Special needs patients are one of the underserved dental patient groups in the United
States. This study investigates whether undergraduate dental education about special needs …

INTRODUCTION: Orthodontic patients' cooperation determines their treatment outcomes.
Our objectives were to compare orthodontic treatment motivation of child and adolescent …

Purpose. The purpose of this study was (a) to explore what mothers know about promoting
good oral health in their children and which information they need, and (b) to identify whether …

Objective: To explore whether patients' pain experiences and orthodontists' assessments of
their patients' pain levels are consistent and whether orthodontists are aware of their patients…

INTRODUCTION: In this study, we explored how others perceive persons with normal occlusion
or different malocclusions (open bite, deepbite, underbite, overjet, crowding, and spacing…

The US surgeon general's report on oral health stressed the importance of providing dental
care to underserved patients. The objectives of this study were to explore a) dental students’ …

This study investigated dental and dental hygiene students' a) perceptions of their education
about treating patients with HIV infections/AIDS, b) knowledge of universal precautions, c) …

Children from socioeconomically disadvantaged and/or underrepresented minority backgrounds
in the United States have limited or no access to orthodontic treatment. Objectives: To …

The objective of this study was to investigate whether undergraduate dental education affects
general dentists’ practice characteristics, attitudes, and professional behavior concerning …

The objectives of this study were to investigate periodontal treatment and referral patterns
and the considerations used in the process of dentists who make no periodontal referrals, …