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Barnes, Wanda Gail. "The role of mentoring in the professional development and career satisfaction of Dental Hygiene Education Administrators in the United States /." The Ohio State University, 1999. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/48148921.html.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 1999.Advisor: Emmalou Norland, Quantitative Research, Evaluation, and Measurement in Education. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.
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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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Malikaew, Peerasak. "The relationship between school environment and childhood traumatic dental injuries." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.395942.
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Röding, Karin. "University admission based on tests and interviews : implementation and assessment /." Stockholm, 2005. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2005/91-7140-244-6/.
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Buchanan, Bette A. "Dental hygiene entry-level program administrators' strategies for overcoming challenges of distance education." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=2065701681&sid=2&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Miranda, Francis L. (Francis Louis). "Strategic Planning in Dental Education." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1990. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331643/.
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The extent of the application of the strategic planning process on dental education institutions was the problem in this descriptive study. The specific purpose was to describe the status of strategic planning based on the perceptions of the respondents. The organization, the characteristics and the impact of the strategic planning process would be investigated and described by this research. The total population of the doctoral and post-doctoral dental education institutions were included in the study. A specifically developed research instrument was used to elicit the perceptions of the respondents, both experts and chief executive officers (deans). All the experts (100 percent) completed and validated the research instrument and 65 percent of the dental education institutions completed the research instrument. The research instrument evaluated three areas of strategic planning: organization, characteristics, and the impact of strategic planning on their institutions. It was concluded that all dental education institutions participate in the strategic planning process and that the organization in the strategic planning process and that the organization and characteristics are generally similar to those in higher education institutions. The application of the strategic planning process has been proven beneficial in higher education institutions and there are perceived benefits in dental education. The study also concluded that there were conflicting perceptions that showed differences between dental and higher education institutions. These differences demonstrated that the dental education^institutions were not using the strategic planning process at the same functioning level as higher education institutions.
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Plamping, Diane. "Increasing access and utilisation : a study of a school-based mobile dental service in a sample of primary schools." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.339950.
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Gugushe, Tshepo Sipho. "Perceptions of curriculum innovation among educators in South African dental schools - an explorative study." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2047.
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Thesis (MPhil (Curriculum Studies))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.Curriculum changes that have occurred in most South African dental schools have been influenced by several factors such as organizational outlook (the dental school as a learning organization), legislative frameworks that have had an influence on higher education in South Africa and epistemological interpretations of these changes by educators within dental schools. Very little is known about how medical and dental educators experience curricular change or innovations that in effect may contest their established pedagogical views. They themselves (especially those who have been teaching for many years) are products of a teacher-centred approach to learning. This, therefore, means they may have a product orientation rather than a process orientation to curriculum development. What may have been overlooked is that challenges and successes of curricular reform or revision may also be influenced by challenges to the established identity and role of teachers involved, and that some teachers’ perceptions about teaching may be in conflict with the recommended changes or innovations. The purpose of this study therefore, was to explore the influence (if any) on South African dental educators’ perceptions towards curriculum change or innovation which has occurred in the dental schools and to assess their orientation to modern pedagogic practice. The objectives of the study were twofold. Firstly to determine the South African dental educators’ perceptions and pedagogic practices to the following trends in health sciences education viz. curriculum organization, education for capability, community orientation, self-directed learning, problem-based learning, evidence-based health sciences education, communication and information technology and service learning. The second objective was to determine the influence of socio-demographic variables to the dental educators’ perceptions and pedagogic practices. Data was collected through a questionnaire which was sent to all educators at dental schools. At the time of conducting this study there were 220 educators; 168 educators responded to the questionnaire. There was a 76% response rate to the questionnaire. The data was processed utilizing responses and coding them into a computerized data set. It was coded, edited and checked using the procedures provided by the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) in order to work out the various calculations relevant to the study. The SAS FREQ procedure was used to calculate the descriptive statistics needed. The study indicated that the teacher-centred paradigm is still predominant, even though the educators claimed to be using some aspects of modern pedagogic practice. One socio-demographic variable that had a significant influence (p<0,05) on community orientation was the age of the educator. Another variable that had a significant influence on evidence-based health sciences education was number of years in academic dentistry.
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Holz, Magdalena S. "Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance: An Evaluation of the Knowledge, Attitude and Perception Among Dental Students and Academic Deans and Department Chairs within U.S. Dental Schools." VCU Scholars Compass, 2019. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5764.
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Purpose: This study aimed to survey current 3rd and 4th year dental students, academic deans, and department chairs within U.S. dental schools to analyze the level of understanding; education; guidelines; and overall awareness regarding antibiotic use within dentistry and antimicrobial resistance.
Methods: A 25-question survey intended for 3rd and 4th year dental students and a 20-question survey intended for academic deans and various department chairs of U.S dental schools were each developed utilizing REDCap. The survey invitations were sent via e-mail to the current academic dean of each U.S. dental school for distribution.
Results: There were a total of 18 respondents from the academic dean and department chair survey and 172 student respondents. Overall, 71% of students reported that they could benefit from more education regarding antibiotics. The majority of both groups agreed that dentistry should play an important role in reducing antimicrobial resistance, but most dental students were ‘not at all familiar’ with the term antimicrobial stewardship and several were unsure if clinical guidelines were present at their schools.
Conclusion: Improvements to the dental educational curriculum regarding the responsible use of antibiotics, along with the implementation of stewardship programs within dentistry are strongly encouraged.
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Dahan, Haissam. "The experience of stress in a Canadian dental school : a qualitative study." Thesis, McGill University, 2008. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=111601.
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Dental education is a stressful experience for some students. Dental students have been found to report stress levels higher than in the general population, with 36% of students reporting significant psychological distress. Canadian dental students have reported an increase in anxiety, depression and hostility. No research was found to have investigated dental education stress using a qualitative analytical approach. Objectives: This study aimed to better understand the experience of stress among dentistry students using qualitative methodology. Methods: 12 recent graduates from the McGill University Faculty of Dentistry were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. Themes from the interviews were identified and coded by reading and rereading the texts until information-saturation occurred. Results: Firstly, four sources of stress were identified: workload pressure, fear of failure, faculty relations, and transition stress. Secondly, three effective coping mechanisms were highlighted by the students: seeking support, focusing on things that they can control, and participating in extra-curricular activities. Finally, three types of students with respect to their experience of stress were found: the highly stressed student, the moderately stressed student, and the relaxed student. This typology of dental student is new information that has not been studied before. Conclusion: Faculties need to identify and aid highly stressed students.
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Nkambule, Ntombizodwa Rosemary. "Association between diet dental caries and body mass index amongst grade six learners at selected primary schools in Tshwane." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65843.
