BACKGROUND
Dental disease and treatment experience can negatively affect the oral health related quality of life (OHRQL) of preschool aged children and their caregivers. Currently no valid and… (More)
OBJECTIVE
This study aims to evaluate a dental health literacy word recognition instrument.
METHODS
Based on a reading recognition test used in medicine, the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in… (More)
OBJECTIVE
This study aims to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Dentistry (TOFHLiD), a new instrument to measure functional oral health literacy.
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OBJECTIVE
To describe the frequency and determinants of follow-up preventive oral health visits at medical offices among children screened for dental disease, receiving fluoride varnish and… (More)
OBJECTIVES
We examined school days missed for routine dental care versus dental pain or infection to determine the relationship between children's oral health status and school attendance and… (More)
Dental caries (tooth decay), the most common chronic disease affecting young children, is exacerbated by limited access to preventive dental services for low-income children. To address this problem,… (More)
PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to examine the oral literacy demands placed on parents of young children during preventive dental visits in a pediatric medical office.
METHODS
Transcripts of… (More)
At present no process is in place in the United States to comprehensively monitor the national burden of oral diseases from the perspective of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), yet… (More)
UNLABELLED
Excess zeros exhibited by dental caries data require special attention when multiple imputation is applied to such data.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to demonstrate a simple… (More)
For program evaluation purposes, the feasibility of matching Medicaid claims with physician-completed structured checklists (encounter forms, EFs) was assessed in a pediatric office-based preventive… (More)