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Determinants of Oral Health: Does Oral Health Literacy Matter? [PDF]

ISRN Dentistry, 2013
Objective. To evaluate oral health literacy, independent of other oral health determinants, as a risk indicator for self-reported oral health. Methods. A cross-sectional population-based survey conducted in Tehran, Iran. Multiple logistic regression analysis served to estimate the predictive effect of oral health literacy on self-reported oral health ...
Mohammad Mehdi Naghibi Sistani, Reza Yazdani, Jorma Virtanen, Afsaneh Pakdaman, Heikki Murtomaa   +4 more
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Orthodontic and oral health literacy in adults

PLOS ONE, 2022
Objective The primary aim of the study was to determine levels of literacy in both oral health and orthodontics in an adult population. The secondary study aim was to investigate differences in literacy between males and females. Methods Participants included individuals 18 years or older seeking dental treatment at the East Carolina University (ECU)
V. Wallace McCarlie, Morgan E. Phillips, Barry D. Price, Peyton B. Taylor, George J. Eckert, Kelton T. Stewart   +5 more
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The association between oral health literacy and oral health behaviors in North Korean defectors: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background The present study aimed to investigate the association between oral health literacy and oral health behaviors among North Korean defectors.
Han-A Cho, Ae-Jung Im, Yu-Ri Sim, Han-Byoel Jang, Hee-Jung Lim   +4 more
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Gender differences in the association between oral health literacy and oral health-related quality of life in older adults

BMC Oral Health, 2022
Background Poor oral health affects quality of life; oral health literacy studies are increasing as it plays an essential role in promoting oral health.
Chia-Jung Lee, Mu-Hsing Ho, Jee Young Joo, Jed Montayre, Yen-Kuang Lin, Chia-Chi Chang, Megan F. Liu   +6 more
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A Study on the Oral Health Literacy and Related Factors of Mother’s in Some Areas

치위생과학회지, 2021
Background: This study aims to provide basic data for development of the level-based oral health care program depending on the mother’s oral health literacy by finding out how mother’s oral health literacy can effect on the preschool children’s oral ...
Mi-Jeong Kim, Cha-Young Lim, Ju-Lee Son
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Assessment of the oral health literacy and oral health behaviors among nurses in China: a cross-sectional study

BMC Oral Health, 2022
Purpose Oral health is important for general health; nurses are expected to possess good oral health awareness and work together for public oral health promotion.
Ran An, Wen-feng Chen, Siyu Li, Zitong Wu, Meizi Liu, Muhammad Sohaib   +5 more
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EVALUATION OF ORAL HEALTH LITERACY OF PREGNANT WOMEN

European Annals of Dental Sciences, 2022
Aim Oral health literacy is the capacity of individuals to receive and understand the health information and services necessary to make appropriate oral health decisions. Low oral health literacy is associated with insufficient oral health knowledge and behaviors.
Gönül YETER, Fatih ŞENGÜL
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Oral health literacy: A practical strategy towards better oral health status among adult population of Ghaziabad district

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Background and Aims: Despite tremendous considerable effort by health professionals to promote oral health to create beautiful smiles, gap between oral health knowledge and practice undoubtedly still remains.
Dipshikha Das, Ipseeta Menon, Ritu Gupta, Vikram Arora, Asifa Ashraf, Iram Ahsan   +5 more
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Улогата на комуникацијата и оралната здравствена писменост во превенција и промоција на оралното здравје [PDF]

, 2020
Dental care prevention involves prophylactic oral health practices and strategies that are primarily targeted to diseases of the oral tissues with the focus on prevention of certain conditions.
Kosevska, Elena, Lekovska-Stoicovska, Tanja, Rechica, Vjosa, Vasileska, Lidushka   +3 more
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A Study on the Oral Health Literacy and Related Factors of Mother’s in Some Areas: A 25% Comparison Study of the Upper and Lower Grades

치위생과학회지, 2022
Background: This study compares and analyzes the degree of oral health information literacy by 25% for upper and lower grades to assess how differences in mothers’ oral health information literacy affect infants’ oral health behavior.Methods: The study ...
Mi-Jeong Kim, Cha-Young Lim, Ju-Lee Son
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