AIM: The overall aim of this thesis was to examine the associations between dental anxiety, experiences of dental care, psychosocial factors and oral health among 15year-olds, and to analyse changes in the prevalence of dental anxiety over time. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The thesis was based on two cross-sectional epidemiological studies in Jönköping, Sweden. Papers I, II, and III were based on a ...

aCCordINg to data from the Behavioral riSk FacTor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a statewide health behavior survey, in 2008 and 2010, more than a quarter of Rhode Island adults aged 21–64 years are estimated to be without any dental insurance coverage (26.7%, 95% confidence interval=25.2%–28.3%). Adults with limited or no dental insurance coverage are more likely to avoid routine dental care, de...

1Research Fellow, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, São José dos Campos Dental School, São Paulo State University, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil. 2DDS, PhD student, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, São José dos Campos Dental School, São Paulo State University, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil. 3DDS, DMD, PhD student, Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Arara...

OBJECTIVE To find out the reasons for use and non-use of dental services among people visiting a dental college hospital in India. METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on 180 people, aged 15-65 years visiting the outpatient department of a dental college hospital in India. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data about the history of dental visits and ...

INTRODUCTION The patient's record maintains all the diagnostic information with regards to patients and contains valuable information that can be beneficial to the dentist as well as legal authorities during forensic human identification. AIM Objective of the study was to compare dental records with an ideal dental record form, as well as to compare between dental records of private clinics a...

1 DDS, MS, Graduate student; Department of Restorative Dentistry, Dental Materials Division, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas, Brazil 2 DDS, MS, Graduate student, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Ribeirão Preto Dental School, University of São Paulo, Brazil 3 DDS, MS, Professor, Department of Dental Materials and Restorative Dentistry, Dental School, University of Uber...

With issues such as shrinking revenue, access to care, faculty workloads, and graying faculty, dental schools are faced with difficult challenges that fall to dental school deans to manage. Do dental school deans have the organizational skill sets and ethical frameworks necessary to address the challenges now facing dental schools? The purpose of this article is to pose questions and suggestion...

PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS Dental personnel including dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants have been reported as having a high prevalence of upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders, including carpal tunnel syndrome. Previous research has not involved dental assistant students at the onset of dental training. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the presence of median an...

Background: Fear of dental care prevents dental cleaning behavior and increases the prevalence of dental caries. This study was conducted to determine the effect of Trans-Theoretical Model constructs and fear of dental care on the dental cleaning behavior of students. <span style="font-family...

Thailand is geographically located in southeast Asia and its population is 63 million. Little has been published on dental education in Thailand. This paper provides information about Thailand regarding its dental history, dental school system including curriculum and dental licensure. There are eight public and one private dental school in Thailand. A six-year dental education leads to the DDS...