The Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center (PAETC) developed and tested over time a curriculum to meet the changed HIV/AIDS-related needs of dental health professionals. The objective of this study was to evaluate the HIV-related knowledge, attitudes/beliefs, and behaviors among the participants of a CE training course based on this curriculum, both before and six weeks after the completion...

This project was conducted to identify student preferences for e-teaching and learning. An online Student Preferences for Learning with E-Technology Survey was developed to assess computer experiences, the use and effectiveness of e-resources, preferences for various environments, need for standardization, and preferred modes of communication. The survey was administered in May 2008 to all dent...

BACKGROUND We describe and evaluate efforts to improve the follow-up care of patients with abnormal Papanicolaou test results at an academic family practice center at Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh. METHODS From 1994 to 1996, 1796 patients received Papanicolaou testing; 147 (8 percent) of the smears had abnormal findings--16 percent had atypia, 83 percent had dysplasia, and 1 percent had ca...

BACKGROUND Lymphatic malformation of the tongue and floor of the mouth is associated with chronic airway problems, recurrent infection, and functional issues related to speech, oral hygiene, and malocclusion. There are no accepted anatomic guidelines or treatment protocols. METHODS This retrospective review focused on anatomic extent, treatment, complications, and airway management in 31 pati...

This paper presents projections of national health expenditures by type of expenditure and source of funds for 1981, 1985, and 1990. Rapid growth in national health expenditures is projected to continue through 1990. National health expenditures increased 400 percent between 1965 and 1979, reaching $212 billion in 1979. As a proportion of the Gross National Product (GNP), health expenditures ro...

This stratified, national telephone survey of fifty-one managed care organizations concerns the perspectives of managed care pharmacy directors on pharmacoeconomics, disease management, and the roles of the pharmaceutical industry and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Respondents rated clinical effectiveness assessments as most useful, cost-effectiveness assessments second, and quality-of...

Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) Access to Care data indicate a five-percentage-point decline in the share of Medicare beneficiaries having Medigap coverage between 1996 and 1999; this was matched by a commensurate rise in the share enrolled in Medicare HMOs, contributing to an increase in the percentage with drug coverage. During this period, high-income beneficiaries, and to a lesse...