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This section aims to publish research on the costs, policies and regulations affecting dental care, the effectiveness of oral health promotion, the experience of vulnerable groups and the psychological aspects of dental care (e.g. dental fear)
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Competence profiles are purposed to provide a blueprint in support to develop and/or benchmark the learning outcomes of undergraduate dental curricula. This study aims to investigate whether a competence profi...
BMC Oral Health 2017 17:109
Published on: 11 July 2017
Research article
Dental professionals are uniquely positioned to discourage smoking among their patients. However, little is known about the role of cultural background and attitudes towards smoking in the education of these p...
BMC Oral Health 2017 17:106
Published on: 11 July 2017
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Collaboration between dental practitioners and non-dental primary care providers has the potential to improve oral health care for people in rural and remote communities, where access to oral health services i...
BMC Oral Health 2017 17:99
Published on: 19 June 2017
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We describe development of the Early Childhood Caries (ECC) Basic Research Factors Questionnaire (BRFQ), a battery of measures assessing common potential predictors, mediators, and moderators of ECC. Individua...
BMC Oral Health 2017 17:83
Published on: 19 May 2017
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Dental fear accounts for 41% of the non-habitual dental attendance such as visiting only when in pain among adult Finns. Dentists should be able to recognize patients in risk for irregular attendance due to de...
BMC Oral Health 2017 17:85
Published on: 19 May 2017
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Migrants in many European countries including Germany tend to utilize preventive measures less frequently than the majority population. Little is known about the dental health of migrants as well as about thei...
BMC Oral Health 2017 17:84
Published on: 19 May 2017
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The oral hygiene of patients with a mental illness is an important concern in psychiatric care, and it is necessary to increase the level of self-care among these patients. In this study, we administered an or...
BMC Oral Health 2017 17:81
Published on: 27 April 2017
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The current public health research agenda was to identify the means to reduce oral health inequalities internationally. The objectives of this study were to provide evidence of inequality in unmet dental needs...
BMC Oral Health 2017 17:80
Published on: 26 April 2017
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During the 2000s, two major legislative reforms concerning oral health care have been implemented in Finland. One entitled the whole population to subsidized care and the other regulated the timeframes of acce...
BMC Oral Health 2017 17:78
Published on: 24 April 2017
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The rapid aging of the European population and the subsequent increase in the oral care needs in older adults necessitates adequate training of dental professionals in Gerodontology (Geriatric Dentistry). This...
BMC Oral Health 2017 17:71
Published on: 28 March 2017
Research article
Oral cancer is a preventable disease. Its occurrence is mostly due to lifestyle. In Sudan, the use of smokeless tobacco (Toombak) has long been linked to oral cancer. Knowledge of the signs and symptoms of ora...
BMC Oral Health 2017 17:69
Published on: 23 March 2017
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Using community-based participatory research, the Health Protection Model was used to understand the cultural experiences, attitudes, knowledge and behaviors surrounding caries etiology, its prevention and bar...
BMC Oral Health 2017 17:61
Published on: 2 March 2017
Research article
Mobile and trailer home (MTHs) residents are an understudied group. In this study we determined the cigarette smoking status, dental visits in the past 12 months, and receipt of tobacco counseling in adolescen...
BMC Oral Health 2016 16:121
Published on: 11 November 2016
Research article
There were some debates about the water fluoridation program in South Korea, even if the program had generally substantial effectiveness. Because the out-of-pocket expenditures for dental care were higher in S...
BMC Oral Health 2016 16:119
Published on: 8 November 2016
Research article
Dental insurance coverage has recently expanded in Korea. The number of patients diagnosed with periodontal disease (PD), and the actual number of periodontally compromised patients has increased. However, few...
BMC Oral Health 2016 16:118
Published on: 5 November 2016
Debate
Tooth wear is considered an increasing oral health problem. Due to its multifactorial nature, recognizing and diagnosing of tooth wear is difficult but nevertheless important. Over the years, a wide variety of...
BMC Oral Health 2016 16:115
Published on: 3 November 2016
Research article
A complaint from a patient can have a serious impact on the well-being of dentists. Little is known, however, about the nature and the extent of this impact.
BMC Oral Health 2016 16:104
Published on: 29 September 2016
Research article
To determine the factors associated with child care center directors’ (CCCDs) intention to implement oral health promotion practices (OHPPs) in licensed childcare centers (CCCs) within the next year, and their...
BMC Oral Health 2016 16:100
Published on: 22 September 2016
Research article
Oral health is an important component of daily functioning and well-being. A comprehensive patient-reported oral health measure is needed to gauge the impact of oral health status on children and adolescents. ...
BMC Oral Health 2016 16:95
Published on: 15 September 2016
Research article
The current investigation examined the determinants of oral health experiences associated with dentine hypersensitivity using prospective diary methodology.
BMC Oral Health 2016 16:97
Published on: 15 September 2016
