OBJECTIVE To study the severity of symptoms and estimate the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in a non-referral adult Swedish population, as registered by general dental practitioners. This study also aims to evaluate the possibility of dental practitioners collecting large quantities of reliable and accurate clinical data on oral mucosal lesions. STUDY DESIGN Data from 6,448 adult Swedish ...

As dental practitioners, we must recognize that some of the materials and procedures we use to provide dental health services may present challenges to the environment. Realizing this, we can begin to take measures to minimize the production of these wastes and their potential environmental effects. This paper identifies some common wastes produced by dental offices (dental amalgam, lead, silve...

This paper introduces a series of articles examining specific dental-medical educational collaborations intended to decrease oral health disparities. The first article discusses cultural competency and its relationship to oral health disparities. The next two articles present pediatric oral health educational programs for medical practitioners, one targeting primary care practitioners and the o...

A survey of the opinions of general medical practitioners who refer patients to Bristol Dental Hospital We recently carried out a survey of general medical practitioners regarding their opinions of the service they receive for patients whom they refer to Bristol Dental School and Hospital (BDH). METHOD Anonymous questionnaires were circulated in Spring 1987 by the Family Practitioner Committee ...