sasaki, Masafumi Motohashi, Masao Maeno Source Type: journals

Association Between Socioeconomic Factors and Dental Erosion in Brazilian SchoolchildrenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The data suggest a high prevalence of dental erosion across this age span. Dental erosion seems to occur most often in primary dentition of boys who attended private schools and whose mothers have a high educational status. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - May 13, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Dayane Franco Mangueira, Fábio Correia Sampaio, Andressa Feitosa Oliveira Source Type: journals

Complete Edentulism Prior to the Age of 65 Years is Associated with All-Cause MortalityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Purpose: We examine the relationship between complete edentulism prior to the age of 65 years and all-cause mortality after adjustment for socioeconomic characteristics. Methods: Using data from 41,000 adult participants in the 1986 National Health Interview Survey, with mortality follow-up data on each cohort member through December 31, 2002 (16 years follow-up), we estimated the relative odds of all-cause mortality among adults (age [ge]18 years) with complete edentulism prior to the age of 65 years compared with that among those without the condition. Multivariable-adjusted logistic regression analyses were repeated for...
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - May 13, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: David W. Brown Source Type: journals

Oral Health Self-Care Behaviors of Rural Older AdultsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The major factor leading to the use of self-care behaviors is need. Although oral pain does increase the use of self-care behaviors, so do bleeding gums and dry mouth. Research and practice should address self-care behaviors used for oral health problems in addition to pain. Investigators should expand analysis of dental self-care behavior and the relationship of self-care behavior to the use of professional services. Further research also should explore the use of complementary therapies in dental self-care. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - April 7, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Thomas A. Arcury, Ronny A. Bell, Andrea M. Anderson, Haiying Chen, Margaret R. Savoca, Teresa Kohrman, Sara A. Quandt Source Type: journals

Relationship Between Periodontal Status and HbA1c in NondiabeticsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: There was a significant relationship between periodontal status and HbA1c levels in nondiabetics. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - March 31, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Hideaki Hayashida, Koji Kawasaki, Atsutoshi Yoshimura, Masayasu Kitamura, Reiko Furugen, Mio Nakazato, Noboru Takamura, Yoshitaka Hara, Takahiro Maeda, Toshiyuki Saito Source Type: journals

Caregiver Acceptability and Preferences for Early Childhood Caries Preventive Treatments for Hispanic ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: All five treatments were highly acceptable, however, when choosing among treatments overall, fluoride varnish and toothbrushing were favored over other treatments. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - March 31, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Sally H. Adams, Susan Hyde, Stuart A. Gansky Source Type: journals

Evaluation of Pacific Islands Early Childhood Caries Prevention Project: Republic of the Marshall IslandsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Evaluation confirms the outcome of a program including both in-school twice-daily toothbrushing with fluoridated toothpaste and frequent applications of fluoride varnish. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - March 31, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Peter Milgrom, Ohnmar K. Tut Source Type: journals

Adjunctive Chemotherapeutic Suppression of Mutans Streptococci in the Setting of Severe Early Childhood Caries: An Exploratory StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: PI coupled with dental surgery has a significant suppressive effect on salivary MS levels in the setting of S-ECC for at least 90 days. These data strongly suggest that treatment with PI may be an important adjunct to dental surgery for S-ECC. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - March 31, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Robert J. Berkowitz, Hyun Koo, Michael P. McDermott, Mary Therese Whelehan, Patricia Ragusa, Dorota T. Kopycka-Kedzierawski, Jeffrey M. Karp, Ronald Billings Source Type: journals

Oral Mucosal Conditions in Chronic Hepatitis C Brazilian Patients: A Cross-Sectional StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The prevalence of patients with chronic hepatitis C presenting oral mucosal conditions was 96.3 percent. Despite this high prevalence, only the association between oral lichen planus and hepatitis C showed statistical significance. Considering that HCV infection may be associated with extrahepatic disorders, such as oral manifestations, efforts should be made to clarify the possible relation between oral conditions and HCV infection. This may be helpful in the earlier diagnosis of the infection mainly in asymptomatic patients. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - March 31, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Soraya de Mattos Camargo Grossmann, Rosângela Teixeira, Maria Cássia Ferreira de Aguiar, Mariela Dutra Gontijo de Moura, Maria Auxiliadora Vieira do Carmo Source Type: journals

Comparison of the Generic and Condition-Specific Forms of the Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (OIDP) IndexEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Although generic and condition-specific OIDP forms were able to discriminate adolescents with normative need for orthodontic treatment from those without such a need, CS-OIDP attributed to malocclusion had better ability to distinguish between groups. Further studies are needed to compare discriminative ability of both OIDP forms between groups with different levels of other oral conditions. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - March 31, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Eduardo Bernabé, Cesar M. de Oliveira, Aubrey Sheiham, Georgios Tsakos Source Type: journals

Assessing Levels of Agreement between Two Commonly Used Oral Health-Related Quality of Life MeasuresEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: There was a moderate level of agreement between OHIP14 and OIDP, which may be partly due to the fact that both OHRQoL measures assess different levels of oral impacts on quality of life in addition to having different scoring systems. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - January 16, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Eduardo Bernabé, Cesar M. de Oliveira, Aubrey Sheiham, Georgios Tsakos Source Type: journals

Implementing a Tobacco Assisted Referral Program in Dental PracticesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The Assisted Referral approach was successfully integrated into routine dental care, was well received by patients, and resulted in increased patient satisfaction. Because free telephone-based tobacco counseling is now available nationwide, the approach may be a practical strategy for most dental-care settings. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - January 16, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Sally J. Little, Jack F. Hollis, Jeffrey L. Fellows, John J. Snyder, John F. Dickerson Source Type: journals

Characteristics of African-American Male Caregivers in a Study of Oral Health in Detroit – A Brief Communication1Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Findings may inform the development of effective interventions aimed at male caregivers to improve knowledge and understanding of the caries process, particularly concerning their children. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - January 16, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Susan Reisine, Kristine J. Ajrouch, Woosung Sohn, Sungwoo Lim, Amid Ismail Source Type: journals

Prevalence of Early Childhood Caries Among Very Young Urban Boston Children Compared with US ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Lower ECC prevalence among urban Boston children of immigrant parents compared with US children of immigrant parents may reflect changing immigrant composition in the United States since NHANES III or a different immigrant composition in the Boston area compared with the United States. This finding reinforces the need for further research of immigrants in order to understand cultural practices that may affect oral health. Finally, low ECC prevalence among very young children reinforces the importance of early intervention in reducing ECC. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - January 16, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Martha E. Nunn, Thomas Dietrich, Harpreet K. Singh, Michelle M. Henshaw, Nancy R. Kressin Source Type: journals