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Introduction: Childhood obesity and dental caries (DC) have increased worldwide and are continuing to pose challenges to public health. The increasing risk of obesity for children is of particular concern because research has suggested that childhood obesity predicts adult obesity. Children experiencing DC early in their lives have a much greater probability of subsequent caries in their permanent dentitions and adulthood. Studies have reported a strong association between the nutritional intake and DC and reported a direct link between DC, sugar consumption and obesity. Objectives: to assess the association between dental caries (DC), the Body Mass Index (BMI) and diet among grade six learners at selected primary schools in Tshwane West District. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study of grade six learners was carried out in Tshwane. The data collection consisted of a questionnaire, clinical oral examination and anthropometric measurements. All clinical data was collected by a single calibrated examiner. A validated questionnaire was used to collect the demographic data and the type of diet consumed. The SPSS version 23 software was used for analysis. Descriptive statistics, Chi-Square test to test for significance for categorical data and logistic regression analysis were used to determine statistical significance. Results: The response rate was 83% (440) and of these 53% were male. The mean age of the participants was 11.8yrs. The majority of the participant’s fathers (71%) and 50% of mothers were employed. The DC prevalence was 43% with a mean DMFT score of 1.19 (SD= ±1.79). The PUFA score was zero. Less than half (47%) of the participants reported to brush their teeth twice daily. The majority (71%) claimed to drink between one and one and a half glasses of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) with 67% eating between one and three sweets per day. While most of the participants reported having a balanced meal at supper, a third reported eating junk food. The majority (71%) of participants had a BMI score that was within the normal range with 19% being overweight. There were no significant associations between the mean DMFT, BMI scores and the SES of the participants. Conclusion: The DMFT was low, but the decayed component was relatively high. The PUFA score was zero. Most participants were classified as having a “normal” BMI with almost a quarter being classified “overweight”. There were no significant associations between the DMFT and the mean BMI scores and SES of the learners. More than half of the participants were from a medium SES and had a slightly high DMFT score than their counterparts. Less than half reported to brush their teeth daily, most of them had a balanced diet at supper.Dissertation (MChD)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
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Ferreira-Nóbilo, Naiara de Paula 1986. "Teaching cariology in Brazil." [s.n.], 2014. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/288700.
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Orientadores: Jaime Aparecido Cury, Maria da Luz Rosário de SousaTexto em português e inglês
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba
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Resumo: A cárie dentária continua sendo um dos problemas de saúde bucal mais prevalente, que mobiliza esforços econômicos, políticos e sociais para o seu enfrentamento. Sua ocorrência desigual entre as populações, e entre países de todo o mundo, tem sido objeto de preocupação crescente, sobremaneira pelo seu fenômeno de polarização. Assim, faz-se necessário acompanhar e avaliar a inserção do campo de conhecimento da Cariologia, como sendo a compreensão científica da etiologia, patogenia, prevenção e tratamento da cárie, além de eventos relacionados à outras desordens do tecido dental, na formação de estudantes de Odontologia. O objetivo desta tese foi avaliar o ensino da Cariologia no Brasil, utilizando-se métodos diversificados em uma abordagem quanti-qualitativa: análise documental do ementário de faculdades públicas do país, identificando aspectos da estrutura curricular referentes à temática da Cariologia; aplicação de um Questionário de Conhecimento sobre Cariologia, contendo testes com conteúdos das áreas básica, clínica e de saúde coletiva além de uma questão discursiva sobre conceito de cárie à formandos de faculdades públicas e particulares, de todas as regiões do Brasil; utilização de caso clínico para verificar a conduta dos formandos do país frente à doença cárie; e uso de entrevistas semiestruturadas com professores das diferentes regiões do país para investigar a perspectiva desses professores sobre o ensino da Cariologia. Foram contempladas 44 faculdades públicas (total no país de 47), 842 formandos (universo de 1.000 dentre as faculdades investigadas) e 92 professores. As faculdades públicas de Odontologia do Brasil demonstram o compromisso de abordarem conteúdos de Cariologia nas disciplinas, porém com ênfase no ciclo clínico. O conhecimento de Cariologia dos formandos do Brasil esteve centrado na ótica biologicista, com ênfase nas questões ligadas à prática clínica-curativista, assim como o enfrentamento dos mesmos frente a doença cárie, sendo discretamente sinalizada, entre os estudantes investigados, a possibilidade de uma abordagem mais conservadora. Os docentes participantes apresentam conceitos diversos sobre Cariologia e muitos fazem referência à necessidade de modificações de ordem estrutural e de reorientação das práticas visando à melhorias para o ensino da Cariologia. Em conclusão, o Ensino da Cariologia no Brasil apresenta-se distribuído em disciplinas ao longo do curso de Odontologia e identifica-se com abordagens curativistas sob a ótica biologicista dentre formandos, professores e instituições de ensino, sendo necessárias intervenções para ampliar as possibilidades de compreensão integral deste campo de conhecimento e práticas intervencionistas mais conservadoras
Abstract: Dental caries remains one of the most prevalent oral health problems, which mobilizes economic, political and social efforts for solving them. Its unequal incidence between populations and between countries around the world has been an issue of increasing concern by its greatly phenomenon of polarization. Thus, it is necessary to monitor and evaluate the integration of knowledge in the field of Cariology (as the scientific understanding of the etiology, pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of caries and other events related to disorders of the dental tissue) through the formation of Dentistry students. The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the teaching of Cariology in Brazil, using diversified methods in a quantitative and qualitative approach: document analysis of curriculum from public colleges in the country, identifying aspects of the curriculum related to the topic of Cariology; application of a questionnaire Knowledge about Cariology, containing tests related to basic, clinical and public health contents, as well as a discursive question about the concept of caries applied to graduates of public and private colleges in all regions of Brazil; utilization of a clinical case to verify the conduct of graduates ahead of caries disease; and use of semi-structured interviews with professors from different regions of the country to investigate the prospect of these professors on the teaching of Cariology. 44 public colleges (total of 47 in the country), 842 students (among the universe of 1,000 colleges surveyed) and 92 professors took part in the study. Public dentistry schools in Brazil demonstrate a commitment to addressing the contents of Cariology disciplines, but with emphasis on clinical cycle. Knowledge of Cariology trainees of Brazil was focused on a biologicist outlook, with emphasis on issues related to curative clinical practice, as well as the way they face caries, being discreetly signaled, among students investigated, the possibility of an approach more conservative. The participating Professors have diverse concepts of Cariology and many refer to the need of structural changes and reorientation of practices in order to get improvements while teaching Cariology. In conclusion, the teaching of Cariology in Brazil presents distributed in subjects along the course of Dentistry and is identified with curative approaches, through a biologicist perspective among students, professors and educational institutions, thus interventions are necessary to expand the possibilities of entirely understanding of this field of knowledge and more conservative interventionist practices
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Wright-Hayes, Jane F. "Revenue generating and profitability practices of university-based continuing dental education programs." Scholarly Commons, 2010. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2414.
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Continuing dental education is a necessity for the dental professional. In dentistry, a profession described as a life-long learning endeavor, dental professionals are challenged with keeping up-to-date with the ever-changing scientific and technological advances of their profession. Continuing dental education plays an important role in providing dental practitioners with the opportunity to keep abreast of the latest advances in the dental industry. University-based continuing dental education programs, that provide the professional development needed by dental professionals to maintain and upgrade their skills and knowledge-base, have grown from their early origins as a primary service to dental school alumni members, to playing a pivotal role in regulating and professionalizing the dental industry as well as contributing to the financial well-being of their dental schools and universities. As educational funding continues to shrink while the cost of educating competent dental practitioners continues to rise, continuing dental education has developed revenue generating opportunities for their dental schools. This study was designed to analyze the current financial and revenue generating practices of continuing dental education units within both public and private dental schools, with a goal of providing a conceptual framework to develop a standardized financial model for determining the profitability of programs. Employing a cross-sectional survey method approach, this study obtained quantitative and qualitative data through the use of an electronic survey that was sent to both private and public dental school members of the Association for Continuing Dental Education (ACDE). The results of the findings of this study summarized data into several categories and compared the data between public versus private dental schools including the CDE unit's size, programs, revenue generation, program and unit expenses, corporate funding, net income, institutional overhead fees, gifts-in-kind, surplus revenue, and other factors considered when calculating profitability of CDE programs. These findings helped to create a framework for the development of a financial model, the Comprehensive Program Budget that may be used to more accurately project program profitability, thereby insuring that CDE units are self-sufficient and positive contributors to the financial well-being of their institutions.
