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The role of dental hygienists and dental therapists in supportive peri-implant care
In the UK, as in many countries, dental hygienists and dental therapists are registered dental healthcare professionals who are focused on prevention...
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Supportive periodontal care in dental practice: Part 1 - the importance and implications for general dental practitioners
Supportive periodontal care is an essential component of maintaining the outcome of periodontal treatment. It is essential to ensure cost benefit to...
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Dental care for older adults in home health care services - practices, perceived knowledge and challenges among Norwegian dentists and dental hygienists
BackgroundProviding dental services to dependent older adults might be challenging because of physical and cognitive decline. The present study aimed...
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Best practice models for dental care delivery for people experiencing homelessness
People experiencing homelessness have been encountering significant barriers in accessing healthcare services, including dental care services. There...
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Prevalence of medical emergency events in primary dental care within the UK
Introduction Dental professionals have an ethical and legal obligation to diagnose and manage medical emergencies which may occur in primary dental...
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Dental education in primary care: 14 years of Peninsula Dental School
Peninsula Dental School, established in 2006, was the UK's first new dental school in 40 years. It had the freedom to develop a completely new dental...
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Domiciliary Dental Care and Supporting Access to Dental Services
Domiciliary dental care (DDC) is an essential part of dentistry for older people confined to their home or residential setting. Demand for DDC is...
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Supportive periodontal care in dental practice: Part 2 - perceptions of locally referring UK general dental practitioners
Background Supportive periodontal care (SPC) is important in maintaining periodontal treatment outcomes. Hospital services provide specialist...
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A sco** review of dental practitioners’ perspectives on perceived barriers and facilitators to preventive oral health care in general dental practice
BackgroundOral health has an important role in the general health and well-being of individuals. Dental teams are ideally placed to support patients...
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Behavioural intervention to promote the uptake of planned care in urgent dental care attenders: a feasibility randomised controlled trial
BackgroundUrgent dental care may be the only place where many people, especially vulnerable groups, access care. This presents an opportunity for...
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Access to dental care in individuals with disability: a systematic review
ObjectiveThis systematic review was conducted to explore the factors influencing access to oral health services and to identify and examine the...
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Parental psychosocial factors, unmet dental needs and preventive dental care in children and adolescents with special health care needs: A stress process model
BackgroundChildren and adolescents with special health care needs (SHCN) have higher unmet dental needs, but the potential mechanisms by which...
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Dental care professionals’ awareness of oral dryness and its clinical management: a questionnaire-based study
BackgroundDespite the high prevalence of oral dryness and awareness of its complications, there is limited research on the clinical management of...
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COVID-19 case management in primary dental care settings in Yorkshire and the Humber
Introduction Emerging guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic aimed to minimise transmission risk within dental settings. This service evaluation...
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Dental undergraduate students' perceptions about placements in primary dental care during the undergraduate dental curriculum: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Introduction The General Dental Council has advised that undergraduate dental students spend time in primary care, with their experiences evaluated....
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Intervention to promote preventive dental care for older Korean-American Medi-Cal enrollees in Los Angeles
BackgroundIn California, preventive dental care is covered by Medi-Cal (California’s Medicaid program). However, many beneficiaries do not use their...
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Dental care for cardiac transplant patients in the UK
Cardiac transplantation replaces a severely damaged non-functioning heart with a healthy heart from a donor. Within the UK, the number of cardiac...
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Dental care for cardiac transplant patients in the UK
Cardiac transplantation replaces a severely damaged non-functioning heart with a healthy heart from a donor. Within the UK, the number of cardiac...
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Use of dental care services among adolescents living with HIV on antiretroviral treatment in Kampala, Uganda: a cross-sectional study
ObjectiveThe primary purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and socio-behavioral determinants of ever-use of dental care services among...
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Oral health, stress and barriers accessing dental health care among war-affected Ukrainian refugees in Germany
BackgroundAfter Russian invasion many Ukrainians fled to European countries including Germany. In this context, the German health care system faced...
