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The role of location in indigenous and non-indigenous child oral health
OBJECTIVE: To examine the role of location in Indigenous and non-indigenous child oral health in three Australian states and territories. The association of Indigenous status and residential location with caries prevalence, severity and unmet treatment need was examined. METHODS: Data were collected as part of a national monitoring survey of 4-14-year-old children enrolled in school […]
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Dental self-care and dietary characteristics of remote-living Indigenous children
INTRODUCTION: Indigenous children in remote communities carry a disproportionate amount of the dental disease burden among Australian 4-12 year-olds. However, there have been no reports of dental service use, dental self-care or dietary characteristics among remote-living Indigenous children. This information may provide insight into behaviours linked with the high levels of dental disease observed. The […]
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Adult oral health inequalities described using area-based and household-based socioeconomic status measures
OBJECTIVES: To describe adult oral health inequalities using an area-based and household-based measure of socioeconomic status (SES). METHODS: Self-report questionnaires (seeking information on sociodemographic, oral health and oral self-care) were sent to a random sample of adults from the Dunedin South Electorate, New Zealand. Household- and area-based SES measures were collected. The main outcome measures […]
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An empirically derived population-response model of the short form of the Oral Health Impact Profile
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper was to model the consequences of dental conditions from an empirical basis and to test the model’s ability to predict response combinations. METHODS: The model was derived from responses to the short-form Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP14) obtained from a UK population sample of 5281 dentate adults. This model […]
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Evaluating the role of dental behaviour in oral health inequalities
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe differences in dental attendance and dental self-care behaviour between socioeconomic groups and to investigate the extent to which the socioeconomic gradient in oral health was explained by these behaviours. METHODS: We used data from a representative sample of adults in Australia, surveyed by telephone interview and […]
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Longitudinal comparison of factors influencing choice of dental treatment by private general practitioners
Background: Service rate variations and appropriateness of care issues have focused attention on factors that influence treatment decisions. The aims of this study were to examine what factors dentists consider in choosing alternative treatments, the stability of these factors over time and whether stability of treatment choice was related to age of dentist. Methods: Baseline […]
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Cognitive vulnerability: A model of the etiology of fear
This paper attempts to fill the partial theoretical vacuum surrounding the understanding of fear acquisition. A review of recent and contemporary theories of the etiology of fear is presented, serving as a justification for further theorizing and allowing for greater understanding of those aspects of fear that remain to be adequately explained. A new model […]
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Anangu oral health: The status of the Indigenous population of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara lands
Objective: To describe oral health in the Anangu Pitjantjatjaraku lands in South Australia and to compare with earlier surveys and national data. Design: Descriptive. Setting: Data were collected at the time of dental care service provision, according to World Health Organization protocols, at the request of the Nganampa Health Council on optical mark reader forms. […]
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Dental screening and referral of young children by pediatric primary care providers
OBJECTIVE: Several health care organizations recommend that physicians provide preventive dentistry services, including dental screening and referral. This study is the first to investigate characteristics of medical providers that influence their referral to a dentist of children who are at risk for dental disease. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was undertaken of primary care clinicians in […]
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Salivary secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor and oral candidiasis in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected persons
Oropharyngeal candidiasis, typically caused by Candida albicans, is the most common oral disease associated with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI), a 12-kDa antiprotease, suppresses the growth of C. albicans in vitro. To determine whether the mucosal protein plays a role in protecting oral tissues against fungal infection, we […]
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