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Westbacke, Kerstin. "HYGIENE, EATING HABITS AND ORAL HEALTH AMONG CHILDREN IN THREE NEPALESE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS." Thesis, Nordic School of Public Health NHV, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-3254.
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Currently, many developing countries are experiencing rising prevalences of caries associated with changes in lifestyle and living conditions. Objectives: To describe the hygiene, eating habits, and oral health status of Nepalese children. Materials and Methods: A stratifiedsample of 231 children 5–7, 11–13, and 15–16 years of age (53% boys, 47% girls) who attended public high schools in the rural area of the Lalitpur District, Nepal was selected. The study was a field study combining a clinical examination (plaque, gingivitis, calculus, and caries) and a questionnaire. The questions concerned sanitary conditions, health support, personal hygiene, tooth cleaning, and eating habits. Results: During the school day, half of the children ate nothing at all. General personal hygiene was associated with tooth-cleaning frequency.Four out of five children in the entire sample cleaned their teeth once/day or more, using their own toothbrush. The use of fluoride toothpaste was rare.More frequent tooth cleaning and lower plaque indices were seen among girls and older children. More plaque was found on the occlusal surfaces of erupting permanent molars than on fully occluded permanent molars. Most children had a low prevalence of manifest caries in the primary and the permanent dentitions. However, every fifth 5–7-yr-old had manifest caries in three or more primary teeth. The occlusal surfaces of molars accounted for almost all registered caries in both dentitions. Conclusion: Although the prevalence of manifest caries was low, the low level of preventive activities may cause an increase in the prevalence of caries, as in other developing countries. The presumed risk scenario needs to be met by comprehensive and systematic health promotion and preventive measures.Sammanfattning: I många utvecklingsländer sker förändringar av livsstil och levnadsförhållanden med samtidig ökad förekomst av karies. Mål: Att beskriva hygien, matvanor och munhälsa hos nepalesiska barn. Material och Metod: Ett stratifierat urval av 231 barn, som i åldrarna 5-7, 11-13 och 15-16 år (53% pojkar, 47% flickor), elever i statliga grundskolor på landsbygden, Lalitpur distriktet Nepal, användes. Studien utformades som en fältstudie med klinisk undersökning (plack, gingivit, tandsten och karies) kombinerad med en enkätstudie. Frågorna rörde sanitära förhållanden, hälsostöd från hemmet, personlig hygien, tandrengörings- och matvanor. Resultat: Under skoldagen åt hälften av barnen ingenting alls. Allmän personlig hygien var associerad med tandrengörings frekvens. Av alla barn, som användande sin egen tandborste, borstade fyra av fem, en gång om dagen eller mer. Äldre barn och flickor rengjorde tänderna oftare och hade ett lägre plackindex. Mer plack fanns på erupterande molarers occlusalytor jämfört med molarer i full ocklusion. De flesta barnen hade en låg frekvens manifest karies i primära och permanenta bettet. Dock hade en femtedel av 5-7 åringarna tre eller fler manifesta kariesangrepp i primära bettet. Ocklusal karies på molarerna utgjorde nästan all registrerad karies i båda dentitionerna. Slutsats: Låg frekvens av manifest karies, men en låg grad av förebyggande aktiviteter, kan medföra en ökad kariesfrekvens liknande den i andra utvecklingsländer. Den förmodande risken måste bemötas med behovsinriktade och systematiska hälsobefrämjande och preventiva åtgärder.
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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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Nadershahi, Nader A. "Assessment of case-based integrated learning as a part of dental curriculum reform." Scholarly Commons, 2011. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/97.
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There has been a growing call for change in the management of dental education programs, and, in response to this call, the faculty and staff at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry developed the Pacific Dental Helix Curriculum management model. The first major component of this curriculum was the development of the Integrated Clinical Science Strand of the Helix focused on multidisciplinary and case-based andragogies. The mixed method research design was used to identify common aspects of Case-Based Learning and multi-disciplinary teaching through a qualitative analysis of curricular materials and to analyze their impact on selected student outcomes of pre and post-change through statistical analysis. The outcomes chosen for the quantitative portion were surrogate measures of National Board Scores and grade point averages to represent knowledge and skills. The overall analysis of the quantitative data shows negligible impact on the outcomes being measured. We know from the literature that active learning models motivate and engage students at a higher level in their learning and better prepare them to solve problems creatively versus a traditional educational model, so it is significant to see that there were no decreases in performance with a move to a more engaging curriculum. This study offers foundational information for future curriculum design, pedagogy, and assessment.
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Anning, Ross J., and n/a. "An international comparison of postgraduate orthodontic students and programmes." University of Otago. School of Dentistry, 2007. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20071207.110304.
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Objectives. Although there have been some studies of the characteristics of orthodontic students and orthodontic programmes in the US, there has been little investigation of those in the Commonwealth. This study will attempt to identify the demographic characteristics of postgraduate orthodontic students, and the curriculum and organisation of orthodontic programmes in the English-speaking world, with the hope that this information may be used to aid in the planning of orthodontic training and future treatment provision.
Materials and Methods. An on-line survey was used to question postgraduate orthodontic students studying in the 93 programmes worldwide in countries where the first language is English. The questionnaire itself was built using the online survey tool www.surveymonkey.com and was accessible to respondents for two months (January 2007 through March 2007). Statistical analysis was then carried out using the SPSS statistical program.
Results. Of the 301 respondents, 55% were male and 45% female; 57.8% were from US programmes and 42.2% from the Commonwealth. The mean age of respondents was 29.8 years. The mean programme duration was 31.0 months in the US and 37.1 months in the Commonwealth, with the mean total patient loads being 84 and 106 respectively. A wide variety of treatment modalities were used in both groups. The mean annual tuition fee was considerably higher in the US (US$23,200) than in the Commonwealth (US$16,500); however, a higher proportion (47.2%) of US respondents received scholarships or stipends than Commonwealth respondents (29.1%). The overall mean debt upon graduation was US$118,200 and the mean expected income five years after graduation was US$283,200. Private practice was the most popular career path (90.3%), with fewer than one-third of respondents indicating that they would consider an academic career.
Conclusions. The current study indicates that the demographic characteristics of orthodontic students are very similar to those most recently reported. Certain trends have continued, such as the increasing proportion of female students, and the increase in programme duration in the US. Data presented in the clinical and financial sections of this represent the greatest areas of change. Total patient case-load is increasing, and the types of treatment being carried out by students show marked differences from previous studies. The continuing increase in tuition fees is reported, along with increased levels of debt upon graduation, and this is seen to be having an effect on the expected career paths of orthodontic students, with fewer students looking to enter an academic career. This situation may need to be addressed to ensure the continued development and strength of orthodontic faculty members, and, hence, that of orthodontic training programmes.
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Zilbovicius, Celso. "Implantação das diretrizes curriculares para cursos de graduação em odontologia no Brasil: contradições e perspectivas." Universidade de São Paulo, 2007. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/23/23148/tde-22042008-114142/.
