Purpose: Lifelong control of disease processes associated with dental caries should be an
essential part of the process of care for practicing dental hygienists. The purpose of this …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to survey dental hygienists to determine their
knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the implementation of caries risk assessment …

Objectives Few studies have examined dentists' subjective ratings of importance of caries
risk factors or tested whether dentists use this information in treatment planning. This study …

Riley JL, Gordan VV, Ajmo CT, Bockman H, Jackson MB, Gilbert GH, for The Dental PBRN
Collaborative Group. Dentists' use of caries risk assessment and individualized caries …

Objective This prospective study investigated how individual patient risk factors impacted
non-operative and operative treatment decisions in a dental practice-based research …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess Maryland dental hygienists' knowledge,
practices and opinions regarding dental caries prevention and early detection. Methods: A …

Objective: This study examined the predictive validity of a simple subjective method
promoted to dentists for assessing their patients' caries risk. Methods: Data from two large …

Background Clinical guidelines recommend an individual is given a caries risk status based
on analysis of defined clinical and social criteria before implementing a tailored preventive …

The essence of dental hygiene practice includes the use of preventive and therapeutic
methods for the promotion of good health and to prevent and control oral diseases. Dental …

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: This study was carried out to evaluate Taiwanese dentists'
knowledge and practice towards preventive dental care. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A …