Heather Young says that she loves the clinical aspect of hygiene and the interaction with her patients.Hovliaras-DelozierChristineA.AccessElliot-Smith, S. (2007). Public health initiatives: Improving the oral health of people in our communities. Access, 21(1), 14-20....
The US has some of theworst maternal health outcomesamong developed countries in the world, and while the maternal mortality rate isdeclining, wide disparities in poor maternal health outcomes remain. As health care leaders look to address this crisis, one area that can’t be ignored is the co...
Rural-urban inequities in childhood immunisation in Nigeria: The role of community contexts lt;stronggt;Context:lt;/stronggt; Childhood vaccinations are one of the most cost-effective means of reducing negative child health outcomes. Despite the b... Antai,Diddy - 《African Journal of Primary He...
Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures is among the most successful children's oral health initiatives. Since 1991 the program has impacted the lives of more than a billion children by providing free oral health education and dental care in over 80 countries. Award Winning Oral Health Curriculum We...
Promotion of programs designed to prevent diseases; Aim of improving the overall health of the nation; Increase of oral health workforce diversity, capacity and flexibility.PalmerPaulR.AccessPalmer, P. R. (2003). ADHA supports initiatives of national call to action to promote oral health. Access...
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 530 million children worldwide have primary tooth decay. According to the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA), in the US, over 150,000 registered dental hygienists promote good oral hygiene by providing appropriate dental hygiene practises...
Improving the oral health of refugees and asylum seekers is a global priority, yet little is known about the overall burden of oral diseases and their causes for this population. To synthesize available evidence on the oral health of, and access to oral
Low-income countries bear a growing and disproportionate burden of oral diseases. With the World Health Organization targeting universal oral health coverage by 2030, assessing the state of oral health coverage in these resource-limited nations becomes c
The aim of this study was to investigate case managers' knowledge of and attitudes to the oral health of their clients and the initiatives they take to ensure that dependent elderly and disabled persons living at home have access to oral health care. In qualitative in-depth interviews, 24 ...
The researchers say these initiatives could improvedental healthbut the only way to create long-lasting change is addressing social inequalities, such as poverty and lack of adequate housing.