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Qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators of dental service utilization of pregnant women: A triangulation approach

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background Pregnant women are vulnerable to a wide range of oral health conditions that could be harmful to their own health and future child. Despite the usefulness of regular dental service utilization in prevention and early detection of oral diseases,
Hoda Bahramian, Simin Z. Mohebbi, Mohammad Reza Khami, Rocio Beatriz Quinonez   +3 more
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Access and dental health service utilization by children of government schools in Bangalore, India: A parent perspective

Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, 2020
Background: Access to oral health care refers to patient's ability to utilize oral health care. The availability of oral health services is very scarce in rural India; therefore, the unmet treatment needs of rural population are very high.
Vinod Kumar A, Romshi Raina, Ranjini Narayanaswamy, Varsha K Pavithran   +3 more
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The Effects of Medicaid Reimbursement Rates on Access to Dental Care [PDF]

, 2008
Compares efforts to improve Medicaid access to dental care in California with those in Alabama, Michigan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington, and assesses the extent to which raising dentists' Medicaid reimbursement rates improved ...
Alison Borchgrevink, Andrew Snyder, Shelly Gehshan   +2 more
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Influence of self-perceived oral health and socioeconomic predictors on the utilization of dental care services by schoolchildren [PDF]

, 2011
The influence of socioeconomic factors and self-rated oral health on children's dental health assistance was assessed. This study followed a cross-sectional design, with a multistage random sample of 792 12-year-old schoolchildren from Santa Maria, a ...
ANTUNES, José Leopoldo Ferreira, ARDENGHI, Thiago Machado, GUEDES, Renata Saraiva, PIOVESAN, Chaiana   +3 more
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Evaluation of the Dual Impact of Nanotechnologies on Health and Environment Through Alternative Bridging Models

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores how alternative invertebrate and small‐vertebrate models advance the evaluation of nanomaterials across medicine and environmental science. By bridging cellular and organismal levels, these models enable integrated assessment of toxicity, biodistribution, and therapeutic performance.
Marie Celine Lefevre, Margherita Bernardeschi, Matteo Battaglini, Gianni Ciofani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early Childhood Caries and the Impact of Current U.S. Medicaid Program: An Overview

International Journal of Dentistry, 2012
Pediatric dental caries is the most common chronic disease among children. Above 40% of the U.S. children aged 2–11 years have dental caries; more than 50% of them come from low-income families.
Bussma Ahmed Bugis
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Oxygen and ROS Delivery for Infected Wound Healing and Future Prospects

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Bacterial infection is a major driver of delayed wound healing and postsurgical readmissions; with rising antibiotic resistance, solid peroxide–releasing biomaterials offer sustained delivery of ROS/O2 for antimicrobial control and microenvironmental modulation.
Ayden Watt, Chably Rachella, Charlotte Jaloux, Joshua Vorstenbosch, Adam Hart, Michael Tanzer, Geraldine Merle, Jake Barralet   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers to Utilization of Oral Healthcare in Dental Students: A Cross-sectional Survey

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
Background: Barriers in dental health care utilization in students of dental college are rarely documented. Good oral health is equally essential as general health, and regular dental care utilization is a key to maintain good oral health.
Minal M. Kshirsagar, Manjiri Deshmukh, Tejal Patil, Vrushali Khobragade, Thara Chandran, Dipika Yadav   +5 more
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Children's Health Coverage Facts and Figures [PDF]

, 2009
Outlines trends in children's health insurance in California. Reviews 1997-2009 milestones in expanding coverage and examines uninsurance rates; eligibility for and enrollment in public programs; sources of coverage by income and age; and access to ...
Dana Hughes, Michael R. Cousineau
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Enhanced Endoscopic Internal Drainage of Gastric Abscess Through Additively Manufactured Stents

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Postoperative gastric leaks are often treated with off‐label biliary double‐pigtail stents, yet conventional extruded designs are not optimized for leak anatomy, can migrate, and may limit abscess evacuation. PETALS is introduced to optimize transmural drainage geometry and enable patient‐specific 3D‐printable stents.
Parima Phowarasoontorn, Yongbin Ko, Juan S. Barajas‐Gamboa, Juan P. Pantoja, Oraib Al‐Ketan, Mohamed Ali, Sungyun Sohn, Heba Tageldeen Naser, Abdel‐Hameed Dabbour, Batoul Khlaifat, Ahmed AlZubaidi, Carlos Abril Vega, John Rodriguez, Matthew Kroh, Khalil B. Ramadi   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source