Objective To explore the ways in which stigma is experienced in healthcare and dental settings
by patients with a history of addiction and mental illness. Methods Audio-recorded, semi-…

Objectives With the emergence of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Canada and the curtailment
of clinical and face‐to‐face university instruction in British Columbia on March 16, 2020, the …

Social responsibility refers to one's sense of duty to the society in which he or she lives. The
Professionalism and Community Service (PACS) dental module at the University of British …

HIV stigma may prevent people from obtaining a timely diagnosis and engaging in life-saving
care. It may also prevent those who are HIV infected from seeking health and education …

When the mouth yields pain and distress, it can impact psychosocially the lives of older adults
and might constitute a sensitive topic for open disclosure. In this article, we describe our …

Objectives Analyze the association between higher added sugar exposure and periodontal
disease in adolescents (18–19 years old). Materials and methods This was a cross-sectional …

Extensive tooth loss and edentulism can have a negative impact on the general health and
quality of life of older adults. The extent to which psychological and social factors affect an …

Purpose/aim To summarize and discuss how geriatric dentistry has been addressed in dental
schools of different countries regarding to (1) teaching students at the predoctoral level; (2) …

Objectives This paper critically examines the different models of oral health aimed at
representing oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and explores the extent to which such …

Background Oral diseases are considered a silent epidemic including among pregnant
women. Given the prevalence of oral conditions among pregnant women and the reported …