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Este trabalho teve como objetivo analisar a tendência de mudanças na educação odontológica no Brasil em face à necessidade de implantação das Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais para cursos de graduação em odontologia, aprovadas em 2002. O referencial teórico inclui as perspectivas da educação superior no Brasil em um contexto neoliberal, incluindo a área da saúde e a odontologia em particular apontando para a contradição da formação em saúde bucal no país que convive com um número crescente de faculdades de odontologia em todo o território nacional sem, contudo, responder às necessidades de atenção em saúde bucal de parcelas significativas da população brasileira. A metodologia partiu dos resultados da análise quantitativa obtidos pelo instrumento de avaliação utilizado durante as oficinas realizadas pela Associação Brasileira de Ensino Odontológico (ABENO) durante os anos de 2005 e 2006. O instrumento permitiu que cada participante avaliasse a instituição e o grau de inovação frente aos pressupostos das diretrizes curriculares segundo 3 eixos : orientação teórica do curso, abordagem pedagógica e cenários de prática. Cada eixo continha 3 vetores correspondendo ao tema analisado e cada participante avaliava o mesmo segundo 3 estágios possíveis (1- mais conservador; 2- intermediário e 3- mais inovador). Foram analisadas 48 faculdades (23 públicas e 25 privadas) de odontologia totalizando 1229 participantes entre professores (total de 711), alunos (228) e funcionários (14). Os resultados apontam para um alto grau de inovação incipiente (52,9%) seguido pelo grau de inovação parcial (40,2%), Estes resultados se confirmam para todas as variáveis analisadas ( tipo de instituição, região do país, tipo de ocupação e área de docência). O instrumento permite afirmar que a maioria das escolas mantém uma proposta pedagógica tecnicista, sem integração das disciplinas e com poucos cenários de práticas que permitem ao aluno conhecer e se formar na lógica do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), mantendo uma abordagem clássica da educação odontológica conforme as concepções de Gies e Charles Godon,no princípio do século XX. A análise qualitativa dos relatórios dos facilitadores, que teve como objetivo analisar os discursos apontados durante as oficinas destacou o desconhecimento, por parte da comunidade acadêmica odontológica, das diretrizes curriculares bem como dos princípios do SUS; a ausência de integração com o serviço e cenários de prática no SUS; a pouca formação pedagógica do corpo docente bem como uma resistência a mudanças que direcionem a formação para uma lógica de saúde coletiva. A discussão foi elaborada a partir de um arcabouço teórico advindo da teoria crítica da educação e currículo que aborda, de forma dialética, questões como ideologia, hegemonia, reprodução social, relações políticas de poder e dominação bem como o currículo oculto considerando que a resistência a transformações e inovações na educação odontológica provém de um projeto político e ideológico desta voltado à uma lógica capitalista, predominantemente voltada a classes dominantes numa perspectiva de tecnicismo direcionado à prática individual e mercantil da profissão, contrapondo-se e distanciando-se das perspectivas das diretrizes curriculares atuais e, portanto, mantendo-se resistente e em graus incipiente e parcial de inovação conforme demonstrou a análise quantitativa das oficinas.A necessidade de se transformar a educação odontológica impõe mudanças nos projetos político-pedagógicos das instituições, que devem ser construídos de forma coletiva com os diversos atores do processo educativo envolvidos; criação de espaços de formação docente dos professores de odontologia e ampliação da integração do SUS com as instituições formadoras permitindo uma real e signioficativa transformação do currículo, revisão de conteúdos ministrados, permitindo a adoção da integralidade do processo saúde/doença como eixo transversal do currículo dos cursos de graduação em odontologia.The objective of this research was to make an analysis of the changes trends in dental education in Brazil facing the necessity of implementation of the curricular guidelines for undergraduate dental schools, which were approved in 2002. The theoretical reference includes the perspectives of higher education in Brazil in a neoliberal context, including health education and particularly dental education pointing out the contradiction of the formation in this field in a country that has a crescent number of schools in all its territory without responding to the oral health necessities of significant portions of the Brazilian population. The methodology used the results of a quantitative analysis obtained from the evaluation instrument used during the workshops carried out by the Brazilian Dental Education Association (ABENO) during 2005 and 2006. This instrument enabled each participant to evaluate his institution and the innovation degree in face of the curricular guidelines according to 3 axes: the theoretical orientation of the course; its pedagogical approach and practice sceneries. Each axis had 3 variables corresponding to the theme analyzed and each participant could evaluate it according to three possible stages (1-more conservative, 2-intermediate and 3-more innovative). 48 dental schools were analyzed (being 23 public and 25 private) with a total of 1229 participants (711 professors; 228 students and 14 functionaries. The results showed a high degree of incipient innovation (52, 9%) followed by a degree of partial innovation (40, 2%). These results were confirmed for all variables analyzed (type of institution, region in the country, type of occupation and faculty field). The instrument allows the affirmation that most dental schools maintain a technicist pedagogical approach, without integration between disciplines and with a few number of practice sceneries which would allow the student to be formed in the logic of the Brazilian Unified health System (SUS), keeping a classical approach of the dental education according to the conceptions of Gies and Charles Godon in the beginning of the XX Century. The qualitative analysis of the facilitators reports of the workshops which has as objective to analyze the discourse of the participants during the workshops which were pointed out by the facilitator showed the unknowing of the curricular guidelines by the dental academic community as well as the principles of the Brazilian Health System (SUS) ; the absence of integration between the public health service network and the schools and low number of practice sceneries in the public health system; the low level of pedagogical formation of dental faculties as well as resistance to changes that tend toward a formation in a logic of community health. The discussion was carried out from the perspective of the critical theory of education and curriculum which deals in a dialectical manner with concepts like ideology, hegemony, social reproduction, political relations of power and domination and hidden curriculum considering that resistance to transformations and changes in dental education are linked to a political and ideological project of it and it is very connected to a capitalist logic, mostly addressed to the dominant classes in a perspective of technical development leading to private and commercial practice of the profession opposing and maintaining a distance from the perspectives of the actual curricular guidelines and therefore keeping it resistance in incipient and partial levels of change as showed by the quantitative analysis of the workshops. The necessity of transforming dental education impose changes in the political and pedagogical projects of the schools and these must be built in a collective manner with the various actors of the educational process involved; a pedagogical formation of the faculty; extension of integration between the public health system and dental schools permitting a real and significant transformation of the curriculum and revision of contents taught leading to a transversal axis of the curriculum of undergraduate dental schools focusing the integrality of the health/disease process.
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Martins, Alessandra de Souza. "O TRATAMENTO RESTAURADOR ATRAUMÁTICO NOS CURSOS DE ODONTOLOGIA DO ESTADO DO PARANÁ NA PERCEPÇÃO DE ACADÊMICOS E PROFISSIONAIS: ESTUDO DE SEGUIMENTO DE SEIS MESES APÓS A FORMATURA." UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE PONTA GROSSA, 2016. http://tede2.uepg.br/jspui/handle/prefix/1704.
