Primary and preventive care

OBJECTIVES: To determine rates of fluoride varnish (FV) application at a tertiary care center between 2018 and 2021 and factors associated with receipt of FV application in the medical setting.

DESIGN: A retrospective chart review and case-control study...

BACKGROUND: The authors examined whether use of preventive oral health care services or visits to a dentist or dental clinic for problems during pregnancy is associated with gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

METHODS: Data from...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: There is potential utility and increasing interest in engaging professionals in non-traditional vaccination settings to participate in efforts to reduce human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancer. This study assessed the impact of a...

OBJECTIVES: Primary care lacks emphasis on oral health (OH) despite its major effects on one's overall health. This mixed-methods bibliometric study was conducted to assess the content of OH in primary care journals.

METHODS: Sixty-seven of the most...

INTRODUCTION: In 2011, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommended a minimum of 4 clinical oral health competencies for nondental professionals to promote optimal oral health, including (1) recognizing risk for oral disease through competent oral...

INTRODUCTION: HPV vaccination prevents most HPV-related cancers, yet uptake remains low. HPV is linked to an estimated 70% of oropharyngeal cancers (OPCs) in the US and outnumber cases of HPV-related cervical cancers. Not all OPCs can be detected through...

Dental decay is the most common chronic disease in children. Fluoride varnish (FV) is a preventive oral health service with proven effectiveness at reducing dental caries in dental and primary care settings. The objective of this study was to determine...

(1) Background/Objective: California has one of the highest rates of pediatric dental caries in the nation. One way to combat this problem is through non-dental provider training programs that focus on prevention. However, there are limited data on...

UNLABELLED: This community-based trial aimed to explore a change in levels of parental understanding of factors that could contribute to early childhood caries (ECC) following educational visits with community health workers (CHWs). This intervention was...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The Affordable Care Act required private insurers to cover a set of recommended preventive services without cost-sharing. This included coverage of fluoride varnish (FV) applications without cost-sharing for children aged 1...