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Impact of Having Dental Insurance (Employee Health Scheme) on Oral Health Outcomes in Andhra Pradesh, India A Cross Sectional Study

Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry
Background: In India, there is discussion over whether or not oral and/or dental care should be included in general health insurance policies. However, there is still a lack of empirical research on how dental insurance affects oral health-related ...
Sudhakar Vundavalli, Meignana Arumugham Indiran, Ajay Benarji Kotti, Guntipalli M. Naidu, Radhika Doppalapudi, Suresh Chand Yaddanapalli   +5 more
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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
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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

Health System Factors in Head and Neck Cancer Diagnosis: A HEADSpAcE Consortium Qualitative Study in Glasgow and Montevideo

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Head and neck cancer (HNC) is a devastating diagnosis, with advanced‐stage disease leading to poorer outcomes. This qualitative study aimed to identify health system factors associated with stage of HNC diagnosis. Methods Qualitative semistructured interviews with HNC patients and clinicians were undertaken in two purposively ...
Grant Creaney, Iván Lyra González, Mauricio Cuello, Mariél de Aquino Goulart, Alex D. McMahon, Claire Paterson, James McCaul, Maja Popovic, Lorenzo Richiardi, Silvia Lopez de Blanc, Maria Paula Curado, Marta Vilensky, HEADSpAcE Consortium, Elmira Ebrahimi, Apiwat Sangphukieo, Hanla A Park, Valerie Gaborieau, Wolfgang Ahrens, Laia Alemany, Lidia MRB Arantes, Jaroslav Betka, Cristina Canova, David I Conway, Mauricio Cuello, Maria Paula Curado, Ana Carolina de Carvalho, Jose Carlos de Oliviera, Mark Gormley, Maryam Hadji, Claire M Healy, Ivana Holcatova, Luis P Kowalski, Pagona Lagiou, Areti Lagiou, Gary J Macfarlane, Sandra Perdomo, Luis Felipe Ribiero Pinto, Jose Roberto V Podesta, Jerry Polesel, Miranda Pring, Hamideh Rashidian, Ricardo R Gama, Lorenzo Richiardi, Max Robinson, Paula A Rodriguez‐Urrego, Sheila C Soares‐Lima, Nicolas Timpson, Marta Vilensky, Sandra V von Zeidler, Tim Waterboer, Kazem Zendehdel, Ariana Znaor, Paul Brennan, James McKay, Shama Virani, Tom Dudding, Roque Adam, Antonio Agudo, Shaymaa F AlWaheidi, Miquel Angel Pavon, Namrah Anwar, Paola Engelmann Arantes, Lisa Arguello, Yubelly Avello, Lucas Avondet, Ana M Baldión‐Elorza, Camila Batista Daniel, Bianca Beraldi, Barbara Berenstein, Patricia Bernal, Natália Bernardino Rodrigues, Josipa Bilic Zimmermann, Marianna G Botta, Jesús Brenes, Nicole Brenner, Carol Brentisci, Catalina Burtica, María L Cabañas, Erick Cantor, Raiany S Carvalho, Andre L Carvalho, Luigi Chiusa, Priscilia Chopard, Qurratulain Chundriger, Omar Clavero, Isabela Costa, Grant Creaney, Cecilia Cuffini, Tauana C Dias, Evandro Duccini de Souza, Lais C Durant, Alberto Escallón, Gisele Aparecida Fernandes, Béatrice Fervers, Valentina Fiano, Frederico Firme Figueira, Regina Furbino Villefort, Manuela Gangemi, Paolo Garzino‐Demo, Mahin Gholipour, Raul Giglio, Mariel A Goulart, Jéssica Graça Sant'Anna, Marek Grega, Anna Clara Gregório Có, Arnau Guasch, Jose A Hakim, David N Hayes, Marco Homero de Sá Santos, Katrina Hurley, Magalí Insfran, Giuseppe C Iorio, Moghira Iqbaluddin Siddiqui, Jannik Johannsen, Martin Kaňa, Jens Peter Klussmann, Evelio Legal, Jeferson Lenzi, Fernando Luiz Dias, Iván Lyra González, Willene Machado Zorzaneli, Ricardo Mai Rocha, Manel Mañós, Priscila Marinho de Abreu, Maryam Marzban, James McCaul, Alex D. McMahon, Carlos Mena, Elismauro F Mendonça, Laura Mendoza, Lorena Meza, Birgitta Michels, Matinair S Mineiro, Chiara Moccia, Pamela Mongelos, Ana L Montealegre‐Páez, Francisca Morey Cortes, Alvaro Muñoz, Andy Ness, Aline B Neves, Marco Oliva, José Carlos de Oliveira, Hernán Ortiz, José Ortiz, Marta Osorio, Vanessa Ospina, Oliviero Ostellino, Mauricio Palau, Claire Paterson, Sonia Paytubi Casabona, Giancarlo Pecorari, David M Pereira, Olivia Pérol, Shahid Pervez, Alicia Pomata, Maja Popovic, Alisson Poveda, Carol P Prado, Kristina M Prager, Guglielmo Ramieri, Juliana NI Rego, Rui M Reis, Helene Renard, Umberto Ricardi, Giuseppe Riva, Frederic Rodilla, Ingrid Rodriguez, María I Rodríguez, Alastair Ross, Pierre‐Eric Roux, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Pierre Saintigny, Juan J Santivañez, Cristóvam Scapultampo‐Neto, Javier Segovia, Agenor Sena, Ricardo Serrano, Shachi J Sharma, Oliver Siefer, Stephanie Smart, Bruna P Sorroche, Cinthia Sosa, Juliana Souza de Oliveira, Antonella Stura, Steven Thomas, Oscar Torres, Sara Tous, Gonzálo Ucross, Adriana Valenzuela, José Roberto Vasconcelos de Podestá, Alex Whitmarsh, Sylvia Wright, Shaymaa Alwaheidi, Paul Brennan, Shama Virani, Al Ross, David I Conway   +196 more
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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

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
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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

Tales From Within: Dental Students’ Reflective Activities Involving Equity‐Deserving Communities

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Undergraduate dental training benefits from community service‐learning (CSL) placements, in which equity‐deserving groups receive oral health care and students can critically reflect on their experiences. This study aimed to thematically explore the moments of revelation and struggle that senior dental students reflected on while ...
Mario Brondani, Renata Paz Leal Pereira, Bebecca Elias   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Reality and Direction of Korean Dental Hygiene Education in the Super‐Aged Society

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This study aims to analyze the structural features and key issues of dental hygiene education and the national licensing examination in response to a super‐aged society. To this end, the current status and challenges of Korea's dental hygiene education system are reviewed, and comparative analyses of corresponding systems in the ...
Ji‐Won Choi, Jeewan Chun, Sang‐Hwan Oh   +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