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Sharifzadeh-Amin, Maryam. "Understanding change in parental dental health behaviours following general anesthetic dental treatment." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31063.
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The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of parents whose young children
had had a general anesthetic (GA) for dental treatment and to develop a model to describe
and explain parental behaviour change following the GA experience. A grounded theory
method was undertaken to investigate 1) parent's beliefs and behaviours that may place
their child at risk to new caries following the GA experience, 2) parents' experience of
their child's dental treatment under GA and 3) the factors affecting parental adoption and
maintenance of dentally healthy behaviours.
Twenty-six in-depth individual interviews were conducted with parents of pre-school aged
children at various times after the GA, i.e. shortly after the GA and up to one year
following the GA. Data were analysed with a grounded theory approach, to develop a
model that was "grounded" in the data.
A conceptual model was generated to explain the process of parental behaviour change.
Social influences, family context, and parental strategies were identified as key categories.
Cultural beliefs, actions of dental professionals, and media/advertising were barriers for
parents to adopt healthy behaviours. Not all parents were receptive to social supports;
cross-cultural differences were apparent. Overall, the GA dental experience had enough
of an impact to immediately motivate parents to consider changing their behaviours.
However, difficulty and only partial compliance in following recommendations were
frequently mentioned.
Although parental stretiges were influenceed by family context and social influences, the
central position of parental strateiges in the model gradually emerged. Parents who took responsibility for their child's state of health felt guilt and were determined to develop
strategies to overcome the barriers in applying healthy behaviours. Parents who had a high
level of self-efficacy and were furthest along the stages of change continuum were likely
able to engage in and maintain new healthy behaviours.
Although an early, positive outcome of the GA was a reported improvement in dental
health practices, the GA did not appear to affect long-term preventive behaviours for
many parents. Parental strategies were recognized as the core category of the final model
that influenced whether parents adopted dentally-healthy behaviours and maintained these
behaviours over time.Dentistry, Faculty of
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Zhang, Yan, and 张琰. "Relationship between family members' oral health behaviours andstatus." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2013. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B50662284.
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Introduction: Oral diseases such as dental caries and periodontal diseases are among the most common diseases in Hong Kong. Family as a basic societal unit has an important role to play in shaping the individual member’s behaviours and health status. However, most dental research studies focus on modifiable risk factors of individuals rather than those of a family.
Objectives: 1. to describe the oral health behaviours and oral health status of family members in a selected sample of families in Hong Kong; 2. to assess the relationships between oral health behaviours and oral health status amongst the family members; 3. to assess the influence of socio-economic factors, lifestyle factors and oral health knowledge, attitudes, and behavioural factors on oral health status of the spouses; and 4. to assess the influence of parental factors on the child’s oral health behaviours and status.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey using a combination of a random household and a purposive sampling was conducted. The study population was 5 to 7-year-old children and their parents in Hong Kong. A clinical examination and a questionnaire survey were conducted on the core family members (parents and children) of the recruited families. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was employed to test the hypothesized multivariate models which tried to investigate the complex relationships among different risk factors and oral health status.
Results: A total of 432 families with targeted children, 373 fathers and 424 mothers were recruited. The mean DMFT/dmft score of the father, the mother, and their children were 7.2, 6.2, and 2.6, respectively. Around half (52%) of the fathers and one-third (35%) of the mothers had periodontal probing pocket(s) deeper than 3mm. In the structural equation models, strong positive correlations were found between the oral health behaviours of fathers and mothers (∅=0.98, p<0.05), mothers and children (∅=0.79, p<0.05), and fathers and children (∅=0.74, p<0.05). Positive correlations were also found between the oral health status of fathers and mothers (∅=0.43, p<0.05), mothers and children (∅=0.33, p<0.05), and fathers and children (∅=0.30, p<0.05). Fathers’ oral health status was directly affected by their oral health behaviours and smoking habit, and indirectly affected by their socio-economic status and oral health knowledge and attitudes. The explained variance of fathers’ oral health status was 47%. The mothers’ oral health status was only directly affected by their oral health behaviours and indirectly by their socio-economic status and oral health knowledge and attitudes. The explained variance of mothers’ oral health status was 53%. Children’s oral health status was only directly affected by their oral health behaviours and indirectly by their mother’s socio-economic status, mother’s oral health knowledge and attitudes, and mother’s oral health behaviours. The explained variance of children’s oral health status was 26%.
Conclusion: Oral health behaviours and status are correlated among family members. Children’s oral health status is affected by their oral health behaviours, which may be affected by parents’ socio-economic status, oral health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours.published_or_final_version
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Movva, Leela R. "Associations between health behaviours, metabolic control, serum TNF-ALPHA and periodontal status in Chinese type-2 diabetics." Thesis, Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2004. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31954376.
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Yeung, Chak-yan Yvette Jasmine, and 揚澤茵. "Patient satisfaction, and behaviours of dental service consumers and providers under two fee-paying systems." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2001. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31954200.
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Almalki, S. A. "The associations between risk-taking behaviours, peer influence and traumatic dental injuries among Saudi adolescents." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2015. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1473229/.
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Background: Traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) are one of the most common body injuries and constitute an important public health problem. These injuries are considerably more common among adolescents, and can lead to pain, physical impairment, emotional distress and negative impact on the quality of life. Theories link most types of injuries to individual behaviours within a complex matrix involving both the physical and social environments. However, most of the aetiological studies on TDIs focus on proximal risk factors and overlook the underlying more distal determinants. This PhD thesis aimed to assess whether certain behavioural and psychosocial determinants were associated with the prevalence of TDIs among adolescents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a particular focus on the role of their risk-taking behaviours and peer influence. Methods: A stratified two-stage cluster sample of 902 students (461 boys and 441 girls) was randomly selected from adolescents attending 1st and 2nd years of public and private secondary schools in Riyadh, using a self-weighting design for both sexes and school types. Data were collected through clinical examination and questionnaire. TDIs were clinically diagnosed using a modified version of the WHO classification for epidemiological studies. The clinical examination also included assessment of overjet and lip coverage. The questionnaire was based on the WHO Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children questionnaire and the CDC Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance System, assessing exposures risk-taking behaviours and peer influence, as well as demographics, socio-economic status and physical activity. The differences in prevalence of TDIs between the different groups of the covariates and exposures were calculated. Then, Poisson regressions with a robust error variance were used to estimate adjusted prevalence ratios (relative risks) of TDIs between the different exposures to provide sequential adjustment for confounding factors. The models were further checked for interactions between the main exposure and the peer influence variables. Results: Overall, 42.6% of adolescents had TDIs to their anterior teeth (Boys: 59.4%; Girls: 24.9%). After adjusting for age, sex, father’s education, nationality, physical activity and overjet >3mm, smoking was significantly associated with TDIs among girls (RR 2.50; 95% CI 1.42–4.41), and the same was the case among boys for fights (RR 1.46; 95% CI 1.19–1.79), for spending time with friends after school on more than three days a week (RR 1.25; 95% CI 1.07–1.46) and for having peers who carried weapons (RR 1.19; 95% CI 1.01–1.40), compared to their counterparts. TDIs were also significantly associated with both boys and girls who carried weapons (RR 1.36; 95% CI 1.12–1.66), had multiple risk-taking behaviours (RR 1.44; 95% CI 1.20–1.72) and had less than three close friends (RR 1.19; 95% CI 1.00–1.42) compared to their counterparts. The risk of TDIs was intensified among adolescents who carried weapons and had multiple risk-taking behaviours when they lacked peer support (RR 2.18; 95% CI 1.05–4.57 and RR 2.18; 95% CI 1.05–4.57, respectively) compared to their counterparts who had supportive peers (RR 1.28; 95% CI 1.01–1.62 and RR 1.36; 95% CI 1.11–1.68, respectively). Conclusions: Adolescents in Riyadh, particularly boys, had a very high prevalence of TDIs. Risk-taking behaviours (smoking, fights and carrying weapons) and negative peer influence (having peers who carried weapons) indicated an increased risk of TDIs among those adolescents independent of their age, socioeconomic status, physical activity and incisor overjet level. Negative peer influence (lack of peer support) intensified the association between risk-taking behaviours and TDIs.
