Oral health literacy: the new imperative to better oral health

AM Horowitz, DV Kleinman - Dental Clinics of North America, 2008 - Elsevier
Effective communication with patients is the cornerstone of quality dental care and oral
health outcomes. Oral health literacy skills are critical to empowering individuals' ability to …

A new definition for oral health developed by the FDI World Dental Federation opens the door to a universal definition of oral health

M Glick, DM Williams, DV Kleinman, M Vujicic… - British dental …, 2016 - nature.com
This article first published as an editorial in the Journal of the American Dental Association
presents the FDI World Dental Federation's universal definition of oral health. This new …

An overview of the oral health component of the 1988–1991 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III-Phase 1)

…, A Kingman, DV Kleinman… - Journal of dental …, 1996 - journals.sagepub.com
As part of a Federal consortium, the National Institute of Dental Research's (NIDR) Division
of Epidemiology and Oral Disease Prevention (DEODP) staff and consultants collaborated …

Epidemiologic studies of oral mucosal conditions–methodologic issues

DV Kleinman, PA Swango… - Community Dentistry and …, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
The methods used in the international English‐language literature of epidemiologic investigations
of oral mucosal conditions were reviewed. Methods used to study leukoplakia, lichen …

Epidemiology of oral mucosal lesions in United States schoolchildren: 1986-87.

DV Kleinman, PA Swango… - Community dentistry and …, 1994 - europepmc.org
Oral mucosal lesion findings from a national multistage probability oral health survey of
United States schoolchildren in kindergarten through grade 12 are reported. In the 1986-87 …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing health equity and social determinants of health through healthy people 2030

CA Gómez, DV Kleinman, N Pronk… - Journal of Public …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
The evolution of Healthy People reflects growing awareness of health inequities over the
life course. Each decade, the initiative has gained understanding of how the nation can …

Tobacco and alcohol use and oral cancer in Puerto Rico

RB Hayes, E Bravo-Otero, DV Kleinman… - Cancer Causes & …, 1999 - Springer
Objectives: To determine risk for oral cancer in Puerto Rico associated with use of alcohol
and tobacco. Methods: In Puerto Rico, alcohol and tobacco use were compared among …

Oral health literacy: a pathway to reducing oral health disparities in Maryland

AM Horowitz, DV Kleinman - Journal of public health dentistry, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Oral health literacy is a relatively new but critical concept in our efforts to decrease disparities
and increase oral health for all Marylanders. Oral health literacy is important because low …

Alcohol dehydrogenase 3 genotype and risk of oral cavity and pharyngeal cancers.

…, E Bravo-Otero, WJ Blot, DV Kleinman… - Journal of the …, 1997 - europepmc.org
Background The consumption of alcoholic beverages is a strong risk factor for cancers of the
oral cavity and pharynx (oral cancers). Alcohol dehydrogenase type 3 (ADH3) metabolizes …

Healthy children ready to learn: an essential collaboration between health and education.

AC Novello, C Degraw, DV Kleinman - Public health reports, 1992 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The" Healthy Children Ready to Learn" initiative starts with the underlying concept that
health is a critical partner to optimum education. All children have a right to be healthy. At a …