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Diagnostic Value of Tele-dentistry in Decay Detection by DMFT Method

open access: yesMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2021
Background and Objectives: Teledentistry is among the concepts introduced into the dental field that facilitated the efforts of dentists and hygienists in this field. In numerous countries, including Iran, the financial resources and equipment for cities
Aida Mehdipoor   +4 more
doaj  

Modeling Event Plausibility with Consistent Conceptual Abstraction [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2021
Understanding natural language requires common sense, one aspect of which is the ability to discern the plausibility of events. While distributional models -- most recently pre-trained, Transformer language models -- have demonstrated improvements in modeling event plausibility, their performance still falls short of humans'. In this work, we show that
arxiv  

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

open access: yesClinical 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   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insurance Expansion During Pregnancy

open access: yesHealth Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze how the abolition of cost‐sharing in health insurance affects pregnant women's gross spending on health care services using an exogenous policy change in Switzerland. Using non‐linear regression, we find that the policy slightly increases average gross spending, contrasting policymaker expectations of no impact on demand.
Philip Hochuli, Christian P. R. Schmid
wiley   +1 more source

Quantifying a qualitative framework of patients perceptions, attitudes and behavior relevant to oral health related quality of life [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2017
In a qualitative study, Gregory, Gibson and Robinson proposed a framework of items grouped in seven dimensions reflecting oral health related perceptions, attitudes and behavior to encompass what is relevant when patients assess their own oral health related quality of life (OHRQOL).
arxiv  

Strengthening Health Workforce in Georgia: Identifying Gaps and Integrating Evidence‐Based Strategic Planning

open access: yesThe International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Health workforce planning is essential for ensuring a resilient and well‐functioning healthcare system capable of addressing population needs and responding to crises. In Georgia, an upper‐middle‐income country, significant challenges remain in the strategic planning, regulation, and management of the health workforce.
Giorgi Aladashvili   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ergonomic Analysis of Dental Work in Different Oral Quadrants: A Motion Capture Preliminary Study among Endodontists

open access: yesBioengineering
Background: 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
doaj   +1 more source

From ‘Sovereign Self‐Proclaimed Experts’ to ‘Impressionable Sceptics’–Developing a Patient Typology to Distinguish Patients' Interactions With Healthcare: A Qualitative Study in Germany

open access: yesThe International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Person‐centredness in health systems puts patients and their preferences at the centre of healthcare. However, there is not an ‘one size fits all’ approach as patients are heterogenous and have varying interactions with and perceptions of healthcare, and assessments of the health system performance.
Katharina Achstetter   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of Social Media on the Perception of Dentofacial Aesthetics: A Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesPakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry
Background: Social media has become an influential tool with its usage increasing immensely in recent years. This study aimed to assess the impact of social media on the perception of dentofacial aesthetics and its gender-wise comparison among general ...
Madiha Tariq   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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