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Yeung, Chak-yan Yvette Jasmine. "Patient satisfaction, and behaviours of dental service consumers and providers under two fee-paying systems." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2001. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B23255596.
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Rajavaara, P. (Päivi). "Children’s dental general anaesthesia:reasons and associated factors." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2019. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526221908.
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Abstract General anaesthesia (GA) is a widely used sedation method in dentistry. It is usually used for patients with an extensive dental treatment need, most often related to dental caries, and limited coping skills to consider conventional dental care. These patients are often small children or persons with dental fear. Using dental general anaesthesia (DGA) is expensive, special equipment and trained staff are needed, and it is not without risks for patients. The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with children’s DGA. In addition to dental caries and dental fear, general health status, oral health behaviours, family-related factors, as well as dental attendance after DGA were in focus. The thesis is composed of five independent studies. There were three different study populations ‒ one in specialised and two in primary health care. There was also an age- and gender-matched comparison group for one of the study populations. Questionnaires were used in three of the studies, and two of the studies were based on patient files. According to the results, DGA is more common among medically compromised children than among healthy children. Medically compromised children have more often a history of DGA treatments compared with their healthy peers. Dental caries and dental fear were the main reasons for DGA in all of the studies. Dietary and drinking habits, as well as oral hygiene behaviours were distinctly poorer among children undergoing DGA than among those treated in a normal dental setting. A history of DGA in the family, a large number of siblings and male gender were important background factors associated with DGA. Patients treated under DGA were prone to miss or cancel their upcoming appointments. In conclusion, DGA is necessary in some cases, but it could be avoided if factors associated with DGA were taken into account in treatment plans. DGA in itself does not have an enhancing effect on oral health over the long termTiivistelmä Yleisanestesia on hammashoidossa yleisesti käytetty sedaatiomenetelmä vaikeahoitoisille potilaille. He ovat usein pieniä lapsia, hammashoitopelkoisia tai sellaisia potilaita, joiden hoidontarve on liian laaja ja haastava tavanomaiseen hammashoitoon. Tämän tutkimuksen tavoitteena oli selvittää lasten nukutushammashoitoon liittyviä tekijöitä. Karieksen ja hammashoitopelon lisäksi tutkimuksen kohteena oli yleisterveydellisiä seikkoja, suunterveystottumuksia, perheeseen liittyviä tekijöitä sekä hammashoitopalvelujen käyttö nukutushammashoidon jälkeen. Tämä väitöskirja koostuu viidestä erillisestä osajulkaisusta. Tutkimusjoukkoja oli kolme: yksi erikoissairaanhoidosta ja kaksi perusterveydenhuollosta. Yhdelle tutkimusjoukolle oli ikä- ja sukupuolivakioitu vertailuryhmä. Kyselylomakkeita käytettiin kolmessa osajulkaisussa ja kaksi osajulkaisua perustui potilaspapereihin. Nukutushammashoito oli yleisempää yleissairailla kuin terveillä lapsilla. Yleissairailla lapsilla oli myös useammin nukutushammashoitohistoriaa kuin terveillä lapsilla. Karies ja hammashoitopelko olivat pääsyyt nukutushammashoitoon kaikissa tutkimuksissa. Juoma- ja ruokatottumukset, kuten myös suuterveystottumukset, olivat selkeästi huonommat nukutushammashoidossa hoidetuilla lapsilla kuin niillä lapsilla, jotka hoidettiin normaalisti hereillä. Perheen nukutushammashoitohistoria, suuri määrä sisaruksia ja miessukupuoli olivat merkittäviä nukutushammashoitoon yhteydessä olevia tekijöitä. Nukutushammashoidossa hoidetut potilaat jättivät usein tulematta nukutushammashoidon jälkeisille hammashoitokäynneilleen tai peruivat aikansa. Nukutushammashoito on välttämätön tietyissä tilanteissa, mutta se voitaisiin välttää, jos siihen liittyviä tekijöitä huomioitaisiin paremmin hoitosuunnitelmissa. Nukutushammashoidolla sinänsä ei ole suunterveyttä parantavaa pitkäaikaisvaikutusta
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Amir, Nida. "Exploring oral health and dental care experiences, perceptions and behaviours of adults whose parents were incarcerated during their childhood." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/62686.
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Objectives: Parental incarceration is an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) that can have a negative effect on health related Quality of Life (QOL) outcomes in adulthood. It is unclear how this ACE influences oral health in childhood and in adulthood. This study explores:
1. The oral-health and dental care experiences of men and women whose parents were incarcerated during their childhood;
2. How this childhood experience influences current behaviours and perceptions of oral health and dental care in adulthood.
Methods: Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with adults who had one or both parents incarcerated during their childhood. The transcripts were analyzed using Interpretive Phenomenology to identify and describe dominant themes.
Results: The eight participants in this study (four males, four females) were found to have experienced more than one ACE. Four themes emerged: 1) Instability; 2) Poverty, stigma and shame; 3) Past dental experiences, and 4) Value of empathetic dental professionals.
