Dental Caries Experience: A Two-generation Study

2005 ◽  
Vol 84 (10) ◽  
pp. 931-936 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Bedos ◽  
J.-M. Brodeur ◽  
S. Arpin ◽  
B. Nicolau
Keyword(s):  
Economic Status ◽  
Caries Experience ◽  
Child Transmission ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Logistic Regressions ◽  
Life Course Framework ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Children’S Oral Health ◽  
Oral Health Related Behaviors

The life-course framework stresses the importance of social, psychosocial, and biological factors in early life on the development of later disease. From this perspective, the association between edentulousness of mothers and their children’s caries risk has not been studied. Therefore, a sample of 6303 mother-child pairs was randomly selected in Quebec (Canada). Mothers (6039 dentate and 264 edentulous) completed a self-administered questionnaire, and their children, aged 5 to 9 years, were clinically examined. Bivariate analyses and multiple logistic regressions showed that edentulous mothers’ children are more likely to experience caries on both primary [OR = 1.7 (1.3–2.3)] and permanent [OR = 1.4 (1.0–2.0)] dentitions when compared with dentate mothers’ children. These results are independent of socio-economic status, age, gender, and children’s oral-health-related behaviors. Our study is the first to show that edentulous mothers’ children constitute a group at risk of caries. It also highlights the need for a better understanding of the mother-child transmission of risk.

Children’s oral health-related behaviors: individual stability and stage transitions

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 445-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mimmi Tolvanen ◽  
Satu Lahti ◽  
Raija Poutanen ◽  
Liisa Seppä ◽  
Hannu Hausen
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Related Behaviors ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Children’S Oral Health ◽  
Oral Health Related Behaviors

scholarly journals Socioeconomic Factors and Oral Health-Related Behaviours Associated with Dental Caries in Preschool Children from Central Italy (Province of Ascoli Piceno)

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Nota ◽  
Silvia Caruso ◽  
Tiziana Cantile ◽  
Roberto Gatto ◽  
Aniello Ingenito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Primary Dentition ◽  
Caries Experience ◽  
Health Related Behaviors ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Oral Health Related Behaviors

Background. Dental caries is a serious oral health concern with high prevalence in preschool children. Aim. To assess the association among oral health-related behaviors, socioeconomic factors, and dental caries in Italian preschool children. Design. 513 preschool children from 3 to 6 years of age, enrolled in nursery schools in central Italy, represent the population of the present study. The children underwent dental clinical examination and were divided on the basis of their caries experience in the primary dentition (“Yes” or “No”). Nonparametric analysis and univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were applied to evaluate the contribution of oral health-related behaviors and socioeconomic factors to the caries experience in the primary dentition. Results. 419 children were caries free, and 94 children had caries experience in the primary dentition, corresponding to the 18.4% of participants. Different oral health-related behaviors and socioeconomic factors resulted to be associated with caries development. In particular, the mother’s foreign nationality results in a strong predictive factor. Conclusions. The multivariate logistic model revealed factors significantly affecting caries experience in the primary dentition, which were the mother’s nationality, the number of dental visits in a year, and the personal impression by the mother.

Employee perceptions of the influence of diversity dimensions on co-worker interactions and daily organizational operations

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 810-819
Author(s):  
Atasha Reddy ◽  
Sanjana Brijball Parumasur
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Employee Perceptions ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Gender Influences ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

This study assesses employee perceptions of the influence of diversity dimensions (race, gender, religion, language, sexual orientation, attitudes, values, work experience, physical ability, economic status, personality) on their interactiions with co-workers as well as on their organization in its daily operations. These perceptions were also compared and gender related correlates were assessed. The study was undertaken in a public sector Electricity Department in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The population includes 100 employees in the organization, from which a sample of 81 was drawn using simple random sampling. Data was collected using a self-developed, pre-coded, self-administered questionnaire whose reliability was assessed using Cronbach’s Coefficient Alpha. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings reflect that employees perceive that their interactions with co-workers are most likely to be influenced by attitudes, work experience and personality and that daily organizational operations are most likely to be influenced by race, work experience and attitudes. Furthermore, religion and sexual orientation are perceived as having the least influence on co-worker interaction and day-to-day organizational operations. In the study it was also found that employees perceive that race followed by gender influences day-to-day organizational operations to a larger extent than it influences co-worker interactions. Recommendations made have the potential to enhance the management of workforce diversity

