Publications

INTRODUCTION: Iowa has the highest incidence of oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) in the US, and human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common cause of that disease. An HPV vaccine is approved for OPC prevention, but its uptake is low. We identified dental...

Despite well-established connections between oral and systemic health, electronic health records (EHRs) and electronic dental records (EDRs) remain largely siloed due to infrastructural and interoperability challenges. This separation limits...

The American Dental Association and American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry encourage oral health professionals to strongly recommend human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to prevent HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer. This study examined oral health...

PURPOSE: To conduct a national survey of practicing dentists assessing their current knowledge, attitudes, and practice behaviors related to substance use screening implementation among their adolescent patients.

METHODS: This study was a cross-sectional...

OBJECTIVES: The Michigan Initiative for Maternal and Infant Oral Health (MIMIOH) program provided funding to federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) to hire and embed a dental hygienist in the obstetrics clinic, with the goal of increasing the...

This article explains how medications used to treat mental health conditions can negatively affect oral health, causing issues like xerostomia, bruxism, and dysgeusia. It highlights the important role of nurse practitioners in recognizing these side...

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia driven by chronic inflammation, which promotes myocardial remodeling. While diabetes mellitus (DM) is known to exacerbate AF inflammation, the specific factors linking DM to AF pathology are...

PURPOSE: With increasing reliance on large language models (LLMs) for health information, this study evaluated reliability and quality, understandability, actionability, readability and misinformation risk of responses from LLMs to oral health concerns...

INTRODUCTION: Mental health is a key component of overall well-being. Adolescents often experience gradual changes in their mental health, which can go unnoticed and undiagnosed. The aims of this study were as follows: (1) to assess the feasibility of...

: Interprofessional collaboration is vital for comprehensive, patient-centered care. Despite growing recognition of oral-systemic health links, the integration of dentists into healthcare teams remains limited. This scoping review mapped existing evidence...

BACKGROUND: Oral health care is vital to early childhood health, yet many young children in the United States do not receive timely oral health care services. Enabling resources may influence access, but their specific impact remains unclear.

METHODS: In...

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to increase dental varnish application rates across a large pediatric primary care network for all children, regardless of insurance type or race and ethnicity, using a quality improvement (QI) intervention.

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