Conclusion: This study aimed to provide awareness into the concepts that exist about oral health and dental care in adults that have experienced parental incarceration. We found that participants were able to receive dental care on a regular basis during childhood, (urgent and general dental care) however, preventive dental care at home was lacking. The manner in which dental care was delivered in childhood had a strong influence on dental behaviours in adulthood. Financial barriers such as inability to afford dental-care and non-financial barriers such as dental fear, stigma and shame exist for the participants in adulthood in accessing dental care. Perceived poor dental aesthetics made participants feel low self-esteem and social isolation, and restricted their career options. Oral health of their children is given more priority than their own and dental professionals who are empathetic are preferred. The findings of this study highlight that, similar to other vulnerable groups, it is important for dental practitioners to understand and practise Trauma Informed Care universally when working with children, in particular those who may have suffered from ACE, in order to provide experiences that promote their future oral-health.Dentistry, Faculty of
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Habibian, Mina. "Dietary habits, feeding behaviours and dental health in infants : a prospective study from birth to 18 months of age." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.395969.
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Mepatia, Amália Issufo. "Self-assessment of oral health status, behaviours and oral health risk factors among adolescents from urban and peri-urban public schools in Maputo City." University of the Western Cape, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6625.
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Magister Scientiae Dentium - MSc(Dent)A good oral health self-perception can contribute to improved knowledge of oral health self-care and practice as well as increase the proper use of dental care services. This study evaluated how adolescents from urban and peri-urban Maputo City assess their oral health status, behaviour and oral health risk factors. This is an analytic cross-sectional study, conducted in the urban and peri-urban schools of Maputo City involving adolescents in the age groups of 12 and 15-19 years old. The study was carried out in five schools, three Complete Primary schools and two Secondary schools from urban and peri-urban areas in Maputo City selected by convenience due to their geographic location. The size of the sample was 500 comprising 236 twelve year olds and 264 15-19 year olds. Data was collected using a self-completion questionnaire designed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and translated into Portuguese. The questionnaire included variables such as socio-demographic data (age, gender, location and parent or guardian level of education), self-assessment of oral health status and quality of life; self reported oral health behaviour and lifestyles, oral health risk factor knowledge (alcohol, tobacco and dietary), dental visits and daily impact of oral health. Chi-square for associations and a Spearman correlation tests were used to determine relationships between categorical data. All tests were assumed statistically significant at p≤0.05. The results showed that most of the adolescents classified their teeth (49.7%) and gum (38.2%) health as normal. There was no statistical difference between adolescents from urban and peri-urban schools (Spearman rs (399) = 0,114, p =0,02). The majority (n=322; 65.2%) of the adolescents clean their teeth twice a day. There was no difference between school level (primary and secondary school) and frequency of teeth cleaning. Most of the adolescents use a toothbrush (97.8%) and toothpaste (93.5%) to clean their teeth and only 11.9% also use dental floss but 52.1% didn´t know if their toothpaste was fluoridated or not. Smoking was reported by less than 1% of the adolescents. The main reason for dental service utilization, (reported by 67.5%) was pain or problems with teeth, gums or mouth. There was an association between oral health status and problems experienced in daily life because of their teeth and mouth. There was no significant difference for oral health assessment, risk factors and behaviours, between adolescents from urban and peri-urban schools. Although some satisfactory results were found, the need to strengthen oral health promotion in schools is high, especially considering the causes for dental service utilization were mostly pain and trouble with teeth in this group.
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Ereifej, Nadia. "Dental ceramics: microstructure and fracture behaviour." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.489012.
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Hatfield, Amanda S. "Personal tobacco use behaviors and tobacco cessation activities of dental and dental hygiene students in U.S. dental schools." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2002. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=2553.
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Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2002.Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 100 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-87).
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Franzon, Renata. "Eficácia da remoção parcial de tecido cariado em dentes decíduos : ensaio clínico controlado randomizado." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/143682.
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A remoção parcial de tecido cariado (RPTC) em lesões profundas de cárie em dentes decíduos tem demonstrado excelentes resultados clínicos, radiográficos e microbiológicos. No entanto, o desempenho das restaurações com resina composta em dentes que tiveram esse tratamento ainda merece esclarecimentos. O objetivo desse trabalho foi investigar a taxa de manutenção de restaurações sobre tecido cariado através de uma revisão sistemática de literatura e de um ensaio clínico controlado randomizado. Métodos: Cinquenta e uma crianças de 3 a 8 anos de idade (28 meninos e 23 meninas) portadoras de ao menos um molar com lesão profunda de cárie foram incluídas no estudo. Os dentes foram aleatoriamente divididos de acordo com os seguintes tratamentos: Grupo controle: Remoção total de tecido cariado (RTTC) e teste: Remoção parcial de tecido cariado (RPTC). Nos casos em que ocorreu exposição pulpar foi realizada pulpotomia. Três Odontopediatras realizaram os procedimentos que foram acompanhados em 3, 6,12, 18 e 24 meses. Todos os procedimentos foram realizados sob anestesia local e isolamento absoluto. No início e no final do procedimento as crianças reportaram sua ansiedade através de duas escalas: Venham Picture Test (VPT) e Facial Image Scale (FIS). O comportamento da criança durante o atendimento foi avaliado através da escala de Sarnat. Em todos os momentos experimentais foram avaliados os aspectos clínicos e radiográficos dos tratamentos e as restaurações foram analisadas por um examinador cego e calibrado através do USPHS modificado.Para determinar as taxas de sucesso clínico e radiográfico e das restaurações de resina composta foram geradas curvas de sobrevida com o estimador Kaplan-Meyer. A distribuição dos indivíduos cooperativos e não cooperativos de acordo com diferentes variáveis independentes, assim como as comparações das escalas FIS e VENHAM entre os três tratamentos, foram avaliadas utilizando-se o teste de Qui-quadrado. Resultados: Quarenta e oito crianças e 120 dentes foram incluídos na análise. Dentre as variáveis analisadas, apenas o tempo de atendimento afetou significativamente o comportamento das crianças (p=0,018). No grupo RTTC ocorreram 15 casos de exposição pulpar (27,5%), enquanto que no grupo RPTC apenas 1 caso (2%). As taxas de sucesso clínicoradiográfico após RPTC e RTTC foram 92% e 98%, respectivamente (p=0,14). Foi observada uma tendência a menor taxa de sucesso clínicoradiográfico em cavidades oclusoproximais (92%) em comparação com cavidades oclusais (100%), porém não estatisticamente significante (p=0,08). Não houve diferença significativa entre os operadores. A taxa de sobrevida das restaurações foi de 66%, 85% e 92%, para os grupos RPTC, RTTC e pulpotomia, respectivamente, após 24 meses, (p=0,09). Quando a taxa de sobrevida das restaurações foi avaliada de acordo com o tratamento e o tipo de cavidade, foi observada taxa de sobrevida significativamente menor (p=0,007) para restaurações do tipo oclusoproximais após RPTC (52%).Por outro lado, os maiores percentuais 10 de sobrevida das restaurações foram observados em cavidades oclusais após RPTC (95%). A revisão de literatura demonstrou que o sucesso das restaurações aumenta quanto menor o número de superfícies envolvidas, assim, cavidades classe I apresentaram em torno de 90% de sucesso e diminui para 50% quando mais de uma superfície foi restaurada. Conclusões: As restaurações de resina composta sobre tecido cariado necessitam de proservação em curtos períodos de tempo para manutenção e reparo.Partial caries removal in deep carious lesions of primary teeth has been demonstrated excellent clinical, radiographs and microbiological results. However, the clinical performance of composite resin restorations