Oral Hygiene Instruction and Health Risk Assessment in Dental Practice

Milgrom, Peter; Weinstein, Philip; Melnick, Sandra; Beach, Barbara; Spadafora, A

doi:10.1111/j.1752-7325.1989.tb02016.x

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“…Moreover, education efforts toward patients were inversely related to the level of the problems presented. That is, healthier patients received more attention, and patients with more problems received less attention [ 64 ].…”

Section: Existing Models Of Oral Health Behavior and Service Usementioning

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Reducing Oral Health Disparities: A Focus on Social and Cultural Determinants

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Oral health is essential to the general health and well-being of individuals and the population. Yet significant oral health disparities persist in the U.S. population because of a web of influences that include complex cultural and social processes that affect both oral health and access to effective dental health care. This paper introduces an organizing framework for addressing oral health disparities. We present and discuss how the multiple influences on oral health and oral health disparities operate using this framework. Interventions targeted at different causal pathways bring new directions and implications for research and policy in reducing oral health disparities.

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“…A similar situation exists in oral health behaviors. Several investigators attempting to improve oral hygiene behaviors among adults (90,(109)(110)(111)(112)(113)(114) and children (115,116) demonstrate initial success in increasing brushing, flossing or mouth-rinse use, but relapse inevitably occurs.…”

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Psychosocial and behavioral issues in early childhood caries

Reisine

Douglass

1998

Comm Dent Oral Epid

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Rampant caries in infants and young children has long been recognized as a clinical syndrome referred to by various names, including nursing caries, nursing bottle syndrome, night bottle mouth, and baby bottle tooth decay. The common theme among these terms is the perceived central role of inappropriate use of the baby bottle in the etiology and progression of carious lesions. Use of the baby bottle is not the only, and may not be the most important, factor in caries development. Because of questions about the role of the baby bottle in caries among young children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently suggested that the term for this clinical syndrome be replaced with early childhood caries (ECC). The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the literature on the influence of psychosocial and behavioral factors in early childhood caries. Prevalence of caries and maxillary anterior decay varies greatly in developed and undeveloped countries and among socioeconomic groups in developed countries. However, relatively little is known about the onset and progression of the disease or the antecedents of ECC, such as high risk behaviors, cultural norms, health beliefs and attitudes, or health care delivery factors. Furthermore, studies that do exist are limited by small and possibly biased samples and a lack of clear case definition. Future research should aim to develop a clear case definition of ECC, differentiate patterns of caries and conduct community-based epidemiological studies in order to obtain accurate estimates of the etiology and epidemiology of ECC in the general population, as well as in high risk groups.

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“…[17][18][19] Most dental hygienists working in dental clinics can only devote 5 to 10 minutes on oral hygiene instruction to their patients during a prophylaxis appointment. 34,35 The most common strategies of dental hygienists in delivering oral hygiene patient education are through one-way didactic provision of information and, to a lesser extent, through hygienist-patient discussion, but with minimal checking on patients' recall or comprehension of information, and…”

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“…patient skill demonstration and (visual) feedback. [34][35][36] Patient skill demonstration and feedback on oral hygiene performance are crucial to the success of patient education, especially with persons who have disabilities. 34,36 Without supervised, hands-on practice and feedback in the dental clinic, patients-especially those with tetraplegia-are less likely to practice these techniques and feel competent at home.…”

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Oral home telecare for adults with tetraplegia: a feasibility study

Yuen¹,

Pope

2009

Special Care in Dentistry

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This pilot study investigated the feasibility of delivering an individualized program of oral home telecare training using PC-based, real-time interactive videoconferencing via the Internet to meet the unique challenges of dental care for people with tetraplegia. A home-based videoconferencing method was tested with two adults with tetraplegia and an occupational therapist (rehabilitation specialist). As part of the proposed rehabilitation training to improve independence in performing oral hygiene, adaptive devices (a rechargeable oscillating-rotating power toothbrush and a cordless oral irrigator) were introduced to facilitate oral care performance with interactive, Web-based instruction. Training was conducted once a week for 4 weeks. The oral home telecare experience was evaluated using a questionnaire and in-depth interviews after the training. Both subjects were satisfied with the oral home telecare services and were enthusiastic about using the services without major difficulty after having previously experienced barriers to dental care. In addition to their positive perceptions about videoconferencing, the subjects suggested adaptations and identified unexpected potential uses for interactive videoconferencing. The use of interactive videoconferencing as a mode of oral hygiene training may lead to a change in oral hygiene service delivery methods, improving accessibility to geographically dispersed populations with tetraplegia. Oral home telecare offers strategies to decrease physical barriers and communication difficulties that correspond to recommendations to improve the quality of dental health services for people with tetraplegia.

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Oral Hygiene Instruction and Health Risk Assessment in Dental Practice

Cited by 14 publications

References 14 publications

Reducing Oral Health Disparities: A Focus on Social and Cultural Determinants

Reducing Oral Health Disparities: A Focus on Social and Cultural Determinants

Psychosocial and behavioral issues in early childhood caries

Oral home telecare for adults with tetraplegia: a feasibility study

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