Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop and test a smartphone application (app)
prototype, ToothSense, as an oral health promotion tool for the prevention of Early …

BACKGROUND: Demand of the work environment can cause stress. Stress can cause
anxiety, depression, reduced productivity, job dissatisfaction, and health issues. Unfortunately, …

Purpose: Numerous oral health promotion programs are directed at reducing the prevalence
of early childhood caries. Smartphone applications (app) may be beneficial in oral health …

Dental educators are challenged to bridge the theory‐practice gap to enhance the educational
experience and meet the diverse learning needs of students. The aim of this study was to …

Background The popularity and prevalence of electronic cigarette (EC) usage has continued
to surge to 35 million worldwide, with one-half of users younger than 34 years. Despite …

Aims The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between demographics,
compassion fatigue (CF), compassion satisfaction (CS), burnout (BO) and alcohol use among …

Purpose: Increasing childhood obesity rates present a significant threat to public health. The
purpose of this study was to explore dental hygienists' (DH) beliefs, attitudes, knowledge, …

Purpose: The percentage of men entering the dental hygiene profession has increased from
less than 1% of the workforce in 1999 to 6.1% in 2020. However, little is known about the …

… Smallidge, RDH, EdD is an associate professor and graduate program director; Lori J.
Giblin-Scanlon, RDH, MSDH is an associate professor and associate dean; Kristeen R. Perry, …

Objective The purpose of this study was to assess oral health knowledge, attitudes, and
practices of women who had given birth in the United States within the past 2 years, and to …