ISSN:0022-4006    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-7325.1994.tb01214.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

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AbstractObjectives:This study assessed knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to the treatment of HIV‐infected patients by Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) dental personnel.Methods: A questionnaire was mailed to all VA dentists, hygienists, and EFDA assistants and completed anonymously in May 1991. Descriptive results are reported along with comparisons between the findings from this study and a similar VA survey conducted in 1988, as well as several national surveys of non‐VA dentists.Results: Nearly all VA respondents reported participation in some type of continuing education on HIV and infection control. They also reported high compliance with recommended infection control procedures. Furthermore, the findings suggest that VA dentists and hygienists have a high willingness to treat HIV‐infected patients, far exceeding that expressed by non‐VA dentists. However, a high level of anxiety related to occupational exposure to HIV seems to exist. Most respondents perceived a higher risk of HIV infection from commonly encountered occurrences in the workplace than actually exists based on current knowledge.Conclusions: While efforts to further reduce the risk of infection and improve care should continue, future efforts also should be directed toward reducing the anxiety of VA dental personnel in the treatment of infectious p

ISSN:0022-4006    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-7325.1994.tb01215.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

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AbstractObjectives:This study assessed the knowledge and opinions of caries prevention and source of oral health information among Koreans.Methods: A questionnaire consisting of 36 items was used to interview 2,000 Koreans 10 through 69 years of age. Results for only selected questions are reported. A multistage, stratified, random sampling method was used.Results: Sixty‐nine percent of the respondents had heard about fluoride. Only 16 percent knew that some community water supplies in Korea are fluoridated. Fifty‐five percent of respondents who knew about community water fluoridation learned the information from television, whereas 28 percent read about it in a newspaper. Among those respondents who reported hearing about community water fluoridation, only 30 percent had precise information about its purpose. Fifty‐five percent of the respondents reported that toothbrushing is the best way to maintain good oral health. Almost all respondents (97 percent) reported brushing their teeth one or more times a day.Conclusions: These data indicate that there is a relatively low level of accurate knowledge about dental caries prevention among Koreans 10 through 69 years of age. The majority of respondents report learning information about oral health from the mass

ISSN:0022-4006    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-7325.1994.tb01216.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractObjectives:This study investigated correlates of dental care use in a representative sample of adults aged 70 and older throughout New England.Methods: Data were collected in in‐home interviews and dental examinations. Following Andersen's behavioral model of health services utilization, varied measures of sociodemographic characteristics, dental health attitudes and practices, perceived need for care, and need objectively determined by clinical examination were included as potential correlates.Results: Recency of last visit was associated with positive attitudes toward dental care, regular dental hygiene, and having a usual source of care. Among dentulous subjects, recency of last visit also was related to sex and living arrangements. Frequency of visits for dentulous subjects was associated with the same variables, as well as with age and social class or education, in addition to need for care. For edentulous subjects, only a usual sourse of care and higher social class were associated with more frequent visits.Conclusions: Perceived need and attitudes toward dental care are important influences on use of care. Older persons must be convinced of the importance of regular dental car

ISSN:0022-4006    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-7325.1994.tb01217.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractObjectives: In 1989 the Oklahoma Area Indian Health Service conducted an oral health survey of children attending public schools in Oklahoma to determine the extent of caries experience in the Native American population. Results were to be used to establish program priorities, gather baseline data, and compare the oral health status of Native American children with their non‐Indian peers.Methods: A total of 934 elementary schoolchildren 5–6 years of age were examined along with 733 high school students 15–17 years of age. The study was designed so that approximately 50 percent of the students examined were Native American.Results: The mean dmfs for the 5–6‐year‐olds was 5.06 for the Caucasian children and 10.35 for the Native American children, a statistically significant difference(P<.001). For the 15–17‐year‐olds the mean DMFS for the Caucasian students (5.99) was significantly lower(P<.001) than the mean DMFS for the Native American students (10.12).Conclusions: The prevalence and severity of caries in these Native American students appear to be substantially higher than in their non‐Indian peers residing in the same communities. Further study is needed to identify factors contributing to these demonstrated differences i

ISSN:0022-4006    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-7325.1994.tb01218.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0022-4006    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-7325.1994.tb01219.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0022-4006    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-7325.1994.tb01220.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0022-4006    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-7325.1994.tb01221.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

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The world has been united through the most puzzling, devastating, communicable disease of this century—acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The unusual biology of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the varying modes of its transmission, the lack of effective primary and secondary preventive measures, and the impact of its related diseases are some of the incredible challenges confronted by health care providers, policy makers, researchers, and all aspects of society for over a decade. From the beginning, dental practitioners, researchers, and educators have actively responded to the epidemic—first in their own cities and countries, then on an international level. This presentation highlights the oral health community's response to the HIV pandemic as a case study in international collaborat

ISSN:0022-4006    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-7325.1994.tb01222.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

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Before beginning my presentation, I would like to spend a few moments to recall a friend and colleague of mine who was also a member of this association. My friend was Dr. Gene Sabino from the Sonsorol Islands just north of the Equator in Palau. Gene died this past summer from the ravages of chronic hepatitis, which is very prevalent in Micronesia. I first met Gene in 1976 in Colonia, Yap, where he was a public health dentist with a tremendous social conscience. Shortly thereafter, he moved his family to Minnesota, were he received his master's degree in public health. Upon returning to Micronesia, Gene became the dental chief in the Northern Mariana Islands. In addition, he was to serve for more than a decade as the president of the Micronesian Dental Association. He promoted oral health wherever and with whomever he could. This ranged from promoting a dental nurse retraining program, to conducting a pilot sealant program on preschool children, to organizing oral exams for collecting data. Furthermore, he was a tireless advocate for developing local resources. He also recognized the need to supplement these resources with those from elsewhere. So you see, in many ways, Dr. Gene Sabino made it possible for me to share the following information with you. For this I am grateful.

ISSN:0022-4006    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-7325.1994.tb01223.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY