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Is accessing dental care becoming more difficult? Evidence from Canada's middle-income population. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
OBJECTIVE: To explore trends in access to dental care among middle-income Canadians. METHODS: A secondary data analysis of six Canadian surveys that collected information on dental insurance coverage, cost-barriers to dental care, and out-of-pocket ...
Chantel Ramraj, Laleh Sadeghi, Herenia P Lawrence, Laura Dempster, Carlos Quiñonez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Family's socioeconomic and demographic factors on elements of children's dental and oral health: A scoping review

Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Family plays a significant role in children's dental and oral health (DOH) elements, such as children's DOH knowledge and practice, the development of children's dental fear and anxiety (DFA), children's dental visits, and children's DOH status.
Wisnu Fadila, Mugia B. Rahardja, Puguh Prasetyoputra, Anne A. Suwargiani, Yanu E. Prasetyo, Eriska Riyanti   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

N‐terminal pro‐brain natriuretic peptide and cardiorenal outcome in patients with anaemia in chronic kidney disease

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 848-858, April 2025.
Abstract Aims Blood levels of N‐terminal pro‐brain natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP) may be modified by low renal clearance and anaemia. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the blood NT‐proBNP level on cardiovascular and renal outcomes in patients with these two manifestations.
Hiroshi Nishi, Masaomi Nangaku, Tadashi Sofue, Tatsuo Kagimura, Ichiei Narita   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Benefit-to-cost ratio of dental insurance plans for children in India. A comparative evaluation

Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
Background: India is the most populous country in the world now with about one-third of the population being children. Preventive dental checkup and treatment is as important as periodic General Health examination and preventive measures such as timely ...
Jyoti Mathur, Ekta Pansheriya
doaj   +1 more source

Pursuing Affordability, Fairness, and Efficiency in the U.S. Commercial Health Insurance Market

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The high cost of health insurance and health care services in the US is affecting not only the uninsured and lower income households, but is beginning to reach into the middle class. Current health insurance benefit designs often fail to address two forms of market failure: poor consumer information and distorted prices.
Minjeong Kang, Bryan E. Dowd
wiley   +1 more source

A Discharge Summary Prompt Reduces Postoperative Radiotherapy Delay in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Delays in postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) beyond 6 weeks are associated with worse outcomes in head and neck cancer (HNC). This study evaluated whether a discharge summary prompt could reduce PORT delay. Methods A retrospective review of patients from 2018 to 2023 was used as a pre‐intervention baseline.
Andreja Radevic, Niketna Vivek, Joaquin Austerlitz, Sindhura Sridhar, Whitney Jin, Robert Sinard, Sarah L. Rohde, Kyle Mannion, Alexander J. Langerman, Eben Rosenthal, Michael C. Topf   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of Delayed and Omitted Postoperative Radiotherapy After Laryngectomy for pT4 Laryngeal Cancer

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) improves locoregional control and survival in high‐risk head and neck cancer, and guidelines recommend initiation within 42 days of surgery. Timeliness after laryngectomy for pathologic T4 (pT4) laryngeal cancer is poorly characterized.
George Ashji, Arun Rajan, Elias Dahl, Sudarshan Ramanan, Nishant Chadha, Yingzhi Wu, Richard J. Wong, Marc A. Cohen, Edward Christopher Dee, Nancy Y. Lee   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Black and White Americans Differ in Willingness to Engage in Traditional, Alternative, and Religious Treatment Modalities for Depression?: A Hypothetical Vignette Study

Journal of Clinical Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Black Americans have lower engagement in traditional mental health treatment compared to White Americans. However, complementary and alternative medicine is widely used, can be integrated into traditional treatment, and may have fewer barriers associated with it than traditional treatment.
Alexis McGhee‐Dinvaut, Jennifer M. Taber, Stephen Ilardi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between smoking habits and dental care utilization and cost using administrative claims database and specific medical check-up data

BMC Oral Health, 2022
Background This study aims to evaluate the association between smoking habits and dental care utilization and cost in individuals registered with the Japan Health Insurance Association, Osaka branch. Methods We used the administrative claims database and
Kahori Kawamura, Takashi Doi, Keita Kano, Masanori Matsui, Yuka Hattori, Fukutaro Onishi, Hirotsuka Fukata, Tatsuro Miyake   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dental Students Versus Dentists’ Professional Pain and Coping Strategies: Does Dental Education Matter?

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Dentists are at risk of developing musculoskeletal pain (MP) during their professional lives. The objectives were to compare dental students’ and dentists’ professional pain–related education, current professional pain, coping strategies, and evaluations of ways to alleviate pain.
Shraddha Ramnath, Marita R. Inglehart
wiley   +1 more source