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Community Efforts to Expand Dental Services for Low-Income People [PDF]
, 2008 Examines low-income patients' limited access to dental care, as well as state and community efforts to expand services, including changing Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program reimbursement rates and licensing laws for preventive ...
Johanna R. Lauer +2 more
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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. +4 more
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Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives Approximately, 5%–12% of adults in the United States are estimated to have temporomandibular disorders (TMD), making it crucial that dentists are optimally trained to diagnose and treat TMD. The objectives were to assess dental students’ TMD‐related education, knowledge, attitudes, and behavior and explore if personal TMD‐related ...
Monica Fan +3 more
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BioengineeringBackground: Dentists, including endodontists, frequently experience musculoskeletal disorders due to unfavourable working postures. Several measures are known to reduce the ergonomic risk; however, there are still gaps in the research, particularly in ...
Sophie Feige +8 more
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Trust and Distrust in Dental Professionals: Patient Perceptions and Experiences
Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Purpose To investigate factors that contribute to trust in dentists among patients with socioeconomic barriers and explore how these factors influence patient decisions to undergo dental treatment. Methods Patients at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, participated in one‐on‐one semi‐structured interviews, answering open‐ended ...
Ken He +3 more
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Amalgam Fillings: Do Dental Patients Have a Right to Informed Consent [PDF]
, 1991 Recent animal studies have shown significant mercury absorption from dental fillings and resulted in unfavorable media attention. Yet, an FDA advisory committee has found no evidence of Risk to dental patients, and many dentists believe that patients are
Royal, Michael A.
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Patient-centered endodontic outcomes: a narrative review. [PDF]
, 2013 IntroductionRoot canal treatment (RCT) success criteria inform us of the path to bony healing and of prognostic factors, but tell little about how the patient perceives, feels, or values RCT.
Fayazi, Sara +4 more
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Trends and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Antibiotic Prescribing Practices of Dentists in The United States [PDF]
, 2018 Objective The aim of this study was to examine trends and racial/ethnic disparities in antibiotic prescribing practices of dentists in the United States. Methods The US Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data for 1996‐2013 was analyzed.
Okunseri, Christopher +4 more
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Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Purpose: Recent shifts in public policy and legislation have aimed to dismantle progress toward racial equity in the United States, especially within the realm of education. Dental education institutions are responsible for cultivating the oral healthcare workforce of the future, but their ability to meet the growing dental burden is hampered ...
RK, JB, YK, DG
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Outcomes of Primary Endodontic Therapy Provided by Endodontic Specialists Compared to Other Providers [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction: The objective of this study was to compare the outcomes of initial non-surgical root canal therapy (NSRCT) for different tooth types provided by both endodontists and other providers.
Burry, Jacob
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