PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to collect baseline data pertaining to the oral health of Hispanics residing in Siler City, NC, a microcosm of the flourishing Latino growth found especially in the southeastern United States. METHODS A convenience sample of 158 Hispanic adults was recruited. A 41-item Spanish language survey was utilized. Questions addressed preventive oral health practi...

This information was created by the Canadian Dental Association for use by CDA member health professionals. It should not be used as a replacement for professional dental or medical advice. If you have questions about this position statement, please consult your health professional or contact the Canadian Dental Association. Preamble The Canadian Dental Association supports the appropriate use ...

BACKGROUND Access to dental services improves oral health and thereby, overall general health. For people with limited or no access to oral health care services, outreach dental services may be used to reduce oral health inequality. There is however paucity of information on the economic analysis of outreach dental services in sub Saharan Africa. OBJECTIVE To report a cost minimization analys...

PURPOSE To describe and analyse oral health of children and adolescents under two types of dental health care schemes under the Public Dental Health Service in Denmark, and to analyse possible influence of socio-economic and socio-cultural factors. METHODS Data on children's oral health status was obtained from public oral health registers and were pooled with data from questionnaires sent to...

This paper gives an overview of the provision of health care in the Republic of Serbia. It then gives details of the system for the provision of oral health care, the education of dentists and dental staff, epidemiological data, and costs. It includes details of the state (public) and private sectors of health and dental care in Serbia. Private health and oral health care is based mainly on a n...

This article examines current global oral health initiatives to underserved dental populations and assesses the level of familiarity with these initiatives among dental students. The World Health Organization (WHO)'s basic package of oral care (BPOC) is described, as well as successes and difficulties in global oral health initiatives. A survey was conducted of third-year dental students at a N...

BACKGROUND Inequalities in the utilisation of dental services in Brazil are remarkable. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of contextual and individual factors with the utilisation of dental services by Brazilian adults using the Andersen's behavioural model. METHODS Individual-level data from 27,017 adults residents in the State capitals who were interviewed in the 2013 Br...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between gingival health conditions and dental service utilization. METHODS An epidemiological survey of the oral health of 1,799 adolescents was carried out in 35 cities of the state of São Paulo, in 2002. Gingival health was assessed through the prevalence of gingival bleeding on probing and dental calculus (community periodontal index), and dental occlu...

1Assistant Professor, Oral Medicine and Radiology, A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India, 2Professor, Oral Medicine and Radiology, A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India, 3Head and Professor, Oral Medicine and Radiology, A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Raji...