Oral Health
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Lifecourse socio-economic mobility and oral health in middle age.

29 Sep 2009 Socio-economic variations in health exist for a wide range of health outcomes, including oral health and oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). Less is known regarding how socio-economic trajectories may influence oral health and OHRQoL. This ... Read more...

[Oral hygiene in nursing home residents. Impact of an oral health education programme for the nursing personnel on the residents' oral health]

29 Sep 2009 Many studies have shown urgent need in improving oral health hygiene in nursing home residents. Deficits in the knowledge of the personnel in dental and oral hygiene are often cited as one of the causes. Therefore in the spring of 2007 the nursing ... Read more...

Introducing infant oral health into dental curricula: a clinical intervention.

29 Sep 2009 Although pediatric dentists are trained to address the oral health needs of young children, few general practitioners receive this training in dental school. The purpose of this study was to evaluate change in dental students' knowledge, confidence, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Oral Health'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Lifecourse socio-economic mobility and oral health in middle age. 29 Sep 2009
• [Oral hygiene in nursing home residents. Impact of an oral health education programme for the nursing personnel on the residents' oral health] 29 Sep 2009
• Introducing infant oral health into dental curricula: a clinical intervention. 29 Sep 2009
• Functional and psychosocial impacts of oral disorders in Canadian adults: a national population survey. 30 Aug 2009
• Time to improve access to oral health care for persons with special needs. 30 Aug 2009
• Start the school year off right with proper oral health care. 30 Aug 2009
• Iodine, thymus, and immunity. 30 Aug 2009
• [Heroin and oral health] 30 Aug 2009
• Bridging the poverty gap in dental education: how can people living in poverty help us? 30 Aug 2009
• Effects of malocclusion and its treatment on the quality of life of adolescents. 30 Aug 2009
• Oral health and dental anomalies in patients treated for leukemia in childhood and adolescence. 30 Aug 2009
• The case for integrating oral health into primary health care. 19 Aug 2009
• Rural dental conference explores oral health. 6 Aug 2009
• Oral health and memory investigated. 6 Aug 2009
• Care home health. 6 Aug 2009
• Oral health at risk from cutbacks. 30 Jul 2009
• The relationship among sense of coherence, socio-economic status, and oral health-related behaviours among Finnish dentate adults. 30 Jul 2009
• Changes in children's oral health-related behavior, knowledge and attitudes during a 3.4-yr randomized clinical trial and oral health-promotion program. 30 Jul 2009
• The T-Health index: a composite indicator of dental health. 30 Jul 2009
• Oral health education in schools: promoting health agents. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Oral Health'

Definition: The optimal state of the mouth and normal functioning of the organs of the mouth without evidence of disease.

Descriptor UI: D009909

Alternative terms: Oral Health; Health, Oral;

Related Mesh Headings: Dental Clinics; Dental Health Surveys; Diagnosis, Oral; Mouth Diseases; Mouth Rehabilitation;

Allowable Qualifiers: standards;

Tree Number: N01.400.535;

History Note: 65; DENTAL HYGIENE was heading 1963-64

Technical Notes: differentiate from ORAL HYGIENE; oral health is the state of health of the mouth