placed over the demineralized dentin need more information. The objective of this work was to investigate the restoration performance over carious tissue trough a literature systematic review and a randomized controlled clinical trial. Methods: Fifty-one children aged from 3 to 8 years old (28 boys and 23 girls) with, at least, one molar with deep carious lesion were included in this clinical trial. The teeth were randomly divided according to the following treatments: Control group - total caries removal (TCR); and Test - partial caries removal (PCR). In case of pulp exposure during dentinal excavation, pulpotomy was performed. Three Pediatric Dentist made the procedures that were followed-up by 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months. All procedures were performed under local anesthesia and rubber dam isolation. At the beginning and right after the procedure the children reported their anxiety through two scales: Venham Picture Test (VPT) and Facial Image Scale (FIS). The children behavior during the attendance was valued through Sarnat scale. During the time course follow-up clinical and radiographic aspects of the treatments were evaluated and the restorations analyzed by a calibrated and blinded examiner through modified USPHS. To determine the clinical and radiographic outcomes of composite restorations the groups were statistically analyzed using Kaplan-Meier survival followed by Log Rank. The distribution of cooperatives and non-cooperatives subjects in accordance with different independent variables as well as FIS and VENHAM comparisons between the tree treatments were availed using Qui-square test. Results: The final sample was comprised by forty-eight children and 120 teeth. Among all the analyzed variables, only the time spent for the procedure significantly affected the children behavior (p=0.018) The total caries removal procedure produced 15 pulp exposures (27.5%), while the same event occurred only in one case for the PCR group (2%). The clinical- radiographic success rate after PCR and TCR were 92% and 98%, respectively (p=0.14). It was observed a tendency to lower clinical-radiographic success rate in oclusoproximal cavities (92%) in comparison with oclusal (100%) but without statistic significance (p=0.08). The restorations survival rate was 66%, 85% and 92% to PCR, TCR and pulpotomy groups, respectively after 24 months follow-up (p=0.09). When the restorations survival rate was evaluated in accordance with type of treatment and the type of cavity was observed a significant lower survival rate (p=0.007) to oclusoproximal restoration after PCR (52%). On the other hand, the highest restorations survival was observed in oclusal cavities with partial caries removal (95%). The literature review shows that success rate increases with the decrease of involved surface at the restoration, thus class I restorations presented around 90% of success and it decreases below to 50% if more than one surface are restored. Conclusions: The composite resin restorations placed over caries tissue need shorter follow-up time to evaluate the necessity of being repaired or replaced.
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Humphris, Gerald M. "Dental attitudes and behaviour in children : a psychological investigation into the dental health behaviour of 6-16 year old schoolchildren from 2 communities with different systems of dental care." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.285100.
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Pellegrini, Joan Marie. "INFORMATION-SEEKING BEHAVIORS OF PRACTICING DENTAL HYGIENISTS IN VIRGINIA." VCU Scholars Compass, 2008. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5253.
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This study explored how currently licensed, active dental hygiene practitioners in the Commonwealth of \firginia, retrieve, validate and process new knowledge in the discipline which provides a basis for clinical decisions on selection of dental hygiene interventions for patients. The research design was a non experimental, correlational design using mail survey methodology. A self-developed questionnaire was mailed to 500 practicing dental hygienists in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The survey contained questions on demographics of the respondent, current methods of retrieving new information in the discipline, and preferences for information retrieval. The completed surveys that were returned yielded a 52.7% response rate. and provided descriptive data for analysis concerning the variables of interest in the research questions.
The analyses conducted in this study focused on the sample characteristics, including gender, ethnicity, years since graduation, membership in the professional organization, actual information-seeking methods used, access and frequency of use of the Internet, preferences for information retrieval, and critical assessment of the new information in the discipline.
In general, the findings indicate three areas of relationship between graduation era (before and after 1990) and online continuing professional education, Internet retrieval of new evidence on which to base decisions for clinical patient care, and contacting a dental or dental hygiene educator for new information in the discipline. Traditional resources for receiving new knowledge in the discipline were favored, with the greatest number in professional journals received at home, followed by face-to-face continuing education lectures. Online continuing education led the preferred Internet or computerized retrieval sources. Almost two-thirds of the respondents indicated they evaluate new knowledge retrieved from the Internet, and the same number indicated agreement that they question the source and content of nontraditional information resources prior to incorporation and translation of the new knowledge into clinical decisions for patient care.
The author concludes with additional findings, continuing professional education opportunities for practicing clinicians and implications for critical thinking skills and information retrieval in the dental hygiene education curriculum.
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Figueiredo, Joana Raquel da Silva Loio. "Hábitos e conhecimentos de saúde oral dos alunos (5º ano ao 9º ano) e perceção dos mesmos por parte dos seus responsáveis." Master's thesis, [s.n.], 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10284/4348.
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Projeto de Pós-Graduação/Dissertação apresentado à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Medicina DentáriaIntrodução: Todas as fases de desenvolvimento da criança são importantes e passíveis de intervenção ao nível da promoção da saúde, sendo que a idade pré-escolar e escolar são as mais marcantes na obtenção de comportamentos saudáveis na área da saúde oral. Objetivo: O presente trabalho tem como objetivo estudar a perceção que os responsáveis têm sobre hábitos e comportamentos de saúde oral infantil e a necessidade para tratamentos, contrapondo com as atitudes e comportamentos dos seus educandos. Materiais e Métodos: A pesquisa bibliográfica foi feita em diversas bases de dados com as seguintes palavras-chave: comportamentos de saúde oral, conhecimentos de saúde oral, promoção de saúde oral, cáries e desenvolvimento da criança. Os critérios de inclusão foram os estudos feitos sobre saúde oral em crianças. Para a investigação foi utilizado como instrumento de recolha de dados um questionário, dividido em duas partes, uma destinada aos responsáveis e outra aos alunos. O estudo teve como população alvo os alunos do Colégio Salesiano de Poiares, tendo sido a amostra constituída por 172 alunos e respetivos responsáveis. Resultados: Os resultados do estudo confirmam, que a perceção dos responsáveis sobre os comportamentos de saúde oral dos seus educandos é coincidente com os hábitos dos mesmos. Conclusão: Considera-se que a promoção da saúde oral deve começar nos primeiros anos de vida da criança. Introduction: Every development phase of a child is important and liable to intervention regarding health promotion, in which the pre-school and school age are the most striking in the attainment of healthy behaviors in the oral health area. Purpose: The present work has the objective of studying the perception by the legal guardians regarding habits and behaviors in an infant’s oral health and their necessity for treatment opposing with the attitudes and behaviors of their wards. Methods: The bibliographic research was performed in several data bases with the following key-words: oral health behaviours, oral health knowledge, oral health promotion, dental caries and child development. The inclusion criteria were the studies done regarding child oral health. Questionnaires were used as data collection instruments for this investigation, they were divided in two parts, one destined for the legal guardians and the other for the students. This study had as a target population the students of the Colégio Salesiano de Poiares, being the sample composed by 172 students and their respective legal guardians. Results: The study’s results confirm that the perception of the legal guardians about the oral health behaviors of their wards matches their habits. Conclusion: It is considered that the promotion of one’s oral health should start in the first years of a child’s life.
