U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Oral Health Strategic Framework, 2014–2017

Adesanya, Margo R.; Bailey, William D.; Belcher, Donald C.; Beltran, Marco; Branch, Tracy; Brand, Marcia K.; Craft, Edwin M.; Donahue, Agnes H.; Dye, Bruce A.; Thornton-Evans, Gina; García, Isabel; Hyman, Frederick N.; Joskow, Renée; Lester, Arlene M.; Makrides, Nicholas S.; Manski, Richard J.; Mehegan, Marian; Mouden, Lynn Douglas; Nelson, Danielle; Norris, Laurie; O'Hara, Jessica; Cherry‐Peppers, Gail; Ricks, Timothy L.; Rollins, Rochelle

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“…One was the difficulty recruiting students from the College of Pharmacy at the Texas A&M University, partly due to a long driving distance. Because of the existing gap in health culture between oral health and overall health, it was also challenging to recruit students from medical and nursing fields and promote how this project may benefit them (8). Universities tend to emphasize achievement in singular areas of study, but achieving optimal health outcomes requires breaking down the wall between general health and oral health.…”

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“…Practicing dentistry is no longer limited to treating oral cavities, as dentists are "oral health physicians" who must be knowledgeable of related conditions and manage their patients appropriately. Similarly, physicians and those in all other healthcare disciplines should understand the impact of oral health on individual well-being and quality of life (7,8). To facilitate collaborations among healthcare professionals, many studies indicate that creating an interactive educational platform may prepare healthcare students to develop a collaborative mindset (9)(10)(11).…”

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A Pilot Study of an Interprofessional Program Involving Dental, Medical, Nursing, and Pharmacy Students

Tabrizi

Lee

2020

Front. Public Health

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Objective: The silent epidemic of oral diseases disproportionately affects disadvantaged communities, especially the elderly who have complex needs for healthcare. This study was to evaluate a pilot oral health interprofessional program that provided hands-on experiences for students across four disciplines: dentistry, medicine, nursing, and pharmacy.Methods: The 8-weeks program was built on four pedagogical principles: care, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration coupled with the 4Ms model: what matters, medication, mentation, and mobility. The curriculum contained four scenarios of a dental complication in an elderly: Alzheimer's Disease, oral cancer, Parkinson's Disease, and stroke. A mixed-methods approach was used to evaluate this pilot program.Results: The average score of knowledge and attitude has increased from 2.94 to 4.39 (p < 0.05) on a 5-point Likert scale. The qualitative responses also showed that students became more confident in practicing within the Age-Friendly health system.Discussion: By the end of the program, all students recognized the significance of the interprofessional program to improve their knowledge and skills to work with professionals across disciplines. Two key features that contributed to the success of the program were (1) an interprofessional education that increased students' awareness of other types of services and (2) four scenarios that allowed students to solve the case and gain hands-on experience.Conclusion: An interprofessional education may equip students with competence to address the health of geriatric patients. Materials used in this study could be shared and adapted to prepare learners for other scenarios that require interprofessional team practice.

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A Pilot Study of an Interprofessional Program Involving Dental, Medical, Nursing, and Pharmacy Students

Tabrizi

Lee

2020

Front. Public Health

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“…Insurance serves as a facilitator in accessing dental services. Health systems strive to expand their dental insurance coverage, which is associated with the increased use of dental services [ 13 ]. Addressing the challenges in this field and implementing suitable solutions can play a pivotal role in attaining universal dental insurance coverage and minimizing out-of-pocket expenses.…”

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Exploring the Challenges in Covering Dental Services through Complementary Insurance in Iran: A Qualitative Study

