In order to improve both the oral and systemic health of their patients, dental hygienists are always searching for approaches that will motivate individuals to not only change risk-related behaviors, but also implement preventive habits. Traditionally, dental hygienists and dentists have used educational strategies to advise, encourage, and persuade individuals to change behaviors that adverse...

Current recommendations for periodontal health maintenance emphasize toothbrushing, flossing and periodic dental checkups. The purposes of this study were to examine (1) the effects of these practices on periodontal health and (2) the relationships of demographic and socioeconomic variables with these behaviors and with periodontal health. Adults (n = 319) in the Detroit, Michigan tri-county ar...

Screening tests have been developed for many diseases—the presence of cancer, especially—but are diff erentially utilized among racial/ ethnic groups. In addition to standard medical screening techniques, some patients opt to use Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) for prevention and treatment. The purpose of the current study is to examine racial/ethnic disparities in primary and seco...

UNLABELLED Little is known about lifestyle choices and preventive healthcare seeking behaviors among resident physicians. Residents function under unusual working conditions requiring extensive duty hours. This may significantly affect attentiveness to personal health and wellness. In this study, we surveyed residents across multiple training programs to compare lifestyle choices and access to ...

This study proposes to rethink malaria economic analysis by combining economic epidemiology tools with the poverty trap literature. The endogeneity of malaria with respect to households and individuals socioeconomic characteristics and choices remains a particularly relevant and unresolved issue. In spite of massive efforts to generalize efficient prevention (such as ITNs), malaria remains prev...