Implications of Gender Based Biology in Oral Health Issues – Are Women More Susceptible?

2012 ◽  
pp. 307-312
Author(s):  
Ranjitha Krishna ◽  
Connie Drisko
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Gender Based

The Value of Incorporating Measures of Relationship Concordance When Constructing Profiles of Intimate Partner Homicides: A Descriptive Study of IPH Committed Within London, 1998-2009

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 1476-1500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Sebire
Keyword(s):  
Employment Status ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Criminal Convictions ◽  
Female Perpetrators ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Concordance Measures ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insight Into

This article presents a profile of intimate partner homicides (IPH) committed within London incorporating a gendered comparison of the perpetrators’ relationships. Data was sourced from the original police files for offenses committed in the capital between 1998 and 2009 ( N = 207; 173 male and 34 female perpetrators). In common with other international descriptive studies, the results indicate comparative differences between partners according to perpetrator gender in terms of age profiles, employment status, experience of mental health issues, intoxication at time of killing, and possession of criminal convictions. Gender-based IPH descriptive studies have tended to focus on a collation of either victim or perpetrator or relationship characteristics, often in isolation from one another. Assessments of how parties interact within fatal relationships are invariably absent, and yet, it is the relationship that forms the backdrop against which the fatal acts are perpetrated. This study, therefore, not only provides an insight into the profile of IPH committed within London where none had previously existed but also demonstrates the advantages of incorporating relationship concordance measures. The inclusion of such measures when researching IPH assists homicide investigators in understanding the dynamics taking place within the cohort of fatal relationships they police. It also provides researchers a useful platform to enhance understanding of this crucial aspect, for it is the relationship itself which is what defines IPH and distinguishes as a unique subset of homicide.

scholarly journals Geriatric oral health issues in Germany

2001 ◽  
Vol 51 (S3) ◽  
pp. 235-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ina Nitschke
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Issues

scholarly journals Geriatric oral health issues in Africa: Tanzanian perspective

2001 ◽  
Vol 51 (S3) ◽  
pp. 219-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clement Luhanga ◽  
Moshi Ntabaye
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Issues

Maternal Knowledge of Oral Health of Children Aged 1–4 Years

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-120
Author(s):  
Nurit Dagon ◽  
Tal Ratson ◽  
Benjamin Peretz ◽  
Sigalit Blumer
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Food Item ◽  
Fluoride Concentration ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Academic Education ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Maternal Knowledge ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Food Items

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.

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

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Menaka Abuzar ◽  
Felicity Crombie ◽  
Karin Bishara ◽  
Annesley Bryan ◽  
Kenneth Chan ◽  
...  
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.

Dental anxiety – conditions, models, therapy

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.

scholarly journals Necessity of oral health intervention in schizophrenic patients – A review

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. 

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

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-50 ◽  
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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