Pouraskari,

Yazdani,

Hessari

2024

International Journal of Dentistry

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Background. Financial protection is crucial for attaining universal health coverage. The inclusion of costly dental services in insurance plans poses a significant challenge for all parties involved in the insurance sector. This study aimed to investigate the challenges of covering dental services by complementary insurance in Iran during 2020–2021. Materials and Methods. This qualitative research was conducted in Iran during 2020–2021. A triangulation of methods and data sources were employed to achieve a comprehensive perspective. In-depth semistructured interviews were conducted on an individual basis, and all national documents, rules, regulations, and instructions pertaining to complementary dental insurance were thoroughly reviewed. Purposeful sampling was used to select participants from all stakeholder groups engaged in dental insurance coverage, including (1) health system policymakers, (2) insurers, (3) policyholders, (4) care providers (dentists), and (5) insured people. Six open-ended questions were formulated to explore various facets of dental insurance, including (1) development, (2) management, (3) population coverage, (4) premium calculation, (5) services coverage, and (6) payment and reimbursement mechanisms. With the consent of the participants, all interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. The gathered data were evaluated using a framework analysis approach in the MAXQDA20 software. Finally, the primary themes, each encompassing multiple subthemes, were identified and presented. Results. A total of 26 interviews were conducted with five groups of interviewees, and nine national documents were evaluated. Six themes were extracted, which included 18 codes from the interviews and seven codes from the documents. The extracted themes were as follows: (1) Insurance commitments and service coverage, (2) reimbursement system, (3) information system, (4) economic issues, (5) population coverage, and (6) regulation and supervision. The high cost of dental services was the most frequent challenge, followed by the insurance commitments and service coverage. Conclusions. The delivery of dental services through complementary insurance in Iran primarily faces economic and service coverage challenges. The resolution hinges on the collaboration between basic and complementary insurance sectors, the development of a unified information system for insured individuals, and the implementation of a risk-adjusted premium plan.

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“…Poor oral health is detrimental for children since it affects their nutrition, growth, and development in the long run. Further, childhood oral disease, if untreated, leads to pain, development of dentofacial anomalies and other serious health problems, such as severe toothache, dental abscess, destruction of bone, and spread of infection via the bloodstream [ 2 ].…”

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“…Oral Health-Related Quality of Life is defined as: “a subjective evaluation that depicts individual’s comfort while eating, sleeping and engaging in social interaction; his self-esteem; and his satisfaction with respect to their oral health” [ 2 ]. OHRQoL is purely based on personal information provided by individuals and exhibits the impact of oral health status on various aspects of life [ 3 ].…”

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The relationship between children’s oral health behaviours and oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study

Boodai,

ElSalhy,

Alsumait

et al. 2023

BMC Oral Health

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Background Understanding oral health behaviour s and their impact on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) may serve as an instrument to articulate the conventional oral health policy framework, thereby ameliorating the overall health of young individuals in the long term. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between children’s oral health behaviour s and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in the capital governorate, Kuwait. Methods A cross-sectional study involving 607 children aged 12–14 years, randomly selected from schools in Kuwait Capital Region. A validated Oral Health Behaviour s and OHRQoL Child Perception Questionnaires (CPQ12-14) was used to collect the data. Chi-square, t-tests, and ANOVA were used to examine the association between oral behaviour s and children’s OHRQoL. Results About 52.2% of participants were males and the overall response rate was 93.8%. The mean ± SD for total OHRQoL impact was 3.1 ± 0.58, while the total mean for individual domains- for oral symptoms, functional limitations, emotional well-being and social well-being were 2.89 ± 0.63, 2.89 ± 0.72, 3.1 ± 0.91 and 3.4 ± 0.61, respectively. There was no significant difference in total OHRQoL impact score by frequency of last dental visit, flossing, use of mouth rinse or chewing gum (p > 0.05) but for the overall OHRQoL, frequency of soft drink intake was the only significant predictor associated with 0.2-unit decrease (B = -0.207, 95% CI, p = 0.002) in total OHRQoL scores. Conclusions High frequency of soft drink consumption was related to poorer OHRQoL. Behaviour changing interventions based on OHRQoL inferences coupled with clinical intervention are needed.

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Oral Health Strategic Framework, 2014–2017

Cited by 80 publications

References 19 publications

A Pilot Study of an Interprofessional Program Involving Dental, Medical, Nursing, and Pharmacy Students

A Pilot Study of an Interprofessional Program Involving Dental, Medical, Nursing, and Pharmacy Students

Exploring the Challenges in Covering Dental Services through Complementary Insurance in Iran: A Qualitative Study

The relationship between children’s oral health behaviours and oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study

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