OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of a community oral health awareness program given to mothers through trained community level workers (Junior Public Health Nurses (JPHNs) and Anganwadi workers (AWWs). METHODS Oral health education materials were prepared based on the findings of a knowledge survey among community workers and mothers of children (0-6 years) in a selected block panchaya...

background: sexual practices as an important aspect of reproductive health have many physical and psychological effects on people’s lives, there is limited evidence on such practices and their pattern among iranian women. hence we aimed to determine different types of sexual practices among 19-45 year old married iranian women. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted among 200 married...

Brookdale Hospital and Medical Center's Prenatal Care Assistance Program (PCAP) provides oral health education and treatment to expectant mothers from a minority, impoverished, high-risk population. A chart review examined dental records for 42 children of mothers who took PCAP training versus 49 children of mothers who did not. At age 2, the children of PCAP mothers had fewer dental caries, le...

BACKGROUND To compare the oral microflora in preschool children attending a fluoride varnish program with a reference group receiving a standard oral health program without fluoride varnish applications. A second aim was to relate the microbial composition to the caries prevalence. METHODS Five hundred seven 3-year-old children were enrolled from a cohort of 3403 preschool children taking par...

Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States. Robert G Hale, DDS, Chief and Program Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Michael Gliddon, DDS, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon; Mark Ericson, BSc, DDS, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. Correspondence: Captain Barry Reed, 8th Combat Service Support Battalion, Newcastle, NSW 2289. [email protected] ADF Health ISSN: 1443-1033 ...

The aim of this study was to analyze the implementation of oral health care in the Family Health Strategy in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil, 2002 until 2005. It was observed aspects regarding the expansion of the teams, the percentage of population covered and the rise in the quantitative of oral primary procedures. It was a descriptive and quantitative study, focusing on the 185 cities includ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of the Baby's Mouth early dental care prevention and promotion program in preventing oral diseases (caries, gingivitis, or malocclusions) in children attended since 2010. METHODS This was a cross-sectional and cohort study that assessed 252 children between 36 and 60 months of age in both sexes. The children were divided into three groups: G1: effective partic...

Interprofessional collaboration has become a critical component of accreditation standards in dentistry and medicine. This article reports on implementation in an academic setting of a prenatal oral health program (pOHP) that addresses coordinated care, accreditation standards, and new clinical practice guidelines. The pOHP is an educational intervention for third-year medical students, residen...