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Lihong, He. "Mechanical behaviour of human enamel and the relationship to its structural and compositional characteristics." Connect to full text, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/3536.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sydney, 2008.Title from title screen (viewed 9 October 2008). Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the Biomaterials Science Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print form.
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Gannam, Camille Vera. "Social Determinants and Behavior Characteristics of Families Seeking Emergency Dental Care for Child Dental Pain." The Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1467852992.
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Griffiths, John H. "Verbal regulation of behaviour in children : establishing effective dental care." Thesis, Bangor University, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.357889.
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Morris, Mary Kathryn. "Investigation of Patient Anxiety, Patient Satisfaction, and Dental Student Behaviors." DigitalCommons@USU, 1987. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/5968.
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The present study examined the effect of information about patient's dental anxiety on patient satisfaction, patient discomfort, and patients' perceptions of dental student behaviors. The validity of patients' perceptions was examined by independent observation of dental student behaviors on videotaped dental screening visits.
Thirty dental students each examined two dentally anxious female patients. Each student received information about one of the patient' s dental anxiety and no information about the other. The order of presentation of the conditions information and no information was counterbalanced. The dependent measures were the Dentist Behavior Checklist, the Dental Visit Satisfaction Scale, the Patient Discomfort Item, and independent observations of seven specific dental student behaviors.
Results of the present study suggest that patients' perceptions of specific dental student behaviors are only moderately correlated with independent observation for three of the behaviors. The presentation of information about patient dental anxiety resulted in no significant differences in patients' perceptions of behaviors. A significant interaction effect was found, however, between information and order of presentation for the independent observations of Took Patient Seriously and Was Calm. These findings suggest that when nonverbal behaviors were examined, dental students were more responsive to patients. This was only true, however, when students received information in the Information/No Information order.
No significant differences were found in either patient satisfaction or patient discomfort as a result of providing information about patient anxiety. Lastly, none of the dental student behaviors as independently observed were related to patient satisfaction. However, patients' perceptions of Encouraged Questions and Took Patient seriously were significant predictors of patient satisfaction.
Suggestions for further research include continued attempts to delineate dentist behaviors which are correlated with patient satisfaction.
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Shepherd, Simon. "Alcohol related health advice and the role of the General Dental Practitioner." Thesis, University of Dundee, 2017. https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/a940c6bd-bbad-47a1-a2b0-49e635bc8cc9.
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Alcohol misuse and related harm costs money, drains resource and takes lives. Alcohol brief interventional advice forms an important method to moderate alcohol consumption at both individual and population level. Alcohol exerts a significant negative influence on the oral cavity and is implicated in the development of oro-mucosal and dental disease. Alcohol and tobacco smoking are recognised a key aetiological agents in the development of oral cancer which is the 14th most common cancer, accounting for approximately 2% of new cases, killing over 2300 people in the UK every year. A crucial weapon to tackle the disease is prevention through management of those modifiable lifestyle factors. The role of the general dental practitioner (GDP) in providing alcohol advice has received sparse attention, however evidence suggests that GDPs do not routinely engage in this activity. The aim of this research was to identify factors preventing or facilitating GDP engagement and develop strategies to support them to deliver alcohol advice. GDPs salient beliefs were applied, using behaviour change theories (the Theory of Planned Behaviour and Social Cognitive Theory), to formulate a theory based questionnaire. A postal survey (n=300, RR 60%) identified that few (17%) GDPs routinely provide advice to patients exposing potential for improvement. Subsequent exploratory multiple regression analysis identified 5 key items which might act as targets. The resultant five-item model accounted for 41% of the variance in intention [Adjusted R2 for this model is .41; F = 15.34 (.001)].A theoretically informed intervention was administered as a multi-centre, parallel group, three-arm randomized controlled pilot study. The aims were to test the feasibility and acceptability of implementing an alcohol advice intervention in dental primary care. The intervention was not entirely acceptable to patients or dentists. Qualitative analysis revealed factors (not limited) to remuneration, perceived relevance, confidence, embarrassment and fear of consequences mar progress. Modifications to study processes and methods would seem a sensible prior to further study.
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Sun, Desheng. "On the corrosion behavior and biocompatibility of palladium-based dental alloys." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1085789516.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2004.Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xix, 155 p.; also includes graphics (some col.). Includes abstract and vita. Advisor: William A. Brantley, College of Dentistry. Includes bibliographical references (p. 148-155).
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Sui, Tan. "Thermal-mechanical behaviour of the hierarchical structure of human dental tissue." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2014. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:2c8e9604-ec4b-4cfa-b6df-fff3e6579492.
