Early childhood caries (ECC) in the primary dentition of preschoolers remains high. Young children have limited access to oral healthcare, and oral health education (OHE) measures can be a valuable tool to prevent caries in this population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of an early educational intervention on ECC prevention. The study group (SG) comprised 271 children aged 0-...

OBJECTIVE Current practice in Australia is to avoid discussing suicide or suicidal ideation directly with students in school suicide prevention programs. This paper examines why there is a strong argument to question this approach in the context of a continuing unacceptable rate of youth suicide in this country. METHODS A review of the literature that informs the debate was conducted. Using a...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of oral communication about the risks of facial cosmetic procedures compared with oral and written communication. DESIGN A prospective randomized study conducted in an ambulatory surgery center. One hundred twenty consecutive patients were included; they presented for consultation for rhinoplasty, rhytidectomy, or laser resurfacing. Patients were random...

"WE have to deal here with a sort of men not of Academical, but Mechanick education; who being either actually engaged in the late Rebellion, or bred up in some mean and contemptible trades were never taught the duty they owe to God or their Sovereign, to their Native Country or the Laws therof" thus wrote Charles Goodall, the energetic defender of the rights of the London College of Physicians...

Warfarin is a critical medication that is broadly used for the treatment and prevention ofthromboembolic disorders. Due to warfarin’s narrow therapeutic index, it is crucial that patientsfollow an appropriate dosage regimen. Patient knowledge is one of the most important factorsto safe and effective use of warfarin. Due to the obvious risks of anticoagulants administration,<br...

monarchist after the Restoration. He has been called an "unlovely conservative", possessed of "a genuine fear of change". Jacob's strategy here decodes apparently innocent texts (such as Stubbe's book on chocolate, The Indian nectar (1662)), or apparently conservative texts (such as those written against the Royal Society) as covering a motivated and sustained programme of radical vitalism and ...

S.N. Behrman’s Rain from Heaven premiered on Broadway Christmas Eve, 1934. In the play, Hugo Willens, a refugee Nazi Germany, describes pamphlet he had written in Germany that led to his exile: satirical narrates extermination of all Jews but one. Tracking wide reading, which recorded diaries, shows anticipation genocide was widely shared by writers public sphere belonged. Behrman intended stor...

A descriptive study was conducted to assess the knowledge regarding Gestational Diabetes Mellitus among antenatal women attending O.P.D. in a selected hospital of Delhi with view disseminate information through pamphlets. sample 100 women, using purposive sampling technique. structured questionnaire administered Mellitus. The data analysis and interpretation done inferential statistics. Most AN...