Results 41 to 50 of about 5,819,067 (352)

Situational diagnosis of policies in Latin American and Caribbean countries for the use of fluoride and reduction of sugar consumption

open access: yesBrazilian Oral Research, 2023
Policy evaluation and guidance on fluoride use and sugar consumption in Latin American and Caribbean countries (LACC) may provide a scientific evidence basis for policymakers, dental professionals, civil society organizations and individuals committed to
Saul Martins PAIVA   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

How effective and cost-effective is water fluoridation for adults and adolescents? The LOTUS 10-year retrospective cohort study.

open access: yesCommunity Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
OBJECTIVE To pragmatically assess the clinical and cost-effectiveness of water fluoridation for preventing dental treatment and improving oral health in a contemporary population of adults and adolescents, using a natural experiment design.
Deborah Moore   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Drinking Water Fluoridation in 12-year-old Children in the Biobío Region, Chile.

open access: yesJournal of Oral Research, 2021
Fluoridation has been shown to be an effective measure against caries in children. The present study evaluates the cost-benefit of the fluoridated water program for the reduction of dental caries in 12-year-old children in the Biobío Region, the only ...
Camilo Ulloa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

GRADE equity guidelines 3: considering health equity in GRADE guideline development: rating the certainty of synthesized evidence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Objectives: The aim of this paper is to describe a conceptual framework for how to consider health equity in the Grading Recommendations Assessment and Development Evidence (GRADE) guideline development process. Study Design and Setting: Consensus-
Akl, Elie A.   +33 more
core   +4 more sources

Flawed MIREC fluoride and intelligence quotient publications: A failed attempt to undermine community water fluoridation.

open access: yesCommunity Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
OBJECTIVE To assess the evidence presented in a set of articles that use the Canadian Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) study database to claim that community water fluoridation (CWF) is associated with harm to foetal and infant
Juliet R Guichon   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Potential fluoride toxicity from oral medicaments: A review [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2017
The beneficial effects of fluoride on human oral health are well studied. There are numerous studies demonstrating that a small amount of fluoride delivered to the oral cavity decreases the prevalence of dental decay and results in stronger teeth and ...
Rizwan Ullah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The CATFISH study: An evaluation of a water fluoridation program in Cumbria, UK.

open access: yesCommunity Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
OBJECTIVES The objective was to assess the effectiveness of a Water Fluoridation program on a contemporary population of children. METHODS The study used a longitudinal prospective cohort design.
M. Goodwin   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of an oral health training program for school nurses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Pediatric dental disease is a silent epidemic (Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, 2002). Dental decay is commonly unrecognized and under-treated, and can affect children\u27s growth and development as well as their ability to perform in
Drengler, Linda
core   +4 more sources

Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit of a single annual professional intervention for the prevention of childhood dental caries in a remote rural Indigenous community [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background The aim of the study is to reduce the high prevalence of tooth decay in children in a remote, rural Indigenous community in Australia, by application of a single annual dental preventive intervention.
A Ahovuo-Saloranta   +52 more
core   +4 more sources

A paralysis in public health policy: water fluoridation in Queensland (1996-2006) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
By focusing on developments between 1996 and 2006, this paper explains the reasons for one of Australia’s public health inconsistencies, the comparatively low adoption of adjusted water fluoridation in Queensland.
Akers, H. F., Jackman, M. P.
core  

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy