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Knowledge Regarding Use of Oral Hygiene Aids Among Dental Interns in Saudi Arabia

King Khalid University Journal of Health Sciences, 2017
Context: Toothbrushes with dentifrice are the most widely used method of self-performed mechanical plaque control. Plaque removal exclusively by tooth brushing is difficult in critical inter-dental areas.
Nabeeh A. AlQahtani
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Knowledge and awareness on usage of mouth masks among dental fraternity during this pandemic COVID-19: A cross-sectional study

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020
Background: The pandemic caused by novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 is a highly infectious disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak of Corona Virus Diseases (COVID 19) as a global public ...
Ravichandra Ravi , Srividya Athkuri, Charishma Chowdary Ponugubati , Roopesh Borugadda , Sahithi Pamidimukkala , Abdul Afraaz   +5 more
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Awareness and knowledge of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia among Serbian pediatricians

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
ObjectivePublished reports describing awareness and knowledge of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) among pediatricians are few and differ considerably across countries.
Ljiljana Bjelakovic, Lazar Stosic, Aleksandra Klisic, Marko Jovic, Sanja Stankovic, Aleksandra Stankovic, Sasa Pantelic, Danijela Zivkovic, Vladimir Vukovic, Vladimir Vukovic, Bojko Bjelakovic   +10 more
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Developing a survey of barriers and facilitators to recruitment in randomized controlled trials

Trials, 2012
Background Recruitment to randomized controlled trials is known to be challenging. It is important to understand and identify predictors of good or poor accrual to a clinical trial so that appropriate strategies can be put in place to overcome these ...
Kaur Geetinder, Smyth Rosalind L, Williamson Paula   +2 more
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Design and Implementation of Integrated Biosecurity–Biosafety Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Survey on Front Range Colorado Dairy Farms (2020–2021)

Agriculture
Dairy farms are complex environments where cattle, workers, and the farm environment interact, creating opportunities for infectious disease transmission across animal, human, and environmental interfaces.
Robert Fathke, Mo Salman, Pablo Pinedo, Sangeeta Rao   +3 more
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Quantifying Information Content in Survey Data by Entropy

Entropy, 2010
We apply Shannon entropy as a measure of information content in survey data, and define information efficiency as the empirical entropy divided by the maximum attainable entropy.
Nina Østerås, Fredrik A. Dahl
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Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice Behaviour among Secondary School Children in Chandigarh [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Introduction: Oral health knowledge is considered to be an essential prerequisite for health-related practices and better oral health. Healthy practices adopted at young age are more sustainable.
Anshu Blaggana, Vishaka Grover, Anjali, Anoop Kapoor, Vikram Blaggana, Renu Tanwar, Harleen Kaur, Ryana Kaur Haneet   +7 more
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Development and validation of a questionnaire for a survey on perioperative fasting practices in India

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2019
Background and Aims: Perioperative fasting guidelines have been published and updated to standardise practices. Hence, Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists decided to conduct a survey to assess the fasting practices and the food habits across India ...
Pradeep A Dongare, S Bala Bhaskar, S S Harsoor, M Kalaivani, Rakesh Garg, K Sudheesh, Umesh Goneppanavar   +6 more
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge, Maite E. Houwing, Rowena L. Grohssteiner, Ferdows Atiq, Sonja A. M. C. Teuben, Mirjam P. Fransen, Marjon H. Cnossen   +6 more
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Knowledge and awareness on novel coronavirus spread among dental fraternities in Visakhapatnam, India: A questionnaire-based survey

Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2020
INTRODUCTION: The pandemic caused by novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 is a highly contagious disease.
Ravi Chandra Ravi, Charishma Chowdary Ponugubati, Sunil Kumar Bonu, Srividya Athkuri, Lakshman Varma Uppalapati, Chandrakanth Majeti   +5 more
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