Geriatric oral health issues in Germany

Introduction. Knowledge of oral health (KOH) among mothers has an important influence on their children's oral habits and routines. Lack of maternal KOH had been related to the development of early childhood caries among preschool children. Aim. To assess KOH among mothers of 1–4 year-olds. Study design. Participating mothers completed a 3-part questionnaire on general demographic information, KOH of their children, and ranking of six food items according to their cariogenic potential. Results. Most of the 285 participating mothers had an academic education. Only 47% of the mothers correctly answered seven questions on KOH. The dentist was the main source for KOH. Most of the mothers (94.39%) were aware of the need to brush their children's teeth twice daily. Most of them (72.29%) did not know the correct fluoride concentration in their child's toothpaste. They ranked salty snacks as the least cariogenic food item. Most of the mothers were not aware that snacks and sweetened drinks should be consumed during meals, and two-thirds reported tasting food from their child's spoon. Conclusion. Overall, mothers of toddlers lacked basic knowledge of oral health issues and practices to follow for the prevention of their children's caries.

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Pre-Outplacement Perceptions of Dental Students Regarding Rural Oral Health Practice and Associated Factors

Dentistry Journal ◽

10.3390/dj8010022 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 22

Author(s):

Menaka Abuzar ◽

Felicity Crombie ◽

Karin Bishara ◽

Annesley Bryan ◽

Kenneth Chan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Rural Communities ◽

Dental Students ◽

Rural Practice ◽

First Year ◽

Health Issues ◽

Job Opportunities ◽

Care Workers ◽

The Mean ◽

Motivating Factor

Rural outplacement programs have been offered by Australian universities to encourage dental students to consider rural careers. The dental curricula should be designed to provide graduates with a good understanding of oral health issues that rural oral health care workers face. Pre-outplacement perceptions of dental students on rural practice are considered imperative to review and update the outplacement programs; however, they have not been investigated in detail. An online, anonymous, voluntary survey was conducted among the first-year dental students. The responses were solicited on the level of awareness and understanding of rural oral health, intention to practice in rural locations and factors informing the appeal of rural dental practice. The mean of a seven-point Likert scale revealed that most students had some level of perceived knowledge and awareness of rural communities and oral health. Students with rural affiliation were more likely to have the intent to practise rurally after graduation (p = 0.001). For short-term rural practice, students overall expressed positive intention. Greater job opportunities were the main motivating factor, while the distance from family and friends was the main deterring factor for practising rurally. Rural affiliation influences the intent to practise rurally on graduation. The pre-outplacement perceptions, in this study, are comparable with post-outplacement observations reported in the literature.

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Dental anxiety – conditions, models, therapy

Journal of Medical Science ◽

10.20883/jms.325 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 87 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Małgorzata Sobol-Kwapińska ◽

Alicja Senejko ◽

Leszek Jaśkiewicz ◽

Anna Kwiatkowska

Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Dental Anxiety ◽

Health Issues ◽

Dental Patients ◽

Psychological Models ◽

Social Demographic ◽

Dental Appointments

Dental anxiety is a condition suffered by many dental patients. It causes psychological discomfort and avoidance of dental appointments, which in turn may lead to oral health issues. Dental anxiety has not yet been fully explored and seems to be still posing challenge to both dentists and psychologists. The aim of this article is to review dental anxiety studies, paying particular attention to the conditions, social, demographic and psychological correlations, as well as the ramifications of this type of anxiety. The article presents the most common psychological models of dental anxiety, methods to measure this type of anxiety and therapy techniques used with patients suffering from dental anxiety.

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Necessity of oral health intervention in schizophrenic patients – A review

Nepal Journal of Epidemiology ◽

10.3126/nje.v6i4.17254 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 605-612

Author(s):

Swati Gupta ◽

Pratibha PK ◽

Richa Gupta

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Oral Health ◽

Oral Health Status ◽

Oral Disease ◽

Health Issues ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Dental Management ◽

Hygiene Measures ◽

Schizophrenic Patients

Individuals with mental illness often cannot perform day to day activities due to a psychiatric or emotional disorder. Schizophrenia is one such psychiatric disorder characterized by worsening self-care ability with progressing mental illness. This disease may potentially deteriorate oral health by affecting the subject's ability to perform oral hygiene measures. Literature on oral disease manifestations in schizophrenia is limited. Lack of desire for oral health care as well as generally poor awareness of oral health issues in these patients, compounded further by side effects of medications, may complicate dental management in schizophrenic patients. The present review explores clinical features and possible factors associated with oral health status among those with Schizophrenia.

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Periodontal disease and ‘oral health’ in the past: new insights from ancient Sudan on a very modern problem.

Dental Anthropology Journal ◽

10.26575/daj.v32i2.288 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 32 (2) ◽

pp. 30-50 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rebecca Whiting ◽

Daniel Antoine ◽

Simon Hillson

Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Periodontal Disease ◽

Morphological Changes ◽

Strong Support ◽

Neolithic Period ◽

Health Issues ◽

Archaeological Remains ◽

Modern Problem ◽

The Past ◽

Insight Into

As one of today’s major oral health issues, periodontal disease affects populations worldwide. Here, methods used to record its past prevalence are reviewed, including the problems associated with the use of measurements to record bone loss. Clinical and bioarchaeological research offers strong support for the Kerr method that records interdental septum morphological changes as a means of identifying gingivitis and periodontal disease. Using Kerr’s approach, four assemblages from Sudan dating to the Neolithic, Kerma and Medieval periods are examined to track the progression of the disease through time. Results show a significantly lower prevalence of periodontal disease and a limited distribution across the mouth in the Neolithic period. Significant differences were found between the sexes at the Medieval sites, which were not present at the Neolithic and Kerma sites. With no patient history and the cumulative effects of a dynamic and episodic disease - only a snapshot of which is captured at death - the concept of ‘oral health’ may be hard to apply in archaeological remains. As suggested by Kerr, it at best provides an insight into the periodontal status at death. Here, this ‘snapshot’ reveals differences across the mouth, over time and between sexes.

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Child abuse and neglect: understanding the role of a pediatric dentist

STOMATOLOGY EDU JOURNAL ◽

10.25241/stomaeduj.2020.7(4).art.7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 286-293

Author(s):

Gunasekaran Sowndarya ◽

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Shanthala Mallikarjun Bhuthanahosur ◽

Babu George ◽

Vijayan Vidhya ◽

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Keyword(s):

Child Abuse ◽

Oral Health ◽

Child Abuse And Neglect ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

The Body ◽

Health Issues ◽

Long Term Effects ◽

Pediatric Dentist ◽

Abuse And Neglect ◽

Pediatric Dentists

Background Child Abuse & Neglect is a worldwide social and public health problem, which has a multitude of short- and long-term effects on children. Objective Pediatric dentists are often the ones who, after a pediatrician, come to identify a child abuse victim, so this article addresses the importance of the pediatric dentist in identifying the oral health issues that can be associated with child abuse victims. Data sources Web of Science, PubMed, Google Scholar were databases researched for peer review articles in indexed journals. Method Literature search was conducted and articles were selected according to the data provided regarding child abuse and neglect and the relevant data were summarized. Result Some medical providers may receive less education pertaining to oral health and dental injury that are related to abuse or neglect as readily as they detect those involving other areas of the body. Conclusion Pediatric dentists are encouraged to collaborate with pediatricians to increase the prevention and detection of child abuse and neglect in children.

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