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Previous issue date: 2016-02-03This study investigated the attitudes of dentists on ART since the last month of graduation until six months after graduation, in order of the interest of using the strategy in the public and private service. This is a follow-up study with a sample in the first stage of the research consisted of 400 graduating students of dentistry courses 10 colleges of the Paraná state and the second time, these 400 students, 112 answered the questionnaire, now as professionals six months graduated. The investigated variables involved: general characteristics of participants, subjects in which ART was approached and practiced during graduation; knowledge built on the strategy; instructions for use; self-perception as security for the implementation of technical and credibility attributed to ART; employment intention of the strategy; workplace; participation in professional courses geared to ART; Use of the ART after graduation; results and barriers that involve the application of this strategy. Associations between variables were assessed using the chi-square test and exact Fisher. All participating colleges address the ART and this approach occurs mainly in the disciplines of Pediatric Dentistry and Public Health. Most individuals in the two stages of the study, believes that the ART strategy interrupts the carious process and prevents tooth loss, but the intention of use, among academics, and use, for professionals, is more directed to the public service than to private practice. Also in the two moments of the research atraumatic restorations were more suitable for primary teeth and considered provisional interventions. The use of claims in private practice was significantly associated to academic who used ART during graduation (p = 0.006); have the intention not to use the strategy in the private service was significantly higher among those who do not indicate ART for permanent teeth of adults and adolescents (p <0.001). The public school students have more contact with the ART strategy in other disciplines, as well as Public Health and Pediatric Dentistry, and students of private colleges were the most indicated ART for permanent teeth. The inapplicability of ART, after graduation, was significantly associated with the professionals who work exclusively in the private service (p = 0.012) and the study subjects began to indicate more ART for permanent teeth of pregnant women (p = 0.005), elderly (p = 0.002), adults (p <0.001) and females (p <0.001), and considers it as definitive procedure more (p = 0.008). This study identified that the ART is not considered a definitive therapy, and less suitable for the permanent dentition and for private practice. In addition, continuing education experienced by professionals seems to interfere in their attitudes towards ART strategy.
Este estudo investigou as atitudes de cirurgiões-dentistas sobre o ART, desde o último mês de graduação até seis meses após a formatura, em relação ao interesse de utilização da estratégia no serviço público e privado. Trata-se de um estudo de seguimento cuja amostra, na primeira etapa da pesquisa, foi composta por 400 acadêmicos concluintes dos cursos de odontologia de 10 faculdades paranaenses e no segundo momento, desses 400 acadêmicos, 112 responderam ao questionário,agora como profissionais formados há seis meses. As variáveis investigadas envolveram: características gerais dos participantes, disciplinas em que o ART foi abordado e praticado durante a graduação; conhecimento construído sobre a estratégia; indicações de uso; autopercepção quanto à segurança para a execução da técnica e credibilidade atribuída ao ART; pretensão de emprego da estratégia; local de trabalho; participação do profissional em cursos voltados ao ART; utilização do ART ao longo do período de formado; resultados e barreiras que envolvem a aplicação dessa estratégia. As associações entre as variáveis foram verificadas mediante os testes qui-quadrado e exato de Fischer. Todas as faculdades participantes abordam o ART e essa abordagem se dá majoritariamente nas disciplinas de Odontopediatria e Saúde Coletiva. A maioria dos indivíduos, nas duas etapas do estudo, acredita que a estratégia ART interrompe o processo carioso e evita a perda do elemento dentário, porém a pretensão de uso, entre os acadêmicos, e o uso, para os profissionais, está mais direcionada para o serviço público do que para o consultório privado. Também nos dois momentos da pesquisa as restaurações atraumáticas foram mais indicadas para dentes decíduos e consideradas intervenções provisórias. A pretensão de uso no consultório privado associou-se significativamente aos acadêmicos que utilizaram o ART durante a graduação (p=0,006); já a intensão de não utilizar a estratégia no serviço privado foi significativamente maior entre os que não indicam o ART para dentes permanentes de adultos e adolescentes (p<0,001). Os alunos das escolas públicas tem mais contato com a estratégia ART em outras disciplinas, além da Saúde Coletiva e da Odontopediatria, e os alunos das faculdades privadas foram os que mais indicaram o ART para dentes permanentes. A não aplicabilidade do ART, após a formatura, associou-se significativamente aos profissionais que trabalham exclusivamente no serviço privado (p=0,012) e os sujeitos do estudo passaram a indicar mais o ART para dentes permanentes de gestantes (p=0,005), idosos (p=0,002), adultos (p<0,001) e adolescentes (p<0,001) e a considera-lo mais como procedimento definitivo (p=0,008). Este estudo identificou que o ART não é considerado uma terapia definitiva, sendo menos indicado para a dentição permanente e para o consultório particular. Além disso, a educação permanente vivenciada pelos profissionais, parece interferir em suas atitudes perante a estratégia ART.
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Flores, Frank Cortez Jr. "Academic Leadership in Advancement Activities: A Dimension of the Dean's Role in American Higher Education." Scholarship @ Claremont, 1993. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_etd/84.
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In an atmosphere of declining support, rising costs, and an increasing emphasis on quality education, the need for effective fund-raising is important to American higher education. During the past decade, institutions of higher education, both public and private, faced difficult financial problems with no apparent end in sight. A growing number of colleges and universities have been threatened by the unstable economy and shrinking applicant pools and are faltering under this threat. Private higher education seems to be especially vulnerable to financial difficulty and has been historically dependent upon philanthropic support to complement traditional revenues in an effort to remain financially viable. As a result of this changing environment, the identification and development of enhanced and more diversified fund-raising strategies have emerged as one of the most significant and far-reaching needs presently confronting American higher education.
This study investigated and analyzed academic leadership and management of advancement activities in American higher education with particular attention given to schools of dentistry. It focused on how American schools of dentistry may organize and manage their fund -raising programs to maximize voluntary financial support. With the prospect of declining support and rising costs, an aggressive and effective fund-raising program is arguably crucial to their survival.
The study addressed the predominant organizational structure and management practices in the area of fund-raising at American schools of dentistry; the perceptions held by the deans and senior development officers in these same institutions as to the effectiveness of certain practices relating to fund-raising sources and constituencies, and methods and techniques used in their fund-raising programs; and the emerging pattern which might serve as a model for development programs at American schools of dentistry or other institutions of higher education.
The study is composed of the entire population - a census of American schools of dentistry. Forty-five institutions (45/55) in thirty states, including Puerto Rico (30/34), participated in the survey and thirty-five deans (35/55) and thirty-five development officers (35/55) responded to the survey . The questionnaire is the principal means of data collection with a structured personal interview limited to the deans and development officers of the five California schools of dentistry. The deans and development officers cooperating in this survey give evidence that their major development-related functions are consistent with trends toward greater specialization in fund-raising. A high percentage (87.5 percent) of the dean respondents acknowledge affirmatively to making use of strategic planning as a management tool for the school's advancement activities. The dean respondents characterized the alumni as the most important giving constituency and the annual fund as the principal funding source. They also regard personal visits as the most effective method of soliciting funds for their institutions. The development officer respondents emphasized ideas, goals, and directions of their school's advancement program while being most aware of the specific mechanics of fund-raising. The guiding outlines of a model development program for American schools of dentistry appear to emerge from this exploratory study.
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Rayner, Janet Ailsa. "A dental health education programme for nursery school children." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/27240.
