24]. Improvement in oral health status can have a significant positive impact. For example, older people with more natural, intact teeth have reported a perceived greater quality of life, positive
Measures early literacy skills, specifically phonological and print awareness, and allows examiners to easily track development How is it given?Examiner reads items from an easel stimulus book and the examinee provides nonverbal response How long does it take?10–15 minutes Who is it for?Ages 3 ...
Given the adverse impacts of unfavourable beliefs on dental care services utilization and oral health status, it is important to identify such beliefs to dismantle false information and increase awareness of the importance of oral health during pregnancy. Therefore, this systematic review aimed to ident...
The most common chronic disease affecting children in Canada is dental caries. The objective of this study was to explore, identify, and address the strengths and barriers related to oral health services with an independent Indigenous community in Saskat
It is possible that adults with higher levels of education have greater awareness of self-health, health literacy, access to resources, and understanding of how to navigate the health care system. One study has also noted the association of higher education level with better oral health status [...
There is a lack of evidence for effective management of dental caries (decay) in children’s primary (baby) teeth and an apparent failure of conventional dental restorations (fillings) to prevent dental pain and infection for UK children in Primary Care.
and Thought-Question-Epiphany (TQE) seminars, both of which are analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The results show that most students adopt disciplinary conventions, such as building on each other’s ideas, using critical lenses, showing contextual awareness, and supporting claims with ...
healthcare Article Oral Health in Pregnant Chinese Women in Singapore: A Call to Go beyond the Traditional Clinical Care Preethi Balan 1, Hong-Gu He 2, Fengchunzhi Cao 2, Mun Loke Wong 1, Yap-Seng Chong 3,4, Violeta Lopez 2, Shu-E. Soh 3,5 and Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne 1,*...
This study examined the associations between immigrant parents’ perceived social support (PSS) and their children’s oral health behaviors (OHB) and caries experience. We recruited immigrant parents and children aged 2–12 years. Data were collected on the sociodemographic and OHB information of th...
Because no specific intervention in parents was conducted, the positive shift in parental attitudes and higher parents’ involvement in children’s oral health care can likely be attributed to the overall rise in health literacy within the population, driven by the influence of the internet, radio,...