Storytelling, sugar snacking, and toothbrushing rules:a proposed theoretical and developmental perspective on children's health and oral health literacy [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Health literacy has been conceptualised to explain how health information facilitates the maintenance of health. What are the clinical implications of children's health literacy?
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Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, 2015 Introduction: Oral health literacy is relatively a new, but critical concept to decrease disparities and increase oral health for all. Low oral health literacy contributes to oral disease which results in increased cost for vulnerable population such as ...
Mary Shimi S Gomez, B K Sujatha
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Neurocognitive impairment is associated with lower health literacy among persons living with HIV infection. [PDF]
, 2014 This study sought to determine the effects of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) on health literacy, which encompasses the ability to access, understand, appraise, and apply health-related information.
Blackstone, Kaitlin +6 more
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Oral health literacy and oral health outcomes in an adult population in Brazil [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2017 To investigate the association between critical and communicative oral health literacy (OHL) and oral health outcomes (status, oral health-related quality of life and practices) in adults.This cross-sectional study examined a household probability sample of 248 adults, representing 149,635 residents (20-64 years old) in Piracicaba-SP, Brazil.
Batista, Marília J +2 more
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Parents' dental anxiety and oral health literacy: effects on parents' and children's oral health‐related experiences [PDF]
, 2013 Objective To explore a) the relationship between parents'/guardians' dental anxiety and oral health literacy and b) those between these variables and background and oral health‐related characteristics.
Braun, Thomas M. +2 more
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Opportunities for faculty-librarian collaboration in an expanded dentistry curriculum. [PDF]
, 2018 With the increased emphasis on evidence-based practice, developing information literacy (IL), as well as other literacies (e.g., oral), earlier in programs is becoming widely accepted in medicine and allied fields.
Lowe, M. Sara +2 more
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Oral Hygiene Facilitators and Barriers in Greek 10 Years Old Schoolchildren [PDF]
, 2015 Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the oral hygiene facilitators and barriers for 10 years old Greek children, via a questionnaire and clinical examination.
Angelopoulou, Matina V. +3 more
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A new comprehensive oral health literacy scale: development and psychometric evaluation
BMC Oral Health, 2021 Background It has been widely accepted that oral health status is related to oral health literacy. The need to measure oral health literacy has led to the development of measurement instruments.
Yue Sun +4 more
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The Role of Health Literacy in Achieving Oral Health for Elders [PDF]
Journal of Dental Education, 2005 A mismatch between the literacy skills of individuals and the demands of oral health services may erect an unnecessary barrier to preventive care and treatment. Findings from the 1992 survey of adult literacy in the United States indicate that more than two‐thirds of adults over the age of sixty were limited in their ability to use written health ...
Rudd, Rima, Horowitz, Alice
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A Framework to Foster Oral Health Literacy and Oral/General Health Integration
Frontiers in Dental Medicine, 2021 Science and technology advances have led to remarkable progress in understanding, managing, and preventing disease and promoting human health. This phenomenon has created new challenges for health literacy and the integration of oral and general health ...
Dushanka V. Kleinman +2 more
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