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The purpose of this controlled investigation was to test the effectiveness of three dental health programmes designed to improve oral cleanliness and gingivitis in groups of 3-4 year old nursery schoolchildren. A total of 349 children completed the study. The children were divided into 4 groups; a control group that received no dental health education and three experimental groups. One of these groups received daily toothbrushing instruction at school, a second group also took part in the school based brushing but in addition their parents were given dental health education at home. The third group of children received the home based dental health education only. Following baseline measurements, the dental health education programmes continued for about 5 and a half months when the children were re-examined. The programmes then ceased over the 6 week period of the summer vacation and the children were again examined on returning to school. A dental health education programme was deemed to have been successful only if there was no statistically significant and clinically important relapse in oral cleanliness and gingivitis at the third examination. There was a relapse in the oral hygiene of the school brushing only group during the summer holiday but oral cleanliness and gingivitis had not relapsed in the two groups of children whose parents had received dental health education at home. A cost benefit analysis (effort effectiveness) showed that of these two programmes, the programme that consisted of home based dental health education only cost the least for a unit improvement in oral cleanliness and gingivitis. A questionnaire was used to record parents' attitudes towards toothbrushing practices at home. Children whose parents always helped them with toothbrushing had cleaner mouths and less gingivitis than children who always brushed their teeth by themselves. It is concluded that dental health education, which included home visits, was more effective than daily supervised toothbrushing at school in improving and maintaining oral health in pre-school children and that parents should be encouraged to help young children with toothbrushing at home. Such an approach demands considerable resources and may only be suitable for groups of children with special needs.
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Tran, Victoria. "Ohio Dentists’ Perspectives Regarding School Absences for Dental Care." The Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1595338930826396.
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Sujeer, Athin Narayan. "Dental Fluorosis In Primary School Children In Lithgow NSW." Thesis, Faculty of Dentistry, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/4568.
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Badwal, Amandeep Singh. "Dental Survey Of School Children In Chandigarh, Punjab, India." Thesis, Faculty of Dentistry, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/4163.
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Amer, Mohamed Elherma. "Use of operating dental auxiliaries for school age children." Thesis, Faculty of Dentistry, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/4301.
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Bonwell, Patricia Brown. "COHORT MEMBERSHIP, DENTAL INSURANCE AND UTILIZATION OF DENTAL SERVICES IN ADULTS AGE 47 AND OVER RECEIVING DENTAL CARE AT VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY’S SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY." VCU Scholars Compass, 2012. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2823.
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This cross-sectional, non-experimental study evaluates associations between cohort membership, type of dental coverage, and utilization of dental services in all patients age 47 and over who received dental care at Virginia Commonwealth University’s (VCU) School of Dentistry in 2011. Structural Lag Theory poses that society’s institutions lag behind the actuality of a healthy and capable older adult population. The two dynamisms of the Structural Lag Theory were used for this study. The Dynamism of Changing Lives is represented by Cohort differences. Cohort differences include cohort size, people living longer and retaining more of their natural teeth along with different attitudes toward dental care. This dynamism impacts the Dynamism of Structural Change, represented by the institutions of dental coverage and utilization of dental services. Cohort membership is an independent variable. The dependent variable, utilization, is defined as Financial-Total amount spent and Procedural-Routine adult dental prophylaxis. Dental coverage, a dichotomous variable, is used as an independent and dependent variable. Descriptive statistics revealed employer provided dental coverage is the most prevalent type of dental coverage. However, when considered a payment source, out of pocket funding is the primary source of payment for dental services. Using Chi-square and logistic regression, examination of Cohorts (1-Greatest Generation, 2-Silent Generation, 3-Baby Boomer Generation) revealed that Cohort 2 had more dental coverage than Cohort 1, and Cohort 3 had more dental coverage than Cohort 2. Using logistic regression, Cohort 2 showed the highest level of Procedural utilization. Evaluating Financial utilization, multiple regression models showed Cohort 1 utilized more than Cohort 2 and Cohort 2 utilized more than Cohort 3. Those with dental coverage spend more on dental services, fees for routine adult dental prophylaxis make up the majority of the total amount spent, and those with dental coverage utilize more dental services when defined as total amount spent. Because they have experienced different social, political, economic, and technological changes at different times in their life course, the receipt of dental services by new cohorts of older people differs from previous ones. Findings from this study confirm that there is a structural lag in Medicare policy and its coverage of dental services.
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Wong, Ho-hang Anthony. "Dental care for primary school children in a rural area in China." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2008. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B40988144.
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Hoskin, Greg W. "Social impact of dental fluorosis in South Australian school children /." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 1997. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09MPM/09mpmh826.pdf.
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Kuppusamy, Elavarasi. "School children's participation in developing educational material about dental trauma." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2018. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10040025/.
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Dental trauma affects around 25% of schoolchildren, resulting in functional and aesthetic impairments. The long-term prognosis of a traumatised tooth is dependent on the immediate action taken following the injury; therefore public awareness about dental trauma is vital. Aims 1) To determine the format of educational material preferred by children who are not currently being treated for dental trauma 2) To work with schoolchildren to develop child friendly educational material about dental trauma 3) To evaluate the educational materials developed 4) To assess the suitability of the posters with children of different age groups Methods Phase 1: Questionnaires were distributed to 100 children aged 8-14 years, to determine their most preferred format of educational material. Phase 2: A presentation session about dental trauma followed by classroom activities to develop posters participated by 91 schoolchildren, aged 8-9 years. Phase 3: Evaluation by children followed by analysis by the research team. Phase 4: Two modified versions of the posters were displayed in the waiting room area of the paediatric dentistry clinic, to evaluate children’s preference and the learning outcomes. Most children in the younger age group (8-11 years) preferred posters, whereas older children (12-14 years) preferred videos. Twenty-one hand drawn posters were produced, and the top three posters were chosen by the children. Following evaluation by the research team, the highest number of domains (8) was obtained by three posters, and 19 posters had some interactive elements. Children in different age groups preferred posters, and their preference was influenced mainly by the design and information included in the posters. Information in image format were listed more commonly than information given in text format only. Involving schoolchildren in research was rewarding for both the children and the research team, and highlights the feasibility and importance of involving children in development of health educational materials.
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Sharma, Siriander Devi. "The use of fissure sealants in school based preventive dental programs." Thesis, Faculty of Dentistry, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/4298.
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Lyon, Lucinda J. "Developing teaching expertise in dental education." Scholarly Commons, 2009. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2403.
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This exploratory study was designed to develop a baseline model of expertise in dental education utilizing the Dreyfus and Dreyfus continuum of skill acquisition. The goal was the development of a baseline model of expertise, which will contribute to the body of knowledge about dental faculty skill acquisition and may enable dental schools to provide more relevant faculty development opportunities, and maximize scholarship potential. Employing a qualitative approach, individual interviews were conducted with two dental school academic deans and seven experienced educators who were nominated by their academic deans for their expertise in dental education. Open coding of interview responses was performed to determine categories of phenomena that recurred repetitively. The categories of novice through experienced traits were examined using the Dreyfus model. Finally, the codes developed to describe recurring themes of faculty development were interpreted relative to influence of faculty qualities on development of student qualities. Results of this study indicate that the growth of skills necessary to good teaching, expressed by these experienced educators, reflects a learning curve similar to those noted by Dreyfus and Dreyfus and other previous investigators. While dental faculty approaching the Proficient and Expert end of the Dreyfus continuum, display many of the skills descriptive of these stages, they also speak about the process of active reflection. Some unique challenges present themselves in the process of educating dental students. In addition to supporting technique development, faculty teach a wide range of non-cognitive competencies such as professionalism, communication, and an ethic of care and service. The importance of these non-cognitive qualities to patient care and collaboration with peers are essential to successful practice. Articulation of practical knowledge may not be recognized by the teacher; however, data from this study indicates that qualities to which expert faculty are most sensitive influence dental student development profoundly. These findings increase understanding of expert performance in dental education and provide support for dental faculty who desire to become excellent educators. Study outcomes also have implications for exploration of hidden curricular elements embedded in dental faculty practice and their influence on novice dental students.