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Human dental tissues are fascinating nano-structured hierarchical materials that combine organic and mineral phases in an intricate and ingenious way to obtain remarkable combinations of mechanical strength, thermal endurance, wear resistance and chemical stability. Attempts to imitate and emulate this performance have been made since time immemorial, in order to provide replacement (e.g. in dental prosthodontics) or to develop artificial materials with similar characteristics (e.g. light armour). The key objectives of the present project are to understand the structure-property relationships that underlie the integrity of natural materials, human dental tissues in particular, and the multi-scale architecture of mineralized tissues and its evolution under thermal treatment and mechanical loading. The final objective is to derive ideas for designing and manufacturing novel artificial materials serving biomimetic purposes. The objectives are achieved using the combination of a range of characterization techniques, with particular attention paid to the synchrotron X-ray scattering (Small- and Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering, SAXS and WAXS) and imaging techniques (Micro Computed Tomography), as well as microscopy techniques such as Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). Mechanical properties were characterized by nanoindentation and photoelasticity; and thermal analysis was carried out via thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Experimental observations were critically examined and matched by advanced numerical simulation of the tissue under thermal-mechanical loading. SAXS and WAXS provided the initial basis for elucidating the structure-property relationships in human dentine and enamel through in situ experimentation. Four principal types of experiment were used to examine the thermal and mechanical behaviour of the hierarchical structure of human dental tissue and contributed to the Chapters of this thesis: (i) In situ elastic strain evolution under loading within the hydroxyapatite (HAp) in both dentine and enamel. An improved multi-scale Eshelby inclusion model was proposed taking into account the two-level hierarchical structure, and was validated against the experimental strain evaluation data. The achieved agreement indicates that the multi-scale model accurately reflects the structural arrangement of human dental tissue and its response to applied forces. (ii) The morphology of the dentine-enamel junction (DEJ) was examined by a range of techniques, including X-ray imaging and diffraction. The transition of mechanical properties across the DEJ was evaluated by the high resolution mapping and in situ compression measurement, followed by a brief description of the thermal behaviour of DEJ. The results show that DEJ is a narrow band of material with graded structure and mechanical properties, rather than a discrete interface. (iii) Further investigation regarding the thermo-mechanical structure-property relationships in human dental tissues was carried out by nanoindentation mapping of the nano-mechanical properties in ex situ thermally treated dental tissues. (iv) In order to understand the details of the thermal behaviour, in situ heat treatment was carried out on both human dental tissues and synthetic HAp crystallites. For the first time the in situ ultrastructural alteration of natural and synthetic HAp crystallites was captured in these experiments. The results presented in this thesis contribute to the fundamental understanding of the structure-property integrity mechanisms of natural materials, human dental tissues in particular. These results were reported in several first author publications in peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and a book chapter.
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Bamashmous, N. O. M. "Information seeking behaviour patterns of dental trauma patients and their parents." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2014. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1449255/.
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Introduction: Traumatic dental injuries are considered a dental public health problem due to their high prevalence worldwide. Major complications can be associated with trauma, affecting the quality of life of patients and their parents/carers. Information retention has been reported to decrease following stressful situations. It is important to understand the information seeking behavior (ISB) of these families to help them understand and retain information provided regarding dental trauma. Aims: To investigate the ways in which dental trauma patients and their parents, look for information, the reasons why, and the types of information they would like to receive. Also to draw comparisons between children and their parents regarding ISB. Method: This was a mixed qualitative and quantitative prospective study included two phases. Phase one involved qualitative data collection from in-depth interviews conducted with trauma patients and their parents. These interviews were analysed using framework analysis and commonly occurring concepts identified. Phase II of the study involved distributing patient and parent questionnaires, based on the themes and subthemes identified from the interviews. Results of phase I: One-to-one in-depth interviews were conducted with 10 patients and 11 parents. Patients’ interviews identified 10 main themes while parents’ interviews identified 8 main themes. Each one of these themes incorporated subthemes. The themes were used to develop patient and parent-based questionnaires, which were piloted with 13 patients prior to phase II. Results of phase II: questionnaires were distributed to 68 patients and 70 parents. Initially, the majority of patients wanted to know if their tooth could be saved, possible outcomes and planned procedures to treat their teeth. Concerns during treatment were mainly about function and aesthetics. Patients preferred to receive this information verbally from their dentist. Parents initial concerns were similar to the patients’, and included the possible long-term outcome, severity of the trauma, possibility of maintaining the tooth and available treatment options. During treatment, the majority of parents were also worried about aesthetics and the possibility of the tooth losing vitality. In the long-term, parents were mostly concerned about available treatment options when their V children reached adulthood. Parents’ preferred to receive written information in the form of summary letter or booklet. Conclusion: It is important to understand that the information needs of patients and parents differ and to tailor information provision for each group accordingly.
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Krajewski, Katherine Mary. "Corrosion behavior of Ag-Pd dental casting alloys in artificial saliva." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/20849.
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Menchaca, Renajia LaShea'. "The effect of early dental care on pediatric patient behavior." The Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1469195794.
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Asbia, Salim Badre. "Short and long-term behaviour of dental cast restorations under compressive stresses." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/24720.
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This study examined indirectly the behaviour of zinc phosphate cement used to lute cast gold crowns. In order to standardise an in vitro method, cast nickel chrome dies were to represent natural molar teeth prepared to receive full gold crowns whilst the cast gold crowns were produced using standardised laboratory techniques. Initial work was undertaken to develop methods to control the distribution and film thickness of the cement beneath the crown. These were investigated together with the effects of preparations geometry and casting rigidity. Cement coverage had a strong influence on strain distribution. Increasing the cement film thickness led to an increase in compressive microstrain in the walls of the crowns, whilst both increasing the convergence angle and reducing the axial wall height of the preparation increased the axial compressive microstrain. However, the influence of axial wall height was greater than that of convergence angle. The influence of the casting rigidity showed an interesting finding. Heat treatment of the crown did not show differences in microstrain compared with the as cast control group, but increasing the occlusal surface thickness by a factor of three doubled the compressive axial microstrain recorded. The strain response curves for uncemented, partially cemented and fully cemented gold crowns to increasing static loads were recorded: these data were used to characterise the microstrain measurements from the later series of dynamic loading experiments. In the dynamic loading series, the crowns were partially cemented on their dies and axial loading was applies between 0-450N for approximately 300,000 cycles with a frequency of about 2Hz. In a series of four experiments, pairs of crowns were tested dry, immersed in water, in water and acid, and in acid alone (pH 2.74). The results were plotted as microstrain against a number of cycles. These showed that the hydration had a strong effect on the strain recorded on the axial surfaces of the cemented crowns compared with the dry samples. Whilst the presence of pure water decreased the microstrain, the presence of acid increased it. The pronounced effects were recorded in the presence of acidic media. Microscopic investigation showed damage to the luting cement was increased by the presence of moisture and further increased by the presence of acid. The conclusions drawn from this study were that the use of axially-placed strain gauges provided a method for monitoring the strain in the axial walls of cast gold crowns cemented with zinc phosphate cement. The strains were indicative of the condition of the bond between the die and crown provided by the cement. This method has further application in the non-destructive monitoring of the bond provided by luting cements between an indirect restoration and the underlying preparation.
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Dong, Mei 1966. "Oral health beliefs and dental health care-seeking behaviors among Chinese immigrants." Thesis, McGill University, 2006. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=101114.
