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Improving the Quality of Dentistry (IQuaD): a cluster factorial randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness and cost–benefit of oral hygiene advice and/or periodontal instrumentation with routine care for the prevention and management of periodontal disease in dentate adults attending dental primary care

Health Technology Assessment, 2018
Background: Periodontal disease is preventable but remains the most common oral disease worldwide, with major health and economic implications. Stakeholders lack reliable evidence of the relative clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different
Craig R Ramsay, Jan E Clarkson, Anne Duncan, Thomas J Lamont, Peter A Heasman, Dwayne Boyers, Beatriz Goulão, Debbie Bonetti, Rebecca Bruce, Jill Gouick, Lynne Heasman, Laura A Lovelock-Hempleman, Lorna E Macpherson, Giles I McCracken, Alison M McDonald, Fiona McLaren-Neil, Fiona E Mitchell, John DT Norrie, Marjon van der Pol, Kirsty Sim, James G Steele, Alex Sharp, Graeme Watt, Helen V Worthington, Linda Young   +24 more
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Utilisation of dental services by Brazilian adults in rural and urban areas: a multi-group structural equation analysis using the Andersen behavioural model

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background The utilisation of health services is determined by complex interactions. In this context, rural populations face greater barriers in accessing dental services than do urban populations, and they generally have poorer oral health status.
Fernando José Herkrath, Mario Vianna Vettore, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck   +2 more
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State policy environment and the dental safety net: a case study of professional practice environments’ effect on dental service availability in Federally Qualified Health Centers [PDF]

, 2016
Objectives To determine whether and to what extent the state policy environment for the dental hygiene workforce affects the availability of dental services at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Liu, Ziyue, Maxey, Hannah L., Norwood, Connor W.   +2 more
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Is health coaching effective in changing the health status and behaviour of prisoners?—a systematic review protocol

Systematic Reviews, 2017
Background This is a protocol for a systematic review of the impact of health coaching on changing the health behaviour of offenders. Prisoners are more likely to suffer from health-related issues when compared to the general population.
Nadja Almondes, Denise Downie, Ayse B. Cinar, Derek Richards, Ruth Freeman   +4 more
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Dental implant therapy in the Brazilian Public System

Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, 2020
Aim: This retrospective study aims to describe and analyze the number of dental implants and implant-retained prostheses performed by the Unified Health System (SUS) in the last decade.
Mateus de Azevedo Kinalski, Ana Luiza Cardoso Pires, Júlia Machado Saporiti, Mateus Bertolini Fernandes dos Santos   +3 more
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Implementing the Smile4life intervention for people experiencing homelessness: a path analytical evaluation

BMC Oral Health, 2021
Background People experiencing homelessness have high levels of dental decay, oral cancer and poor oral health-related quality of life. The Scottish Government sought to address these issues by developing a national oral health improvement programme for ...
Laura Beaton, Gerry Humphris, Andrea Rodriguez, Ruth Freeman   +3 more
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Inequalities in the dental health needs and access to dental services among looked after children in Scotland: a population data linkage study [PDF]

, 2017
Background: There is limited evidence on the health needs and service access among children and young people who are looked after by the state. The aim of this study was to compare dental treatment needs and access to dental services (as an exemplar of ...
Clark , David, Connelly, Graham, Conway, David I., Elliott, Lawrie, King, Albert, Macpherson , Lorna M.D., McMahon, Alex D., Milligan , Ian, Sharpe , Katharine H., Wilson, Philip, Wood, Rachael   +10 more
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Care delivery and compensation system changes: a case study of organizational readiness within a large dental care practice organization in the United States

BMC Oral Health, 2017
Background Dental care delivery systems in the United States are consolidating and large practice organizations are becoming more common. At the same time, greater accountability for addressing disparities in access to care is being demanded when public ...
Joana Cunha-Cruz, Peter Milgrom, Colleen E. Huebner, JoAnna Scott, Sharity Ludwig, Jeanne Dysert, Melissa Mitchell, Gary Allen, R. Mike Shirtcliff   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of programme budgeting and marginal analysis to set priorities for local NHS dental services: learning from the north east of England [PDF]

, 2018
Background - Priority setting is necessary where competing demands exceed the finite resources available. The aim of the study was to develop and test a prioritization framework based upon programme budgeting and marginal analysis (PBMA) as a tool to ...
Donaldson, C., Exley, C., Holmes, R.D., Steele, J.G., Vernazza, C.R.   +4 more
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Measuring access to health services: General Dental Services in Scotland [PDF]

British Dental Journal, 2005
Recently the issue of access to health services has been brought into sharp focus by clear evidence of rationing--patients queuing for NHS registration--in the NHS General Dental Services (GDS). Conventional estimates suggest that about 50% of adults are registered per annum.
Tilley, C. J., Chalkley, M. J.
openaire   +4 more sources