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Drouillard, Peter Noel Vincent. "Factors associated with state-mandated dental screening compliance." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2019. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6938.
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Objective: To determine the demographic, economic, geographic, and health infrastructure factors related to the percentage of students by school who comply with state-mandated dental screenings in Iowa.
Methods: An exploratory, cross-sectional study was conducted, utilizing secondary data sources from the Iowa Department of Public Health, the Iowa Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to examine factors related to dental screening compliance rates for public school kindergarteners in Iowa (AY year 2014-15). Both school-level and county-level factors were considered. A ninety percent student compliance rate was established as the criteria for a school to satisfy the threshold for being compliant with screening requirement. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to evaluate the relationship of the independent variables on whether the schools satisfactorily met the criteria for compliance.
Results: Fifty-six percent of the 504 schools included in the study satisfactorily met the established criteria. Schools located in dental health professional shortage areas or in urban adjacent areas were more likely to have a greater percentage of kindergarten students exceed the 90% compliance threshold (p<0.05). Schools where a greater percentage of students were screened by a dentist or where larger populations of children were eligible for free or reduced price lunch (FRPL) (≥40%) were less likely to meet the compliance threshold.
Conclusions: Schools with more lower income students, those in metro areas, and those with a higher reliance on dentists performing the oral health screenings could benefit from targeted efforts to improve compliance with mandated dental screenings.
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Tongkoom, Subongkoch. "The prevalence of dental anomalies in the primary dentition of Chinese children." [Hong Kong] : Faculty of Dentistry, the University of Hong Kong, 1994. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B19902220.
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Wong, Ho-hang Anthony, and 黃浩行. "Dental care for primary school children in a rural area in China." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2008. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B40988144.
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Kim, MyungJoo. "Consumers' choice of dentist: how and why people choose dental school faculty as their oral care provider." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2011. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1000.
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This study is aimed to better understand how and why people choose dental school faculty as their oral healthcare provider. Increasing financial constrains in the U.S. dental schools has led dental schools to find an alternative funding sources and revenues from dental school faculty practice can be one of them. To effectively promote faculty practice, it is necessary to understand how and why people choose dental school faculty as their oral care provider. In addition, it is important to differentiate characteristics of comprehensive care patients and limited care patients since dental school faculty practices have a higher proportion of specialists. A survey of 1150 dental school faculty practice patients who recently chose their dentist was conducted and 221 responded. Information sources highly used and rated included other dentist, friends, family, clinic website, the Internet, and the insurance directory. Dentist related attributes that were perceived important included quality of care, professional competence of dentist, and explanation of treatment/you participate in the treatment decision. Dental practice related attributes that were perceived important included ability to get appointments at convenient times, reasonable waiting time to get appointments, and attitude/helpfulness of staff. Among the respondents, 121 pursued a comprehensive care and 93 pursued a limited care. The two groups differed in terms of demographics, other characteristics, and dentist selection. The comprehensive care patients were younger, highly educated, related to healthcare related profession, and to have private dental insurance (p<0.001). The comprehensive care patients were more likely to use and highly rate information sources such as clinic website, the Internet, and the insurance directory (p<0.001). They put more value on attributes such as the dentist is in my insurance network and convenient physical location (p<0.001). This study has shown that traditionally popular (family, friends) and newly emerging information sources (the Internet, clinic website, and insurance directory) were used and perceived important by dental school faculty practice patients. A dental school or dentist can use this study's findings to promote their practice to select appropriate communication channels and focus on attributes that dental consumers value the most. It is also important to apply different strategies to different consumer groups.
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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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Carlos, Francisco. "The Prevalence of Maxillary Altered Passive Eruption in a Dental School Population." VCU Scholars Compass, 2010. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2197.
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AIM: The aim of this investigation is to determine the prevalence of maxillary altered passive eruption in a dental school population. METHODS: 100 subjects were examined clinically and had models fabricated of their maxilla. Demographic, periodontal, cast measurements were recorded for each subject. Demographic variables recorded included age, gender, and ethnicity, history of orthodontic treatment, presence of incisal /occlusal wear, appearance of gingival excess, and presence of gingival asymmetry. Measurements made on cast included clinical crown length, clinical crown width, papillary height, and distance from the lateral gingival zenith to the gingival aesthetic line. Clinical crown width-to-length ratio was calculated. These measurements were compared to previously published standards. RESULTS: 83% of the subjects had central incisors with a clinical W:L ratio greater than .80. Logistical regression analysis determined that subjects with central incisors with an appearance of gingival excess were more likely to have a clinical W:L ratio greater than .80 (P<.0007; OR=79). ANOVA demonstrated that clinical crown length had a statistically significant relationship with gender (P<.0001), tooth type (P<.0001) and biotype (P<0.0026). Clinical crown width and clinical crown W:L ratio had a statistically significant relationship with gender (P<0.0007, P<.0001) and tooth type (P<0.0026, P<.0001). The average clinical crown length was 0.5-1.5 mm shorter than established ideal measurements. CONCLUSION: 83% of the subject population had central incisors that displayed altered passive eruption. Subjects who exceeded the clinical W:L ratio of .80 were more likely to have been classified as having the appearance of gingival excess or “gummy smile”. Esthetic crown lengthening should be considered to achieve desired esthetics in these subjects.
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Pongpichit, Bussayasit. "The prevalence and extent of school absences and factors related to absences caused by dental conditions and dental care in Thai schoolchildren." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2006. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1445794/.
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Background. The prevalence and extent of school absences and factors related to the absences caused by dental conditions and dental care in schoolchildren has not been fully explored. School absenteeism is a potential marker for dental related quality of life of children. Objectives. To determine the prevalence and extent of school absences and factors related to the absences caused by dental conditions and dental care in 10- 12 year-old Grade 5 children in Lampang province, Thailand. Methods. Longitudinal study using multi-stage sampling on sample of 1,158 children in 8 state, 3 municipal and 6 private schools. Data on absences collected for one school year were obtained by recording daily school absences and recording time for dental care in school dental service clinics. Questionnaires administered to children and parents on school absence and dental impacts. Oral examinations were done to assess dental status. Results. Caries level was low (DMFT 1.4 1.7). Prevalence of school absences for all dental reasons was 22.5%. The mean school absence per year for dental care was 434 hours (613 hours when dental screening included) per 1,000 children. Average time missed per child was quite low 23 minutes. School absence for dental reasons paled into insignificance compared to medical and social reasons. Significant predictors for school absence for dental reasons were mother's educational level, family income, school type, dental care scheme and presence of decayed teeth. 83.2% had experienced a dental impact. Eating was the most commonly affected performance (67.2%) and 19.3% children had their studying affected. Decayed teeth were a significant predictor for dental impacts. Conclusions. The level of school absence for dental related conditions and care was low per child but cumulatively was considerable. School absence for dental reasons was associated with dental health status. Family related factors and dental care system also affected the prevalence of school absence for dental reasons.