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Understanding culturally related health values and identifying ethnically specific health seeking pathways can help health care providers supply culturally competent services and enhance cooperation with patients of different backgrounds. Cultural competency training, notably through cultural awareness courses, promotes understanding of the impact of social factors on illness and thus prepares medical and dental students to better serve their patients. Cultural awareness can also help preventive health programs fit community needs and cultural contexts.Despite the fact that Chinese immigrants are the fastest growing ethnic minority in North America, few studies have been published on their beliefs and health-seeking behaviours following immigration. We thus lack information on how Chinese immigrants regard dental health and manage their dental problems. Objective. The aims of this study were to explore how oral illness is viewed by Chinese immigrants in Montreal, Canada and how they manage dental problems. Methods. We conducted a qualitative research study based on semi-structured, one-on-one interviews and thematic analyses of the transcribed interviews. Twelve adult Montreal Chinese immigrants with a high level of education participated in the study.
Results. Chinese immigrants in Montreal have a good understanding of dental caries in terms of its etiology, process, and ways to prevent and treat it. It thus seems that there is no major cultural barrier between this type of immigrant and oral health care professionals in regard to dental caries. However, we also observed that traditional beliefs and medications coexist with scientific dental knowledge and professional treatments concerning problems such as gingival swelling, gingival bleeding, and bad breath. In the case of gingival swelling, for instance, participants identified etiological factors that referred to both cultures: local factors referred to oral hygiene and were related to scientific culture, whereas general factors referred to traditional knowledge ("internal fire"). Chinese immigrants' dental health seeking pathways include self-treatment, consulting a dentist in Canada or in China during a return visit, and obtaining Chinese traditional medicine. The dental health seeking pathways varied depending on the circumstances. For dental caries and other acute diseases such as toothache, Chinese immigrants prefer to consult a dentist. For chronic diseases, some of them rely on self-treatment or an alter-native treatment such as traditional Chinese medicine. The language barrier, financial problems and lack of trust are the main factors affecting Chinese immigrants' access to dental care services in Canada. Former bad medical or dental experience among Chinese immigrants causes a loss of trust in Western medicine and dentistry and influences the decision to seek alternative treatments.
Conclusion. This study suggests that, in order to facilitate dentist-patient communication; oral health professionals should be informed of immigrants' representation of oral health and illness, and that Chinese immigrants should be provided with basic scientific knowledge.
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Gustafsson, Annika. "Dental behaviour management problems among children and adolescents - a matter of understanding? studies on dental fear, personal characteristics and psychosocial cincomitants /." Göteborg : The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 2010. http://gupea.ub.gu.se/dspace/handle/2077/21474.
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Conneely, Julia R. "Self-help programme for dental phobia : assessment of the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioural treatment manual for reducing dental anxieties." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.715115.
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Lo, Chin-man Edward. "Determinants for dental visit behaviour among 35-44 year-old Hong Kong Chinese in a longitudinal perspective /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1995. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B16757452.
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Evens, Carina Capps. "Snacking patterns as a risk factor for early childhood caries /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/10902.
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Mezger, Peter Richard. "Corrosion behaviour of dental casting alloys some palladium-containing alloy developments : een wetenschappelijke proeve op het gebied van de geneeskunde en tandheelkunde /." Nijmegen : Katholieke Universiteit te Nijmegen, 1989. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/38087336.html.
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Lo, Chin-man Edward, and 盧展民. "Determinants for dental visit behaviour among 35-44 year-old Hong KongChinese in a longitudinal perspective." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1995. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B29913354.
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Tufenk, Tracy A. "THE EFFECT OF BEHAVIORAL SKILLS TRAINING FOR DENTAL HYGIENE STUDENTS ON TREATMENT OF SPECIAL NEEDS PATIENTS DURING DENTAL CARE PROCEDURES." OpenSIUC, 2012. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/871.
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This study assessed the effect of Behavioral Skills Training (instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback) using a multiple baseline design to train 3 dental hygiene students to implement basic behavioral procedures (picture schedules, differential reinforcement, contingent escape, escape extinction, and least-to-most prompting) to manage and prevent challenging behavior during dental care procedures on special needs patients. The study took place in a mobile school-based dental clinic set up within 4 special schools. Training consisted of one group training session and several in-vivo training sessions. After training, participants' performance in the absence of feedback was assessed. Data show that participants performed less than 35% of steps correctly before receiving the training package and quickly reached criteria during training sessions. Results suggest that Behavioral Skills Training could be used to increase skills during one 3-hr class period, with further increases in skills to over 90% accuracy after some follow-up in-vivo practice and feedback.
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Ogletree, Robert Hardy. "Electrochemical behavior of a high-copper dental amalgam and its constituent phases." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/19607.
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Kwok, Benjamin J. Hospital. "Understanding adolescents' views on dental caries using the Theory of Planned Behavior." The Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1530898640464458.
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Richardson, J. Neill. "The efficacy of auditory distraction in reducing disturbed behaviour with children undergoing dental treatment." Thesis, Bangor University, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.318610.
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Rustvold, Susan Romano. "Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors: Investigation of an Educational Intervention Strategy with At-Risk Females." PDXScholar, 2012. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/612.
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A self-perpetuating cycle of poor health literacy and poor oral health knowledge and behavior affects approximately 90 million people in the United States, most especially those from low-income groups and other at-risk populations such as those with addiction. Poor oral health can result from lack of access to regular preventive dental appointments, lack of access to restorative care when dental diseases are treatable, and low oral health knowledge that leads to poor oral health self-care behaviors. In addition, patients' dental anxiety can impede care, because highly anxious people often avoid dental appointments. To address these issues, this inquiry examined oral health knowledge, attitudes toward oral health, and levels of dental anxiety among women in two residential chemical dependency treatment programs. Participants engaged in oral health intervention sessions to determine possible efficacy of the educational intervention. Results indicate positive outcomes in increases in oral health knowledge and behavior. The frequency of high-to-severe dental anxiety is much higher in this sample than in the general population. Implications are discussed, including use of economically efficient small-group oral health education training.
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Heling, Gerardus Wilhemsus Joseph. "Tandheelkundig zelfzorggedrag in Nederland een bijdrage aan de tandheelkundige gezondheidsvoorlichting en -opvoeding = Dental self care behaviour in the Netherlands : a contribution to dental public health /." [S.l. : s.n.], 1990. http://books.google.com/books?id=mAhqAAAAMAAJ.
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Porter, Suzette Adela Tindal. "Dental effectiveness in rural and remote Queensland." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2000. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/35843/1/35843_Digitised%20Thesis.pdf.
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This research was stimulated by the knowledge that dental services to rural and remote consumers in Australia are unpredictable and will remain so into the future. Rural and remote consumers are disadvantaged in their access to dental services due to distance, scarcity of dentists, lack of choice· and variable quality of treatment and facilities. Nonetheless, it is clear that some rural and remote consumers are able to achieve sound oral health. This study examined these dental consumers in order to identify characteristics which may contribute to their success.
