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Effects of Tooth Scaling Reminders for Dental Outpatients

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 2013
We investigated the effect of sending reminders for patients to attend appointments for tooth scaling. A total of 389 outpatients were assigned to three intervention groups (reminders sent by postcard, mobile-phone text message or telephone call) and one control group.
Chi-Chia J, Cheng, Chung-Yi, Li, Yih-Jin, Hu, Hsi-Che, Shen, Shay-Min, Huang   +4 more
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A Swedish version of the Dental Visit Satisfaction Scale

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 2000
The aims of this study were to translate and analyze the Dental Visit Satisfaction Scale (DVSS), which has been developed to measure different aspects of the dentist-patient relationship in the view of the patient. Subjects were ordinary dental patients attending dental care in various public dental service clinics (PDS) and patients attending an ...
Hakeberg, Magnus, Heidari, Ellie, Norinder, Moa, Berggren, Ulf   +3 more
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Effect of Scaling Education Experience and Dental Hygienist's Attitude on Dental Fear

Korea Industrial Technology Convergence Society, 2023
The incidence of chronic diseases such as oral diseases can be reduced through regular dental checkups and preventive procedures. However, some individuals are unable to visit dental clinics when necessary due to a fear of dentistry. A self-administered survey was conducted on 297 adults in their 20s to 60s living in Gangwon-do and Gyeonggi-do to ...
YuYeon Jung, Su-Bin Hwang, Ji-Soo Seo
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Development of a scale to measure the social and psychological effects of severe dental anxiety: social attributes of the Dental Anxiety Scale

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 1996
Abstract This paper describes the development of a scale designed to measure the extent to which severe dental anxiety or phobia affects patients' social well‐being outside of the dental setting. Items initially selected on the basis of clinical experience were administered to two groups: 78 patients seeking help for severe anxiety and 88 patients ...
G, Kent, G, Rubin, T, Getz, G, Humphris
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Psychometric properties of the Dental Hygienist Anxiety Scale in a group of general dental patients

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 2012
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Dental Hygienist Anxiety Scale (DHAS) in a sample of adult general dental patients.The DHAS is a questionnaire adapted to assess fear and anxiety of dental hygienist (DH) treatment.
Pia, Andersson, Magnus, Hakeberg, Kajsa H, Abrahamsson   +2 more
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Use of dental hygienists and returns to scale in child dental care in Norway

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 1994
Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate, in the provision of dental care for children, technically and economically efficient combinations of dentists and dental hygienists and to study returns to scale by analyzing production functions. Data from 137 dental health clinics were analyzed.
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Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in understanding the influence of ultrasonic dental scaling on the dental structure–dental filling interface

European Journal of Oral Sciences, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of ultrasonic scaling on teeth restored with a light‐cured resin. Ultrasonic scaling is a very popular periodontal therapy among dentists, and used for the removal of dental plaque and calculus in order to reduce and eliminate inflammation.
Mihai, Andrei, Cristian, Pirvu, Ioana, Demetrescu   +2 more
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Initial development of a scale to measure dental indifference

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 1996
Abstract Lack of concern about dental health contributes significantly to the reluctance of people to attend for dental check‐ups and to implement preventive dental measures. The aim of this study was to develop and assess a questionnaire method of detecting this attitude which was described as dental indifference.
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The Work Environment Scale: Baseline Data for Dental Schools

Psychological Reports, 1983
Comparisons of data from 298 preclinical and 104 clinical dental students in 1981 and 1982 on the Work Environment Scale are significant for Staff Support, Task Orientation, Work Pressure, and Clarity. Test results have been used to understand how students perceive their work environment.
Lusk, E. J., Cormier, P., Geranmayeh, A., Diserens, D., Neves, J.   +4 more
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Testing a child dental neglect scale in South Australia

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 1996
Abstract The concept of dental neglect may allow a better understanding of the complex relationship between individual behaviour, environmental factors and dental caries in children. Dental neglect has been previously explored among elderly people, but little is known of its occurrence among children.
Thomson, W., Spencer, A., Gaughwin, A.
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