scholarly journals An Investigation of the Association between Health Screening and Dental Scaling in Korea

Author(s):  
Bo-Mi Shin ◽  
Jung-Sun Heo ◽  
Jae-In Ryu

Dental disease is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases worldwide, and its expenditure is continuously increasing. Periodontal disease is increasing as a chronic non-communicable disease in adults and older people. Health screening has been shown to be cost-effective and improves the quality of life through the early detection of diseases. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between national health screening and dental scaling as a preventive service for periodontal disease. The study used sample cohort data from 2002 to 2015 provided by the National Health Insurance Sharing Service in South Korea. A logistic regression analysis of the utilization of dental scaling was performed to identify the independent effects of national health screening. People who underwent health screening showed a higher tendency to undergo dental scaling. Additionally, disparities in utilization according to socioeconomic status were reduced among those who underwent screening. The intervention to extend dental coverage could be more beneficial when combined with health screening, encouraging more people to participate and reducing inequalities in utilization.

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 030006052110532
Author(s):  
Zhe Feng ◽  
Ting Wang ◽  
Sheng Dong ◽  
Hongli Jiang ◽  
Jianzhong Zhang ◽  
...  

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a serious non-communicable disease that poses a significant burden on healthcare and society. It is essential to devise new strategies to better treat patients with CKD. Research has illustrated that gut dysbiosis, describing an abnormal intestinal ecology, is closely associated with CKD. In this narrative review, we summarized the evidence of their mutual relationship and discussed the potential treatment options to correct gut dysbiosis in patients with CKD. Gut dysbiosis significantly increases the risk of CKD, especially in the older population. Gut dysbiosis also plays a role in CKD complications, such as hypertension, cardiovascular events, and cognitive dysfunction. The relationship between gut dysbiosis and CKD is bidirectional, and CKD itself can lead to changes in gut microecology. The usual therapies for CKD can also increase the incidence of gut dysbiosis. Meanwhile, probiotics and antibiotics are generally used to correct gut dysbiosis. Further studies are required to elaborate the association between gut dysbiosis and CKD, and more treatment options should be explored to prevent CKD in patients with gut dysbiosis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-15
Author(s):  
O.V. Kopchak ◽  
H.F. Biloklytska ◽  
O.V. Asharenkova ◽  
K.A. Yanishevskyi

Many researchers have proven the relationship between periodontal disease and somatic pathology. Analysis of the data obtained from 348 patients showed that patients under the age of 49 were most often diagnosed with various forms of gingivitis — 36.3–51.65 % and generalized periodontitis (GP) I–II degree — 48.35–59.42 %. However, in patients aged 50–69 years, GP was the predominant disease and accounted for 93.2 %, with 56.03 % of patients having concomitant cardiovascular disease (CVD). Our studies showed that despite the significant prevalence of periodontal disease in patients with CVD, they did not systema-tically visit dentists for treatment. Our studies demonstrated a significant role of autoimmune processes in the formation and progression of chronic generalized periodontal disease in patients with concomitant comorbid conditions, in particular with cardiovascular disease. The data obtained by us demonstrated that one of the important autoantigens that determine the forms of syste-mic inflammatory response and progression of local and systemic endothelial dysfunction in GP with CVD is heat shock proteins. Taking this into consideration, a new differentiated approach to the treatment of GP in CVD was developed based on a new concept of pathogenesis. Pathogenetic therapy of GP in CVD is based on the simultaneous treatment of diseases (including the regenerative method of therapy) taking into account the severity of pathological processes that have an aggravating course. Interdisciplinary integration of dentists and cardiologists will optimize management protocols considering the presence and severity of somatic pathology and, therefore, will improve the quality of GP treatment in conditions of comorbidity.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahin Amini ◽  
farid najafi ◽  
yahya pasdar ◽  
mehnoosh samadi ◽  
ali kazemi karyani ◽  
...  

Abstract BackgroundSocio-economic status affects many health-related outcomes and one of the most important factors is the pattern and quality of nutrition. Thus, this study is carried out to investigate the effect of socio-economic status on the quality of nutrition based on healthy Eating Index (HEI).MethodsThis is a population-based study using the baseline data from Ravansar Non-Communicable Disease cohort study. HEI calculated from Food Frequency Questionnaire. The quality of nutrition was assessed based on HEI-2015 which evaluates 13 food groups.ResultsThe mean of age of the participants was 48.02 (SD = ±8.27) years. The median and mean of HEI in the studied population were 53 and 53.69 (SD = ±7.34), respectively. Women, the educated, city dwellers, people of higher socioeconomic classes, and non-smokers had greater odds of having higher quality of nutrition. The worst score among all components of HEI were for the refined grains and then the whole grain, and the highest score was obtained for the tatal protein foods. ConclusionsDue to low nutritional quality and its adverse effects, especially in people with low socioeconomic status and villagers, the quality of nutrition, especially in the poor, should be promoted with proper interventions so as to reduce disparity in the society.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Elizabeth Golding

I think it is fair to say that the broad focus of health psychology in the UK is on non-communicable disease and lifestyle-related health behaviours. I would like to suggest that perhaps the discipline could devote a little more time to infectious diseases, and not just because we find ourselves in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. In this reflective piece, I outline some of the assumptions that I held, that I sought to challenge in Stage 1 students, and that I suspect are relatively implicit across health psychology as a discipline.


2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 785-792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J Mirelman ◽  
Sherri Rose ◽  
Jahangir AM Khan ◽  
Sayem Ahmed ◽  
David H Peters ◽  
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