conclusions child dental neglect has many long-term impacts. the main professionals who are responsible for identification, intervention and treatment of child dental neglect are dental practitioners. however, other professionals cannot ignore this task. finally, child dental neglect, despite its derivative outcomes, may be a presentation of a broader maltreatment. results distinguishing the di...

statement of the problem oral health education may play an important role in the prevention of oral complications of diabetes mellitus. different methods have been used to present these educations purpose this study investigated the efficacy of oral health education package to increase knowledge of diabetic patients about oral health in iran. materials and methods in this experimental study, 37...

A symposium on Access and Care: Towards a National Oral Health Strategy was held May 13-15, 2004, in Toronto. The symposium's objectives were to develop key recommendations for a national oral health policy, and to identify knowledge, service and funding gaps in oral health. Dr. Dushanka Kleinman was the keynote speaker. A summary report of the symposium and selected presentations are available...

Abstract Tooth decay and gum disease are two of the most common chronic health conditions in United States, reversible preventable, impact approximately 68% older adults nationwide (CDC, 2021; World Health Organization, 2020). While Affordable Care Act added provisions to prevention services, oral coverage was only included for children, leaving many without (Nasseh & Vujicic, 2017). The re...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Effective and acceptable preventive dental services are hard to achieve in conjunction with treatment services. The Oral Health Office of Fars Province in Iran established the Oral Health Park in a deprived part of the city of Shiraz to attract families and school children to receive preventive services. No other treatment was provided in the setting. The aim of this study w...

BACKGROUND Tobacco industry interference has been identified as the greatest obstacle to the implementation of evidence-based measures to reduce tobacco use. Understanding and addressing industry interference in public health policy-making is therefore crucial. Existing conceptualisations of corporate political activity (CPA) are embedded in a business perspective and do not attend to CPA's soc...

This text systematizes available knowledge about the main dental health policies in Brazil in regards to their current degree of implementation and their impact on health inequalities. Although the fluoridation of publicly distributed water is legally mandated in Brazil, its implementation has been subject to marked regional inequalities. Data are presented about the extent of implementation fo...

Oral health promotion effectiveness reviews have identified the need to improve the quality of the evaluation of interventions. A project was undertaken to identify and assess the quality of available outcome measures. This paper describes the methodology adopted and highlights the need for further development of oral health promotion outcome measures. Initially a thorough and comprehensive sea...

background: statistics of alcohol use iran was investigated in the beginning of 2010 in mental, social health and addiction department of ministry of health. the findings showed that the alcohol use, especially in young people, is notable. hence a strategic plan or a policy document in alcohol use was needed to explain the main vision also provide countrywide strategies for all related domains ...