scholarly journals Acceptability of a Mobile Application in Children’s Oral Health Promotion—A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3256
Author(s):  
Kirsi Rasmus ◽  
Antti Toratti ◽  
Saujanya Karki ◽  
Paula Pesonen ◽  
Marja-Liisa Laitala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Oral Health Promotion ◽  
Oral Health Behaviors ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Children’S Oral Health

The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the acceptability of an oral health-related mobile application developed for young children based on the feedback given by the children and their parents. Another aim was to evaluate the self-reported change in children’s oral health behaviors during a short test period. The application—a virtual pet integrated into a child’s daily routines—aimed to promote oral hygiene and dietary behaviors in children. A total of 36 4–12-year-old voluntary children were given a mobile phone with the installed application. After the 5-week testing period, the feasibility of the application and possible changes in the children’s oral health behaviors were asked using an electronic questionnaire. Most of the children considered the application clear (n = 34), amusing (n = 31), and useful (n = 29). The children’s tooth brushing manners improved both qualitatively and quantitatively: the time used for tooth brushing increased and the children learned how to brush different tooth surfaces. Mobile applications can be fun and useful in oral health promotion; while playing, children can learn good oral health-related behaviors. Mobile applications integrate oral health promotion into children’s daily environment and routines.

scholarly journals Caries Prevalence Associated with Oral Health-Related Behaviors among Romanian Schoolchildren

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6515
Author(s):  
Ruxandra Sava-Rosianu ◽  
Guglielmo Campus ◽  
Anamaria Matichescu ◽  
Octavia Balean ◽  
Mihaela Adina Dumitrache ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Socioeconomic Background ◽  
Caries Prevalence ◽  
Binary Model ◽  
Health Related Behaviors ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Zero Values ◽  
Oral Health Related Behaviors

Oral health-related behaviors and living conditions play an important role in general and oral health. This study aimed to evaluate caries prevalence and severity in schoolchildren residing in rural and urban areas of Romania, and to correlate these with oral health-related behaviors. An estimation of the required sample size was conducted (sampling error of ±3% at a 95% confidence level), followed by the stratification of administrative units and then the selection of 49 schools. The Hurdle approach was used to analyze the dataset, requiring two sets of analyses for each outcome variable: a multilevel binary model to predict prevalence, and a multilevel Poisson analysis using only non-zero values. The mean and standard deviation (SD) for the dentinal caries index was 4.96 (5.33). Girls were more likely to have non-zero restoration codes (β = 0.14, SE = 0.08, p < 0.05). Low education levels of each parent were associated with an increased likelihood of having non-zero carious tooth surfaces (β = 0.23, SE = 0.06, p = 0.01; β = 0.22, SE = 0.06, p < 0.01). The presence of cavities was predicted by the consumption of carbonated soft drinks (β = 0.19, SE = 0.07, p < 0.01), candies (β = 0.13, SE = 0.06, p < 0.01), sweetened milk (β = 0.12, SE = 0.06, p < 0.05), tea (β = 0.16, SE =0.08, p < 0.05), or cocoa (β = 0.13, SE = 0.06, p < 0.05). Furthermore, the non-zero values of the dentinal caries index were more likely in rural schools (β =−0.37, SE = 0.11, p < 0.01), and a negative association between the county development index and the fillings/restorations index (β = −0.01, SE = 0.01, p < 0.05) was also established. The outcome of this research highlights that the presence of caries (dentinal caries index) in Romanian schoolchildren is influenced by their socioeconomic background, as well as their specific consumption behaviors.

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