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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Dental Services"”.
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An investigation into the implementation of clinical guidelines in the general dental services
… evaluation. Subjects: 51 volunteer dental practices across Scotland.<br/><br/><b>Method</b>: Practices were randomly allocated to one of four groups. Pre-intervention data were collected from 49 dental practices. The clinical records of all 16-24 year old patients who attended the …
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Development of Dental Services for Arctic Populations: Labrador and the Baffin Region Compared
… I perceived in the administration of oral health services for the Baffin Region, North West Territories when working there in 1985 and 1986. The recommendations are suggestions for some solutions. Part I provides a background by describing the elements of public dental health and their relevance …
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A preliminary assessment of a framework for the allocation of comprehensive primary dental services
… dissertation has developed a first version of a Dental Resource Allocation Framework (DRAF). The aim of the DRAF is to help improve equity of access to primary dental services by providing health teams and managers of the Brazilian Family Health Programme with a tool to guide the allocation human …
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A preliminary assessment of a framework for the allocation of comprehensive primary dental services
Summary:The aim of this study was to produce a preliminary assessment of the DRAF by determining its face validity, testing reliability and usability of its diagnostic classification tool, and to produce a set of preliminary recommendations on the viability of the DRAF before it is released for use …
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The Relationship between Socio-economic Status, Oral Health, Dental Services Uptake and the Provision of Dental Treatments amongst Adolescents
… environment, health influencing behaviours and dental care. In accordance with these factors, the rate of depreciation of oral health will therefore take place at faster rates for some groups than others.<br/><br/>The two most common oral diseases in adolescence are dental caries and periodontal …
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Determination of oral health knowledge, attitudes and behaviour among nursing staff in Lesotho
… countries (decrease in the prevalence of dental caries and less increase in periodontal disease) are strongly attributed to the shift of dental services from mainly curative to preventive dental services. The idea of using lay health workers within the community can contribute …
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Choice and Use of Services Under an Employer -Provided Dental Benefit Program: A Pilot Study
This study investigates the determinants of dental services utilization among insured individuals. The research questions specifically addressed are: (1) What are the 'cost' variables that best explain the differences between users and non-users of dental services? (2) Which predisposing and …
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Using Modeling and Simulation to Improve Oral Health Services Delivery in Hampton Roads, Virginia
… the system performance in delivering oral health services in a public health district based on the Conceptual Framework to Measure Performance of the Public Health System (PHS). Using modeling and simulation, a predictive model based on the conceptual framework dimensions: mission, structural …
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Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Investigative Analysis of their Access to Dental Care
… of this study was to assess the utilization of dental services for children with autism spectrum disorders and identify barriers these children face when accessing dental services in the state of Virginia. Methods: A survey was mailed to families in the state of Virginia that care for at least …
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Enhancing healthcare decisions using big data
… chapter generates synthetic indexes of Medicaid dental benefit generosity for low-income older adults to improve their dental access. The third chapter evaluates the performance of the Diagnosis Cost Group(DCG) clustering algorithm combined with mixed payment formulas, outliers, and reinsurance …
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Dentists and their Willingness to Treat Adolescents with Learning Disabilities : a Survey of Accessibility in Primary Dental Care
The aim of this study is to examine primary dental care practitioners’ <br/>willingness to treat adolescents with learning disability (LD) in two contrasting <br/>areas of Northern Ireland (NI) and Scotland using Cohen’s accessibility <br/>‘dental health professional’factors (Cohen, 1987).<br/>A …
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Organizational Barriers to and Facilitators of Patient Engagement Processes For Persons Living With Hiv/Aids: A Case Study Analaysis of An Oral Health Services Program
… have documented the unmet need of oral health services for persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), especially in those that are African American. Untreated oral conditions can lead to systemic complications which may further compound the problems experienced by this vulnerable population. Given …
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Barriers to oral health care among people living with HIV in Kwazulu Natal and the Western Cape
… is a need to examine accessibility and use of dental services in South Africans living with HIV as very little research in this regard, has been undertaken. Aim: To investigate the barriers to oral health care for people living with HIV in the KZN and the WC. Research Design and Methodology: A …
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Diabetes Status, Predisposing, Enabling, and Oral Health Illness Level Variables as Predictors of Preventive and Emergency Dental Service Use
… to clarify the relationship between diabetes and dental service use. This study addressed the question of whether individuals with diabetes are more or less likely to utilize dental services, measured in terms of preventive and emergency services during the past year. A cross-sectional study was …
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Attempts to Collect: A Quantitative Analysis of Medical Debt Lawsuits Filed in Thurston County in 2020
… County are attributed to Tacoma Radiological Services, a third-party vendor that provides in-hospital diagnostic services via contracts with hospitals. We identified 32% of lawsuits originated with hospitals required to provide charity care. We found one Federally Qualified Health Center and …
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Dental implications of genetic and congenital intellectual disabilities in Cape Town
… which has many social, financial, medical and dental implications in South Africa. The severity of the ID varies, ranging from mild to profound impairment and numerous environmental and genetic factors play a role in the aetiology. Oral health is crucial to the overall health and well-being of …
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Toothbrushing, Flossing, and Preventive Dental Visits by Richmond-Area Residents in Relation to Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors
… to identify factors that influence preventive dental behaviors and, from the results, target groups for intervention.Methods. Data were collected using the 1997 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) resulting in a probability sample of 399 dentate adults living in Richmond City, …
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Dentists’ Perceptions of their Professional Roles in the context of Referral Decisions in Primary Dental Care in England
Background Within Primary Dental Care (PDC), there is variation in dentists’ views about who should be treated in general dental practices and who should be referred to community dental services (CDSs), creating confusion about where patients can access dental care. Aims This research aimed to …
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A curriculum framework for undergraduate studies in dental health science
… in the context of the initial development of dental health professionals within those higher education institutions that endeavour to provide education and training in a rapidly changing context. This context is characterised by the simultaneous need to address the blurring of boundaries and …
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