OBJECTIVE To understand the establishment of bond in the construction of autonomy of the subjects who generate the practices of oral health in the Family Health Program. METHODOLOGICAL PROCEDURES A critical reflexive approach was undertaken in this qualitative study carried out in Alagoinhas (Northeastern Brazil). ANALYSIS OF RESULTS Interviewees taken care of by the oral health team of the...

Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is the most chronic childhood disease and more predominant in low-income and underserved children. Although easily transmitted, ECC is entirely preventable. Dr. Ramos-Gomez and his team at the University of California, Los Angeles put together an interprofessional curriculum where both medical and dental knowledge and practice is integrated to prepare dentists and p...

Background Oral health of elderly people plays a major role in their overall health and quality of life, and is an integral part of personal care. Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of implementing the oral health care program (OHCP) on oral health status of elderly people resident in nursing homes. Materials and Methods This quasi-experimental study was carried out using ...

We evaluated the Oral Physician Program, a dental residency sponsored by Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and the Cambridge Health Alliance that offers an innovative model for training dentists to provide limited primary care. The didactic and clinical experiences increased residents' medical knowledge and interviewing skills, and faculty assessments supported their ro...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to implement and evaluate the effect of an early childhood oral health education program given to physician residents at Columbia University Medical Center, New York City. It was hypothesized that a short training program in infant oral health would improve the oral health knowledge base of these future physicians and promote the age 1 dental visit. METH...

OBJECTIVE This study evaluates the effectiveness of a multi-component oral health intervention in preschool children in a non-randomized intervention study with a complementary baseline control. METHODS Participants in the main study were 2137 children born between October 2003 and July 2004 in Flanders, Belgium. In the intervention group (50.5% of participants), an oral health education prog...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the interference of age in the entrance into a public dental care program for infants as well as family behavioral aspects about tooth decay experience in children 0 to 4 years old. METHODS Cross-sectional study involving 465 children who were divided into 3 groups: infants whose mothers joined the program during pregnancy (n=50); infants enrolled in the program during th...

The state of New Hampshire created a pilot project to integrate preventive oral health care for low-income women and children through local sites of the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program. This profile details New Hampshire’s experiences and offers considerations for state agencies, federal policymakers, and other interested stakeholders to explore alternative channels for reaching low-i...