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Integrating social work into oral health care: a collaborative approach to achieving health equity [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
Background and purposeSocial workers in dental education champion the inclusion of social drivers of health and advocate for the needs of vulnerable communities using anti-oppressive, psychosocial-cultural, and systems approaches.
Melanie Morris, Rachel S. John, Jamie Burgess-Flowers, Lisa de Saxe Zerden   +3 more
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Acceptability and feasibility of a faculty development programme for medical and dental academics in Ghana [PDF]

BMC Medical Education
Background Universal health coverage is more likely to be achieved by competency-based education of health workers than by traditional, time-based learning.
A. B Konadu, E. N.Y Nyarko, K. Asah Opoku, D. Tormeti, A.B Hottor, A. Drovandi, E.A Yawson, S. Hewlett, D.N Banyubala, J. Hart, S. Conen, D.D Siriwardhana, S. Harris, J. Grundy, L. Byrne-Davis   +14 more
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Knowledge Improvement After Dental Health Education for Elementary School Students in Surabaya, East Java

Indonesian Journal of Dental Medicine, 2023
Background: During the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, many people were afraid to go to the dentist, which affected their dental and oral health conditions.
Ratri Maya Sitalaksmi, Utari Kresnoadi, Karina Mundiratri, Farasty Utami, Meinar Nur Ashrin   +4 more
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Impact of an Educational Intervention Aimed at Nursing Staff on Oral Hygiene Care on the Incidence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Adults Ventilated in Intensive Care Unit

Investigación y Educación en Enfermería, 2021
Objective. This work sought to evaluate the impact of an educational intervention on oral hygiene care aimed at nursing care staff, on the incidence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in adults from an ICU in Colombia. Methods.
Melissa Sánchez Peña, Luz Angélica Orozco Restrepo, Freddy Andrés Barrios Arroyave, Oscar Felipe Suárez Brochero   +3 more
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Impact of School Based Oral Health Education Programmes in India: A Systematic Review [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013
The teaching of Oral Health Education aims at preventing the dental disease and promoting dental health at early stages. Schools are powerful places to shape the health, education and well-being of our children.
Ramandeep Singh Gambhir, Ramandeep Kaur Sohi, Tarun Nanda, Gurjashan Singh Sawhney, Saniya Setia   +4 more
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Alaska Dental Health Aide Program [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2013
Background. In 1999, An Oral Health Survey of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Dental Patients found that 79% of 2- to 5-year-olds had a history of tooth decay.
Sarah Shoffstall-Cone, Mary Williard
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Relevance of yoga in dental education

Yoga-Mimamsa, 2018
Dental education is associated with a significant amount of stress and anxiety which may lead to depression and suicidal intent in few cases. Musculoskeletal disorder is also a prevalent occupational health problem in dental professionals.
Anjali Deshpande
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Andersen health care utilization model: A survey on factors affecting the utilization of dental health services among school children.

PLoS ONE, 2023
BackgroundChildren's quality of life, academic performance, and future achievement can all be negatively affected by poor dental health. The present study aimed to assess the need for dental health services and the factors influencing their utilization ...
Preethi Nagdev, Murali R Iyer, Sachin Naik, Sanjeev Balappa Khanagar, Mohammed Awawdeh, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Kheraif, Sukumaran Anil, Majed M Alsarani, Sajith Vellappally, Omar Alsadon   +9 more
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Impact of oral health education on periodontal and dental caries status of nursing students in Jodhpur city, Rajasthan, India: An interventional study

Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, 2016
Introduction: Oral health education is an integral part of dental health services and has been provided in various settings such as dental office and dental institutions, school, and other educational institutions, and workplace to improve oral health by
Jitender Solanki, Sarika Gupta
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COVID-19 and a Call to Adapt Dental Education

Frontiers in Dental Medicine, 2021
Introduction: COVID-19 has harmed the economic, academic, and clinical pursuits of dental educational institutions and dental students. As dental associations, health agencies, and regulatory bodies around the globe announced the need for social ...
Murad Alrashdi, Ahmed Hameed, Abdullah Aljabr   +2 more
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