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Bakri NN, Ferguson CA, Majeed S, Thomson WM, Oda K, Bartlett S, Broadbent JM, Smith MB. Workplace oral health promotion activities among community-aged care workers: A qualitative exploration. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2024; 52:389-397. [PMID: 37950336 DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.12924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND The workplace is an ideal-and priority-setting for health promotion activities. Developing and implementing workplace health promotion interventions, including oral health promotion activities, can help create health-supporting workplace environments. OBJECTIVE To pilot workplace oral health promotion activities among staff working in the aged care sector, report their impact and explore participants' views on the factors that contribute to participation and effectiveness. METHODS This study comprised three phases: (i) the development and face validation of the resources, (ii) a 3-h educational session and (iii) five interview sessions with participants 4-6 weeks following the education session. The recorded interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically. RESULTS Eleven community-aged care workforce were invited to five feedback sessions. Ten participants were female and ranged in age from 18 to 64. All participants gave favourable comments about the content and delivery of the training session and accompanying resources. The participants felt that the benefits of WOHP include improved staff knowledge, awareness and oral care routine, the ability to share (and put into practice) the gained knowledge and information with their dependants, a lower risk of having poor oral health that adversely affects their well-being and work tasks, and potentially beneficial impacts on the organization's staff roster. Their attendance in the WOHP was facilitated by being paid to attend and scheduling the sessions during work time. Future WOHP suggestions include the possibility of a one-stop dental check-up at the workplace or staff dental care discounts from local dental practitioners and combining oral health with other health promotion activities. CONCLUSIONS Planning and implementing WOHP was deemed acceptable and feasible in this study context and successfully achieved short-term impacts among community-aged care workers. Appropriate times and locations, organizational arrangements and a variety of delivery options contributed to successful programme planning and implementation.
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- N N Bakri
- Centre of Population Oral Health and Clinical Prevention Studies, Faculty of Dentistry, Sungai Buloh Campus, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia
- Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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Ichihashi T, Goto A, Myagmar-Ochir E, Haruyama Y, Muto T, Kobashi G. Association between the interval of worksite dental check-ups and dental and medical expenditures: a single-site, 12-year follow-up study in Japan. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e063658. [PMID: 36223958 PMCID: PMC9562720 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to identify the effective intervals of worksite dental check-ups to reduce cumulative dental expenditures (CDEs) and cumulative medical expenditures (CMEs), based on 12 years of follow-up dental check-ups. SETTING, DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS A longitudinal study was conducted between 2002 and 2014 fiscal years. A total of 2691 full-time employees (2099 males and 592 females) aged 20-59 years in a manufacturing company in Japan were recruited. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES Based on the follow-up of 12-year dental check-ups, the interval of dental check-ups visits was classified into the following categories: 'Once per year' as the regular group, 'At least once per 2 years' as the subregular group and others as the irregular group. CDEs and CMEs per capita were examined by the three groups of dental check-ups interval after adjustment for sex, age, occupation and total CMEs at baseline. For sensitivity analysis, decayed teeth, missing teeth and Community Periodontal Index were added as adjustment factors. RESULTS Compared with the irregular group, the pooled CDEs (including dental check-ups fee) per capita in the subregular group (OR 0.91, 95% CI 0.85 to 0.98) and regular group (OR 0.87, 95% CI 0.81 to 0.93) were significantly lower overall. The younger adults in the subregular group and younger-aged and middle-aged adults in the regular group had significantly lower CDEs. Sensitivity analysis confirmed these findings. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that regular and subregular worksite dental check-ups were related to reduction of CDEs. It is important to promote a yearly interval between dental check-ups.