Providing appropriate and adequate dental services to rural and remote towns is predicted to become more difficult and require greater travel due to both a reduction in the number of dentists and a smaller population base. Encouraging rural residents to become more effective as dental consumers may result in improved preventive practices, more positive attitudes to oral health and better dental status. Dental effectiveness is improved when the dentist-patient relationship is sound and when there is a source of routine and continuing dental care, features which should form part of public health policies and training of rural dentists.
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Wyne, Monica A. A. "Stress inoculation training, type A behaviour, and irrational beliefs in medical, dental, and graduate students." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31225.
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This study examined the effects of a stress inoculation training program on self-reported Type A behaviour pattern (TABP) and irrational beliefs in a sample of female medical, dental, and graduate students. Thirteen female medical students from the first, second, and third years of medical school, one female dental student from the first year of dental school, and 16 female graduate student volunteers were assigned to a 6-week stress inoculation group (SI; n = 14) or a 4-hour brief treatment group (BT; n = 16) in a repeated measures (pre, post, 11-week follow-up) quasi-experimental design. Participants completed the Rational Behavior Inventory, the Irrational Beliefs Test, the Type A Irrational Beliefs Test, and the Framingham Type A Scale (modified) in order to assess treatment effects. Price's (1982) cognitive social learning model proposes that TABP is elicited and maintained, in part, by specific beliefs and the fears and anxieties that they engender. Following this model, it was hypothesized that self-reported TABP, irrational beliefs, and Type A irrational beliefs would significantly decrease, and rational behaviour, or general rational thinking, would significantly increase, from pre- to post-test and these changes would be maintained at 11-week follow-up in the SI group, compared with the BT group. Repeated measures MANOVAs with pre-planned contrasts indicated that SI was effective in significantly reducing TABP from pre-to post-test. Both SI and BT were effective in significantly decreasing irrational beliefs and Type A irrational beliefs, as well as significantly increasing rational behaviour, or general rational thinking, from pre to post-test. These changes were maintained at follow-up and provide further insight into the relationship between TABP and irrational beliefs. This study provides partial support for Price's model and implicates the use of stress inoculation training in the treatment of TABP in female medical, dental, and graduate students. Implications of these findings and suggestions for future research are discussed.Education, Faculty of
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Dyson, John Edwin. "Aspects of the behaviour and design of dental high speed ball bearing air turbine handpieces." Thesis, University of London, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.324587.
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Ekman, Agneta. "On dental health and related factors in Finnish immigrant children in Sweden." Doctoral thesis, Umeå, Sweden : University of Umeå, 1989. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/20974564.html.
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Kinser, Joshua Andrew. "Evaluation of a Behavior Skills Package to Teach Caregivers to Manage Disruptive Behavior during Medical and Dental Appointments." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1062808/.
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Adults with developmental disabilities that live in large residential settings experience complications due to problem behavior when attending routine medical/dental appointments. This may result in sedation for clients for even the most routine medical/dental appointments. The purpose of this project was to develop a comprehensive staff training program that incorporated best practices to teach direct-support professionals behavior management techniques and best practices for transporting clients to and from routine medical/dental appointments. 4 direct-support professionals at a large residential care facility participated in this project. Multiple probes were conducted utilizing standard role-play exercises to evaluate caregiver acquisition of 16 specific skills related to client information, best practices for client transport, and behavior management. The results indicated that behavior skills training (BST) resulted in caregiver acquisition of all 16 skills during role-play exercises.
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Cheng, Yi-Yung. "Flexural fatigue behaviour of high performance polyethylene fibre reinforced polymethylmethacrylate maxillary dentures." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2008. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B41897225.
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Attanasi, Kim. "Perceived Parental Barriers to Preventive Dental Care Programs for Children." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4417.
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Dental caries is the most prevalent childhood illness and disproportionately affects children from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Dental organizations are collaborating within communities to decrease oral health disparities among children by offering free preventive oral health events. These programs face the problem of low enrollment due to lack of informed parental consent. Also, gaps in the literature indicated the need to examine oral health perceptions and dental-care-seeking practices of culturally diverse low-income parents regarding preventive care for their children. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the reasons why parents are not allowing their children to participate in the aforementioned programs. This inquiry examined how perceived barriers impede parents from seeking free preventive dental care for their children. The transtheoretical model and social cognitive theory were used in this study. Open-ended questions were used to interview 20 purposefully sampled parents regarding perceptions of free preventive dental care programs until saturation. Interviews were audio recorded, and all data were transcribed verbatim, coded, and analyzed thematically. The main themes revealed through this analysis were lack of trust and cultural dissimilarities as potential barriers. Additional themes of money, fear, lack of insurance, transportation, time, and access to care were also confirmed. This study may contribute to positive social change by increasing knowledge that may inform the development of clinical and policy solutions aimed at improving parents' awareness regarding children's oral health, ultimately enabling a reduction in childhood caries and oral health disparities.
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Daugherty, Karen Ruth Ortlip. "Oral health behaviors and beliefs : a basis for oral health care in Africa /." The Ohio State University, 1987. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487331541708332.
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Alshammasi, H. "Investigating the use of behaviour management techniques with children undergoing invasive dental treatment : an exploratory study." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2014. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1456290/.
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Background: Any clinical decision made has an effect on both the patient and the outcome of their treatment. There is little known about how dentists weight up factors before they make a clinical decision. Aim and Objective: A pilot qualitative investigation of the factors influencing dentists allocating children needing operative treatment to local anaesthetics only, Local anaesthetic with a form of sedation or general anaesthetic. Method: 14 dentist invited to take part in an in-depth interview with a trained interviewer. Dentists were asked about their dental training background, how they assessed children, treatment planning, dental anxiety, parental influence and how they decide by which pharmacological behaviour management technique the child should be treated. Interviews were recorded, transcribed then themes developed using a framework analysis approach. Result: Dentists were found to be the main influencing individuals in clinical decision making. Parents and young children in particular having a limited input. They are also happy with current methods and have a poor opinion about anxiety scales. Pharmacological behaviour techniques are selected mainly based on the magnitude and type of treatment to be conducted. Dentists tend to seek alternative behaviour techniques or change their initial treatment plan only if parents disagreed with them; especially if general anaesthesia was considered. An audit of a 1000 patient file treated on the department also found that treatment to be conducted is the main influencing factor; especially the number of teeth to be extracted. Dentists were found to be poor in predicting patient whom would benefit from treatment on the dental chair, and were better in identifying patients who needed general anaesthesia. Additional clinical decision making influential factors were identified; history of pain and swelling, child’s behaviour, parental opinion and previous dental experience. Conclusion: In conclusion, clinical decision making in this sample appeared to be subjective. A more systematic approach to behaviour and anxiety assessment is required.
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Carstens, Richard A. "The Influence of Parenting Style and Body Mass Index on Dental Restorative Visit Behavior." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1433494544.
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