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Monthly Archives: February 2010
The impact of dental services on quality of life (Australian Postgraduate Award Scholarship)
This study aims to find what dental services improve health related quality of life. The study will utilise the National Survey of Adult Oral Health (NSAOH) Tasmanian component, and a questionnaire after 12 months.
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Monitoring population periodontal disease in health interview surveys
Professor Slade serves on an expert panel convened by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop methods for monitoring periodontal health in the US population through the US Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. CDC has contracted ARCPOH to evaluate validity of six telephone interview questions through the 2004/06 National Survey of […]
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Northern Aged Care Dental Project
The aim of this project is to evaluate an oral health screening and referral program that is being integrated into the existing Adelaide Aged Care Assessment Team (AACAT) and Metropolitan Domiciliary Care SA (MDC) assessments of elderly people living in the community. This program is being administered by SA Dental Service (SADS). ARCPOH researchers (Spencer, […]
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Better Oral Health in Residential care
This project aims to develop an evidence‑based, best practice model to promote better oral health within the Australian residential aged care sector. General Medical Practitioners (GPs), Registered Nurses (RNs) or other carers will implement the successful Oral Health Assessment Tool Kit for GPs in six participating residential care homes across three States. A comprehensive communication […]
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Caries risk testing (NHMRC – SRDC)
This study is investigating the use of a saliva-based caries-risk test among children in the school dental service in Adelaide. Baseline and follow-up data on caries experience will be collected from school dental service records and used in conjunction with caries-risk status from the saliva-based test and sociodemographic and dental behaviour variables collected using a […]
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Dental Practice Education Research
The Dental Practice Education Research Unit aims to advance community oral health through dissemination of information available on the prevention, control and management of oral diseases to dental service providers by implementing accessible, appropriate and effective distance continuing professional education programs. This involves the development, testing, implementation and evaluation of comprehensive and integrated approaches to […]
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Health promotion and early childhood caries
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of an individualised dental health education program for the parents of infants, starting with pregnant women, using a randomised control trial. Principle Investigators: Spencer AJ, Plutzer K Supported: Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation of SA (2001-2002)
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Development of treatment choice factors over time (ADRF)
The design of this project involves a longitudinal follow-up of a cohort of dentists who were sampled in 1997–98. Dentists will be surveyed using a mailed self-complete questionnaire to assess treatment choice factors and record basic descriptive data on the dentist and practice. The aims of the project are to describe the factors influencing choice […]
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SA Dental Service Aged Care Project
The aims of this project are to evaluate the impact of a program in which dental care needs of people aged 75+ years are assessed by medical personnel of the integrated oral health items within the Enhanced Primary Care Assessment. People identified through screening are referred for general dental care at the SA Dental Service’s […]
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Job satisfaction survey of the oral health labour force in Australia (ADRF)
This project aims to measure job satisfaction among clinical dentists in Australia so as to identify issues that may influence recruitment and retention of dentists in active clinical practice. Measures of job satisfaction among dentists may help to ameliorate issues impacting on recruitment and retention of dentists in active clinical practice since job satisfaction may […]
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