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ABSTRACT Expansion of French health insurance coverage has increased funding for dental care for economically disadvantaged adults. This study aimed to measure clinical and self‐perceived oral health, behaviors, and use of dental services by adults who were eligible for such coverage. The regional agency that gives administrative services for the health insurance funds provided a sample of 900 adults aged 35–44 years, insured through this program. We reached 805 of these adults by mail; of these 18% were surveyed and clinically examined. Self‐perceived oral health was measured by the Global Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) and participants' attitudes to dental health, by questionnaire. Decayed and Missing teeth constituted 40% of the DMFT. Participants reported poor oral health (63%), and 79% perceived a need for care, although they used dental services infrequently and had poor knowledge of available services. Cost of care and number of carious teeth were important predictors of the GOHAI.
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the oral health status and oral health behavior and identify the factors related to the oral health status by age-specific groups in vulnerable elderly individuals. Methods: We used data from the 7th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The differences in the oral health status and oral health behavior by age-specific groups were analyzed using complex sample chi-square tests and a generalized linear model. The relationship between the oral health status and oral health behavior by age-specific groups was analyzed using a complex samples general linear model. Results: The DMFT index of the young-old elderly was 10.65±0.60, and that of the old-old elderly was 12.78±0.72, which was higher. The condition of the mandibular prosthesis was more common in the old-old elderly, and there was a statistically significant difference (p<0.05). The DMFT index in the old-old elderly was found to be higher as the average number of brushings per day decreased, and no oral examination was performed. Conclusions: The vulnerable elderly themselves are interested in maintaining their own health, and the government needs to undertake efforts to reduce the medical blind spots by supporting institutional and environmental conditions so that health care services can be provided to the vulnerable elderly.
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Subjects of study were 648 patients who visited dental hygiene practical lab voluntarily between the second semester of second grade and the first semester of third grade in the dental hygienics of J college at jeonbuk region during september, 2012 to June, 2013. Oral health management needs oral health prevention, oral health education, oral health behaviors. 1. The difference between regular dental hygiene dental check whether the age of the subjects lowest at 9.9% at, ‘30 years and over' ‘19 years of age’ this was the highest in 23.8% (p 0.05). 6. regular oral health knowledge score was higher in people who oral examination (p>0.05). Therefore, it is considered that periodic oral examination of subjects had better influenced oral health.
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purpose of the following survey was evaluating oral health in a group of seniors living in institutions to establish a treatment project that would improve their lifestyle and could be easily implemented. Materials and methods: The study was conducted on 300 elderly patients, of whom 142 were women and 158 were men aged 65 years and over. They were examined in the Faculty of Dental Medicine for two years, from October 2016 to October 2018. Dental status was evaluated with the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI). Treatment was planned to use the PTF health index Patients who refused the clinical examination and the terminally ill patients, were excluded from the study. Results: The mean GOHAI score among elderly was 36.43, indicating a poor oral health. Conclusions: Oral diseases and disorders that are associated with aging lead to an increased need for preventive, restorative and periodontal care programs.
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Objective To compare the oral health attitudes and oral health behaviors between dental freshmen and non dental freshmen Methods Oral examination, including visual tactile caries examination, CPI index, and Quigley and Hein DI, was carried out and a questionnaire survey was conducted among 49 freshmen of the year 1999 from dental school, 64 from medical school, and 62 from bio medical engineering school Results There was no difference in the prevalence of caries and calculus among the three groups, however, the oral health was better in the dental freshmen than in the other groups (mean DI=3 01, P0 05) 79 6% of the dental freshmen brushed their teeth twice every day, a rate significantly higher than those in the other two groups (P0 05) The scores in oral health knowledge, oral health attitudes, and behavior of selecting oral health care products and methods were very low in the 3 groups without significant difference among them Only 39 9% of them had ever had lessons for oral health education Conclusion Oral health awareness among freshmen, no matter what school they come from, is still very low Oral health education/health promotion is one of the most top priority tasks
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Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of oral exercise on oral health and oral health related quality of life in the elderly people. Methods: The subjects were83 elderly people including 42 elderly people of intervention group and 41 elderly people of control group. A dentist and a dental hygienist carried out the direct oral examination. The self-reported questionnaire was completed and the oral examination consisted of decayed tooth, missing tooth, filling tooth, functioning tooth, plaque index, salivary flow rate, and range of motion in mouth opening. OHIP-14 was used to assess the oral health related quality of life. For three months, oral exercise was done twice per week in the experimental group. Results: Before oral exercise, there was no significant difference between the intervention group and control group. After 3 months, there was a significant improvement in plaque reduction and range of motion in mouth opening between two groups (p<0.001, p<0.001). Oral health related quality of life was observed in the intervention group (p<0.001). Conclusions: The oral exercise using toothbrushing remarkably improved the oral health related quality of life in the elderly people.
