A brief motivational intervention for heavy alcohol use in dental practice settings: rationale and development

…, ML Darby, MF Lemaster… - Journal of health …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Although brief alcohol interventions have proven effective in a variety of health care settings,
the present article describes the development of the first brief intervention for heavy drinkers …

Effectiveness of a Screening and Brief Intervention protocol for heavy drinkers in dental practice: A cluster-randomized trial

…, ML Darby, MF Lemaster… - Journal of Health …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Results of a cluster-randomized trial of a Screening and Brief Intervention for heavy drinkers
in dental practice are reported. Data were obtained from 103 heavy drinking patients …

Electromyographical Assessments of Recommended Neck and Trunk Positions for Dental Hygienists

MF Lemaster, KJ Kelleran, M Moeini… - American Dental …, 2021 - jdh.adha.org
Purpose: Dental professionals are recommended to limit neck and trunk flexion to within 20
of a neutral (0) body posture, however empirical support for the recommendations is lacking. …

Injury Prevention with Physical Therapy

K Kott, MF Lemaster - Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, 2014 - digitalcommons.odu.edu
(First paragraph) Ergonomics is the study of human performance (positioning and movement)
and workplace design, such as equipment, ambience, and placement. The purpose of …

Effect of a simulation exercise on restorative identification skills of first year dental hygiene students

M Lemaster, JM Flores, MS Blacketer - American Dental Hygienists' …, 2016 - jdh.adha.org
Purpose: This study explored the effectiveness of simulated mouth models to improve
identification and recording of dental restorations when compared to using traditional didactic …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of Low-temperature Atmospheric Pressure Plasma on Streptococcus Mutans

MF Lemaster, G McCombs, M Darby, M Laroussi… - 2009 - digitalcommons.odu.edu
The recent emergence of low temperature atmospheric pressure plasma (LT APP) technology
has led researchers to explore biomedical applications. The present study set out to …

Helping dementia caregivers through technology

CN Fowler, T Haney, M Lemaster - Home Healthcare Now, 2016 - journals.lww.com
It is estimated there are between 43.5 and 65.7 million caregivers in the United States who
provide unpaid care for older adults. Although the number of informal caregivers is expected …

Perceptions of the counseling profession: From health science graduate faculty and students

…, C Fowler, K Kott, M Lemaster - Journal of Behavioral …, 2014 - digitalcommons.odu.edu
Counseling is considered a newer healthcare profession and possibly unknown to others.
This study uses a post-positivist phenomenological approach exploring healthcare faculty and …

Pilot program provides oral health services to long term care facility residents through service learning and community partnership

M Lemaster - Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2013 - Elsevier
Old Dominion University School of Dental Hygiene in Norfolk, Virginia, created an innovative
preventive oral health program at Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital, a long term care …

Alcohol-related injury among Greek-letter college students: Defining a target population for secondary prevention

MC O'Brien, RS McNamara, TP McCoy… - Journal of health …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Members of Greek-letter societies are the heaviest drinkers on college campuses, and
experience more alcohol-related problems than their peers. This study reports the results of a web…