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A Costly Dental Destination: Hospital Care Means States Pay Dearly [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Examines the increase in emergency room visits for dental care; contributing factors, including the shortage of dentists who accept Medicaid; costs to states; and policy recommendations such as focusing on prevention and expanding the dental ...

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Mechanically Tunable Bone Scaffolds: In Vivo Hardening of 3D‐Printed Calcium Phosphate/Polycaprolactone Inks

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A 3D bone scaffold with osteogenic properties and capable of hardening in vivo is developed. The scaffold is implanted in a ductile state, and a phase transformation of the ceramic induces the stiffening and strengthening of the scaffold in vivo. Abstract Calcium phosphate 3D printing has revolutionized customized bone grafting.
Miguel Mateu‐Sanz   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Access to Dental Care in Two Long-term Refugee Camps in Western Tanzania; Programme Development and Assessment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Objective:  To analyse the demographics surrounding and the sustainability of a course in Emergency Dental Care and Health Promotion developed and taught by a team of dentists from the United States to refugee camp health-care workers in two long-term ...
Roucka, Toni M.
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The Synergy of Artificial Intelligence and 3D Bioprinting: Unlocking New Frontiers in Precision and Tissue Fabrication

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Advances in integrating artificial intelligence into 3D bioprinting are systematically reviewed here. Machine learning, computer vision, robotics, natural language processing, and expert systems are examined for their roles in optimizing bioprinting parameters, real‐time monitoring, quality control, and predictive maintenance.
Joao Vitor Silva Robazzi   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceived dental treatment need among older Tanzanian adults – a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Oral Health, 2007
Background Need perceptions for dental care play a key role as to whether people in general will seek dental care. The aim was to assess the prevalence of perceived need of problem based dental care, dental check-ups and any type of dental care.
Åstrøm Anne N, Kida Irene A
doaj   +1 more source

Child and teenager oral health and dental visiting: results from the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey 2010 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This publication reports on oral health, dental visiting and dental treatment needs of Australian children as reported in the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey (NDTIS) 2010.
J.E. Harford, L. Luzzi
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DENTA: A Dual Enzymatic Nanoagent for Self‐Activating Tooth Whitening and Biofilm Disruption

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The nanoapatite with dual enzymes (DENTA) accumulates in dentinal tubules, reducing hypersensitivity caused by dental nerve exposure and facilitating continuous ROS generation through salivary glucose for effective, long‐term whitening. The dentin structures remain non‐destructive due to the low concentration of ROS, demonstrating excellent cell ...
Junseok Kim   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Equity in dental care among Canadian households

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2011
Background Changes in third party financing, whether public or private, are linked to a household's ability to access dental care. By removing costs at point of purchase, changes in financing influence the need to reach into one's pocket, thus ...
Grootendorst Paul, Quiñonez Carlos
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of Medicaid and SCHIP on Low-Income Children's Health [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Reviews the literature on the impact of Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Programs on the coverage, access to care, and health outcomes for low-income children, as well as remaining challenges in preventive, primary, and dental ...
Caryn Marks   +2 more
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Buckling‐Resistant and Trace‐Stacked (BRATS) Design Enables Aid‐Free Implantation of Flexible Multielectrode Array with Minimized Inflammatory Tissue Response

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Buckling‐resistant and trace‐stacked (BRATS) intracortical microelectrode arrays (MEAs) eliminate the need for insertion aid and complex surgical setup, resulting in minimal inflammatory tissue response, compared to conventional flexible MEAs inserted with aid. Trace stacking effectively doubled the channel count without increasing the MEA shank width,
May Yoon Pwint, Delin Shi, X. Tracy Cui
wiley   +1 more source

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