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship between perceived oral health and oral health status, oral health symptoms in elementary school students. Methods: Oral examination and oral hygiene survey were performed on 446 students in 5th grade from 4 elementary schools in Wonju, Gangwon province. Oral examinationassessed decayed teeth, filled teeth, missing teeth from decay. Then, oral hygiene status was evaluated by O'Leary index and self-reported questionnaires were surveyed. We analysed the collected data using SPSS program ver. 20.0, significant difference level was p 0.05) Conclusion: Self-rated oral health status of the elementary school students wasrelated to decayed teeth and oral health symptoms, but it was not related to oral hygiene status. Therefore it was needed to improve the oral hygiene status in elementarystudents by devise effective way to motivate them.
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Abstract Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between preventive dental care utilization and untreated dental caries for Medicaid‐enrolled adolescents and to determine if the relationship is moderated by chronic conditions (CC). Methods This analysis was based on 2015–2016 Medicaid claims files and survey data collected from adolescents ages 12–18 years enrolled in Oregon Medicaid, who received a dental screening between December 2015 and December 2016 ( n = 240). To assess the relationship between preventive dental care utilization and untreated dental caries (defined as decayed tooth surfaces), prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were generated using log‐linear regression models. We also tested for an interaction between preventive dental care utilization and CC. Results About 60.4% of adolescents utilized preventive dental care, 21.7% had CC, and 29.6% had ≥1 decayed tooth surfaces. There were no significant differences in untreated dental caries between adolescents who did and did not utilize preventive dental care (PR: 0.73, 95% CI: 0.33–1.60; p = 0.43). There was not a significant interaction between preventive dental care utilization and CC ( p = 0.65). Preventive dental care utilization was not significantly associated with untreated dental caries for adolescents with CC (PR: 0.51, 95% CI: 0.10–2.65; p = 0.42) nor among adolescents without CC (PR: 0.79, 95% CI: 0.33–1.91; p = 0.61). Conclusions Preventive dental care was not shown to be associated with lower untreated dental caries for Medicaid‐enrolled adolescents or those with CC. Future work that is adequately powered should continue to elucidate this relationship in Medicaid enrollees.
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Objectives : The purpose of this study is to opportunity of oral examination and positively utilizing the oral-health educational method of being preferred on the basis of the contents promote workers' oral health. Methods : This study carried out questionnaire research by self-administrated method, which was selected by convenience sampling method, from February 9th to March 6th, 2009 targeting 237 workers where are located in Gunsan city of Jeollabuk-do Province. Results : 1. Workers' interest and recognition of importance in oral health were high, and were low in subjective oral-health knowledge level, on the other hand. 2. Workers were indicated to be high in the response rate of work-site oral examination and, on the other hand, to be high in the dissatisfied rate at work-site oral examination. 3. As for work-site oral examination, the workers were indicated to positively recognize participation in work-site oral-health education along with high necessity. 4. Workers were indicated to prefer the most a method of lecture such as dentist along with contents in prevention and curing method of periodontal disease. Conclusions : An efficient result is thought to be probably obtained given offering an opportunity of oral examination and positively utilizing the oral-health educational method of being preferred on the basis of the contents with the highest preference, in order to promote workers' oral health.
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AIM: To investigate the oral health status of students who participate in the college entrance examination.METHODS: The method and standard of 1997 World Health Organization oral health survey(3rd edition) were adopted and the oral examination was produced under natural light.RESULTS: The prevalence rate of dental caries was 38.42%,and the rate of filling was 8.58%.The rate of malocclusion was 32.05 %,while the treatment rate was nothing.The rate of oral mucosal diseases(such as recurrent oral ulceration,cheilitis,angular cheilitis) was 23.39%.CONCLUSION: The oral health situation of students who participating in the college entrance examination was not good,and the whole treatment rate was generally low.It should be paid much more attention on these students.
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