Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of current professional guidelines
regarding oral health care through pregnancy and infancy stages, and to include risks …

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 …

Purpose: Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a significant public health concern disproportionately
affecting low-income children. The purpose of this study was to assess the association …

The incidence of early childhood caries (ECC) is a global public health concern. The oral
health knowledge of a caregiver can affect a child’s risk for developing ECC. An exploratory …

Objective The aim of this study was to assess the oral health knowledge among professionals
who specialize in treating eating disorders, and identify to what extent their education, and …

Introduction: Given its high prevalence, intimate partner violence (IPV) is an important public
health issue. Oral health care providers (OHCPs) often encounter victims of intimate partner …

Introduction In the United States, approximately 2.7 million grandparents have permanent
custody of their grandchildren. Prevalence of primary dental caries has remained steady for …

Purpose: The aim of this qualitative, phenomenological study was to explore the attitudes and
perceptions of public health dental hygienists on providing preventive care to underserved …

Purpose: The objective of this pilot study was to demonstrate the number of patients at increased
risk for type 2 diabetes development using a validated survey; and to assess the rate of …

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 …