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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Opening of the Dental Simulation Clinic & Launch of the Dental Research and Education Fund
Constructed at a cost of $6 million this state of the art facility enables students to practise real-world patient care procedures in a technologically integrated environment. The Dental Research and Education Fund (DREF) replaces the former South Australian Foundation for Dental Education and Research (SAFDER) and has been established by the University of Adelaide to […]
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Job characteristics and the subjective oral health of Australian workers
The way in which work is structured and organised is associated with the health and well-being of workers. OBJECTIVES: To examine the associations between hours worked, job security, skill maintenance and work and home interference and subjective oral health; and to compare findings for different occupational groups. METHODS: Data were collected in 1999 from a […]
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Social inequality in perceived oral health among adults in Australia
OBJECTIVE: To establish population estimates of self-assessed tooth loss and subjective oral health and describe the social distribution of these measures among dentate adults in Australia. METHODS: Self-report data were obtained from a nationally representative sample of 3,678 adults aged 18-91 years who participated in the 1999 National Dental Telephone Interview Survey and completed a […]
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The impact of third molar symptoms, pain, and swelling on oral health-related quality of life
PURPOSE: This study was designed to assess the impact of “pain and swelling” associated with third molars on patients’ quality of life before surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The data for these analyses were obtained from a larger ongoing study designed to examine the surgical and medical management of problems associated with third molars. Data from […]
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How do age and tooth loss affect oral health impacts and quality of life? A study comparing two national samples
Age and loss of teeth can be expected to have a complex relationship with oral health-related quality of life. This study aimed to explain how age and tooth loss affect the impact of oral health on daily living using the short form, 14-item Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) on national population samples of dentate adults […]
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Incidence of periodontal attachment loss over 5 years among older South Australians
OBJECTIVES: This study described the 5-year incidence of periodontal attachment loss (ALOSS) among older Australians. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Clinical examination data were obtained at baseline and 5 years from participants in a cohort study of South Australians aged 60+. Periodontal measurements (gingival recession, GR; probing depth, PD) were made for each tooth at 3 sites. […]
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Service provision trends among Australian private general dental practitioners: 1983/84 to 1998/99
AIM: To investigate time trends in service provision. DESIGN: Four cross-sectional surveys across a 15-year period. SETTING: Australian private general practice. PARTICIPANTS: A random sample of dentists. METHODS: Dentists were surveyed by mailed questionnaire in 1983, 1988, 1993 and 1998 (response rates 71%-75%). Data were weighted to provide representative estimates for the age by sex […]
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Restorative service trends in private general practice in Australia: 1983-1999
Objectives. Restorative services are a major component of the annual workload of a dentist, but are undergoing a period of change as population oral health continues to improve and restorative materials and techniques are developed. The aim of this study was to examine trends in the provision of restorative services over a 15-year period spanning […]
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Provision of diagnostic and preventive services in general dental practice
OBJECTIVE: Diagnosis and prevention are among the most frequently provided services in Australian private general dental practice, and have increased over recent times. The aims of this study were to examine the provision of examinations, radiographs, prophylaxis and topical fluoride, and to assess whether these services varied by patient, visit and oral health characteristics. BASIC […]
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Oral diseases and conditions in community-living older adults with and without dementia
This study compared the prevalence and experiences of oral diseases and conditions, as well as tooth loss and retained root status, in community-dwelling older adults with and without dementia. Dental examinations were conducted at baseline and at one-year for randomly selected samples of 116 dentate community-living older adults with dementia and a comparable group of […]
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