Comparison of oral health index between adequate and inadequate dental care following preventive scaling

Dentists and Preventive Oral Health Care

Preventive oral health services in dental practices of Hungary

Objectives. To examine the frequency of oral health screening examinations on children and adults in the years 2000-2002, to assess correlations with the population/dentist ratio, and to determine possible correlations with oral disease data according to different regions in Hungary. Data collection and methods. Data of screening examinations of dentists -working with the National Health Insura...

Comparison of periodontal health status and oral health behavior between Japanese and Chinese dental students.

A survey was carried out to compare periodontal health status and oral health behavior between Japanese and Chinese dental students. Subjects consisted of 118 students at Nihon University School of Dentistry and 92 students at the school of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University. Saliva occult blood test was performed to classify whether subjects may have periodontal disease. Further questionn...

Readability of pediatric health materials for preventive dental care

BACKGROUND This study examined the content and general readability of pediatric oral health education materials for parents of young children. METHODS Twenty-seven pediatric oral health pamphlets or brochures from commercial, government, industry, and private nonprofit sources were analyzed for general readability ("usability") according to several parameters: readability, (Flesch-Kincaid gra...

A comparison of oral health status and need for dental care between abused/neglected children and nonabused/non-neglected children.

This paper compares oral health status and presence of untreated, decayed permanent teeth in abused/neglected children with nonabused/non-neglected controls. The sample comprised 903 children between 5 and 13 years old; 30 were confirmed cases of child abuse and 873 served as controls. Their oral health status was assessed by two calibrated dentists using the DMFS index. Presence of untreated, ...