conclusions the dental health status of hiv-positive patients in this region was almost inappropriate. most social, behavioral, and medical factors had no influence on dental health; only a correlation between dental health, age, and duration of hiv involvement was observed. results the mean value of dmft index was 11.87 ± 8.08, where the mean values of decayed and missing teeth were 8.42 ± 5.4...

The aim of this study was to compare differences in oral health behavior between dental students and dental technology/dental hygiene students in Jordan. One hundred and five dental students and seventy-eight dental technology/dental hygiene students were recruited into this study. All subjects were recruited from the students who were receiving training at the clinics and laboratories that bel...

BACKGROUND People with poor OHL have the highest level of oral diseases and the worst oral treatment results. The main aim of the present study was to investigate the degree of knowledge of the role of the dental hygienist in patients who go to a public dental facility for the first time. MATERIAL AND METHODS A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to the patients with the "face-to-f...

OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence of dental erosion and associated factors in preschool children in Guangxi and Hubei provinces of China. METHODS Dental examinations were carried out on 1949 children aged 3-5 years. Measurement of erosion was confined to primary maxillary incisors. The erosion index used was based upon the 1993 UK National Survey of Children's Dental Health. The children's...

O country has the distinction of being the second most populous countries in the world and it will not be too long to be the numero uno. As has been estimated by the WHO and similar statistical data which has been reported in the literature, we have a very high prevalence of periodontal diseases amongst the masses which in fact has been figured out to be greater than the dental caries. This pos...

The South African National Department of Health (NDoH) released a report in March 2020: “2030 Human Resources for (HRH) Strategy: Investing the Workforce Universal Coverage”. This report, has implications training dental personnel and planning services Africa(SA). aim was to summarise critique HRH strategic document with reference dentistry. an independent review included recommendations SA. em...