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Bule, George Fairley. "Survey of dental caries experience of 6, 9 and 11 year old ni-vanuatu school children in vila." Thesis, Faculty of Dentistry, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/4279.
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Devenish, Coleman Gemma Elise. "Early Childhood Feeding Practices and Dental Caries in Australian Pre-Schoolers." Thesis, Curtin University, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79914.
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This research investigated the associations between breastfeeding practices and early childhood caries in a birth cohort of Australian pre-schoolers. To achieve this, new dietary assessment methods were developed, including an early childhood Food Frequency Questionnaire. In this cohort, neither the duration of breastfeeding, nor breastfeeding at night were associated with tooth decay, but high free sugars intake and low socio-economic position were identified as the key risk factors.
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Marjorie, Lea Larney Sanders Douglas. "Protecting the human rights of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgnder) american secondary school students : a legal and political struggle of denial, engagement, and abandonment /." Abstract, 2007. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2550/cd401/4637831.pdf.
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Flaer, Paul J. "A frame analysis of the leadership styles of dental and medical school deans." FIU Digital Commons, 1998. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3343.
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The purpose of this study was to determine how dental and medical school deans perceived their own leadership styles and how many management/leadership perspectives they used when approaching a problem. A descriptive and correlational study was conducted which examined the leadership orientations or "frames" utilized by these deans. Four frames--the structural, the human resource, the political, and the symbolic--emerged from leadership studies which described the behavior of leaders in organizational actions and problem solving.
Employing the repeated measures ANCOVA, it was found that there were no significant interactions between type of dean and perceptions or perspectives. However, the main effects of both leadership style perceptions and the use of perspectives were significant. This indicated that over the total sample of deans, both perceptions and perspectives vi were used differently; the deans perceived themselves and used perspectives the highest for the human resource frame and the lowest for the political frame. Also, dental deans' mean use overall of the four perspective frames was higher than the medical deans. In addition to the ANCOVA, t-tests performed on perceptions revealed that the deans perceived the frames differently in three human resource items. Pearson's correlations indicated that for the combined sample of deans, significant negative correlations existed when the human resource or symbolic frame was compared to the structural frame. All of the deans used multiple frames, allowing them to re-frame or combine frames according to the situation.
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Al, Darwish Mohammed S. "Dental caries, oral health and life style variables among school children in Qatar." Thesis, University of Gloucestershire, 2014. http://eprints.glos.ac.uk/940/.
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Background: Effective delivery of dental services must be based on reliable information regarding the prevalence and severity of disease in the target population. Evaluation of the various factors known to influence the severity and progression of disease is essential for health policy makers to promote oral health resources and address oral health needs. Objective: The overall aim of this research is to describe the situation of dental caries and investigate the associations of level of oral health knowledge, teeth irregularity, BMI and other life style variables (TV viewing, internet use, passive smoking and dietary habits) with dental caries, including the impact of socio-demographic factors amongst school children in Qatar. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Qatar from October 2011 to March 2012. A total of 2,113 children aged 12-14 years were randomly selected from 16 schools from different areas. Clinical examination was conducted by three calibrated examiners using World Health Organization criteria for diagnosing dental caries. Teeth irregularity was determined clinically according to a method described by Björk et al (1964). A pre-tested and structured questionnaire was used to assess oral health knowledge and life style data. Data analyses were performed. Results: The mean decayed, missing and filled teeth index values was 4.62 (±3.2), 4.79 (±3.5), and 5.5 (±3.7), respectively, for the 12, 13 and 14 year old children. The caries prevalence was 85%. The mandibular incisors and canines were least likely to be affected by dental caries, while maxillary and mandibular molars were the most frequently attacked by dental caries. Of the total sample, only one quarter reported a high level of oral health knowledge. There were more incidences of teeth crowding (44.1%) than teeth spacing (9.5%). The overall prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity was 5%, 10%, and 5% respectively. Almost half of the children spent > two hours watching television and 46% spent > two hours using internet. Approximately 35.8% of children had exposure to passive smoking. Concerning dietary habits, 99.4% of children consumed sugar containing snacks in between meals. Approximately 65% consumed sugar containing snacks within one hour of bed time. Almost 49.1% skipped eating breakfast regularly and 22.7% skipped eating lunch regularly. Around 83.8% consumed diary snacks in between meals. Overall, 74.2% drank tea in-between meals and 80.1% chewed gum in-between meals. All variables were affected by socio-demographic factors, but significant differences were found in female children in that they were more at risk to dental caries than male children. Also, children who resided in semi-urban areas were more at risk to dental caries than children who resided in urban areas. The occurrence of dental caries is significantly associated with the level of oral health knowledge, teeth irregularity, and other life style variables. Conclusion: The need to reduce sedentary behaviors and to promote a more active and healthy lifestyle is becoming increasingly essential in Qatar. Implementation of a community-based preventive oral health programs on a healthy diet and practices of adequate oral hygiene should be promoted in schools through integration into the school curriculum and services to combat the growing problem of dental caries.
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Oum, Teng Theerathavaj Srithavaj. "Dental caries experience and prevalence of oral microorganisms among school children in Cambodia /." Abstract, 2006. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2549/cd410/4736079.pdf.
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Grover, Priyanka. "Dental Survey Of School Children Aged 6 And 12 Years In Haryana, India." Thesis, Faculty of Dentistry, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/4162.
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Ada, Ogbudu Gabriel. "Cultural and Environmental Determinants of Dental Discoloration Among School-Aged Children in Nigeria." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4770.
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Dental discoloration from fluorosis is a global public health problem. In Nigeria, 11.4% of the population is impacted by this disorder. Dental discoloration is caused by successive exposures to high fluoride concentrations during tooth development in utero and it is linked to the development of a variety of psychological and physiological problems, from dental aesthetics to a reduction in intelligence and skeletal changes. The purpose of this quantitative, cross-sectional study was to examine the cultural and environmental determinants of dental fluorosis in children in a rural community in Nigeria. A multilevel theoretical model was used to develop possible fluoride exposure pathways, such as good social services and dental care, as well as factors in the environment. The study was guided by 2 main research questions: What is the prevalence of fluorosis among Nigerian school-aged children? What is the severity of this fluorosis, and is it associated with the fluoride content of the soil, the water or the food? Data was collected by administering three surveys, on children aged 5 to15 years, their parent/guardian, and on community leaders. Chi-square and regression analysis tests were used to test for possible associations. The study findings showed a fluorosis prevalence rate of 86.6% in the 269 school children surveyed, with majority of these children between the ages of 8 to 13 years. The severity of children fluorosis was associated with the length of stay in the study area and the fluoride content in water, soil, and food. This study's possible impact on social change include raising awareness to the problem and the possible ways to resolve it, such as through, improved dental care services and a supportive social environment like flocculation of community water sources.
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Tongkoom, Subongkoch. "The prevalence of dental anomalies in the primary dentition of Chinesechildren." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1994. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31953980.
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Lee, Hiu-man Gillian, and 李曉雯. "Early childhood caries and quality of life of pre-school children." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2008. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B41651091.
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Lee, Hiu-man Gillian. "Early childhood caries and quality of life of pre-school children." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2008. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B41651091.
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Lo, Chin-man Edward. "Dental caries among Hong Kong children a socio-epidemiological study /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 1987. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31953876.
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