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- Toru Ichihashi
- Lion Foundation for Dental Health, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Public Health, Dokkyo Medical University, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, Japan
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- Lion Foundation for Dental Health, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Integrated Research Faculty for Advanced Medical Sciences, Dokkyo Medical University, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Dokkyo Medical University, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Dokkyo Medical University, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, Japan
- Integrated Research Faculty for Advanced Medical Sciences, Dokkyo Medical University, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, Japan
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Naito M, Shinada K, Seki N, Akiyama M, Yamamoto R, Onishi T, Taniyama K, Morio I. Effects of two-year oral health information provision on changes in gingival crevicular fluid in male day–night shift workers. J Dent Sci 2022; 17:1463-1470. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2022.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Harada Y, Nagata T, Nagata M, Harada A, Oya R, Mori K. Association between overtime work hours and preventive dental visits among Japanese workers. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:87. [PMID: 33413266 PMCID: PMC7791987 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-10107-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background This study aimed to examine the association between overtime work and the frequency of preventive dental visits among workers in Japan. Methods A self-administered questionnaire was completed by 14,847 daytime-workers. We used a logistic regression model stratified by sex and age and adjusted for marital status, occupation, education, and oral status to investigate the association between overtime work hours and the frequency of preventive dental visits. Results In total 1037 men (9.3%) and 511 women (13.9%) attended quarterly preventive dental visits, and 2672 men (23.9%) and 1165 women (31.8%) attended annual preventive dental visits. Overtime work was statistically significantly associated with quarterly preventive dental visits among men aged 50–59 years, with adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of 0.73 (0.56–0.95), 0.75 (0.54–1.04), and 0.55 (0.34–0.90) for < 20, 20–39, and ≥40 h overtime/month, respectively. No such trends were observed for men aged < 50 years and women of all ages. Overtime work of < 20, 20–40, and ≥40 h overtime/month was statistically significantly associated with annual preventive dental visits among men aged 40–49 years (aOR [95%CI]: 0.76 [0.61–0.95], 0.84 [0.65–1.09], and 0.72 [0.51–1.00], respectively) and 50–59 years (aOR [95%CI]: 0.75 [0.61–0.91], 0.76 [0.59–0.97], and 0.63 [0.45–0.88], respectively). No such trends were observed in men < 40 years and women of all ages. Conclusions Our study revealed associations between overtime and preventive dental visits among male workers aged in their 40s and 50s. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12889-020-10107-7.
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- Yoshikazu Harada
- Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, University Hospital of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.,Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, 807-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Occupational Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, University Hospital of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, 807-8555, Japan
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Shimazaki Y, Nonoyama T, Miyano Y, Miyata Y, Hisada K, Nagasawa T. Association between dental consultation and oral health status among male Japanese employees. J Occup Health 2019; 62:e12104. [PMID: 31863630 PMCID: PMC6970403 DOI: 10.1002/1348-9585.12104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective To investigate the association between dental consultation and oral health status among male Japanese employees. Methods The participants were 3351 male employees who received a workplace oral health examination conducted at the ages of 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, and 59 years before retirement in conjunction with an annual health checkup. Data on dental expenditures were collected from health insurance claims. The number of dental visits and dental care expenses, alone or in combination, were used as indices of the dental consultation status for the analyses. The effects of dental consultation status on oral health status (number of total teeth, number of decayed teeth, and periodontal status) were analyzed using multivariate multinomial logistic regression analyses adjusted for confounders. Results Multivariate analyses revealed that the odds ratio (OR) for 20‐27 teeth (losing 1‐8 teeth) was significantly higher (OR 1.4, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.1‐1.7) in those who had a high number of dental visits and high dental care expenses than in those who did not have a dental visit. By contrast, the ORs for ≤19 teeth (losing ≥9 teeth), having ≥3 decayed teeth, or having a periodontal pocket ≥6 mm were significantly lower (OR 0.2, 95% CI 0.1‐0.6; OR 0.5, 95% CI 0.3‐0.6; OR 0.7, 95% CI 0.5‐1.0, respectively) in those who had fewer dental visits and lower dental care expenses. Conclusions These results imply that the dental consultation status is associated with oral health status among male employees.
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- Yoshihiro Shimazaki
- Department of Preventive Dentistry and Dental Public Health, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry and Dental Public Health, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan
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Kharbanda OP, Priya H, Mishra D, Gupta S, Ivaturi A, Ravi P, Bhatia A, Prasad A, Ali A, Haldane D. Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs of Government Employees in New Delhi. Workplace Health Saf 2019; 67:573-578. [DOI: 10.1177/2165079919852119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Oral diseases, including dental caries, periodontitis, and edentulism (toothlessness), affect about 3.5 billion people worldwide. A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the oral health status and treatment needs of government employees employed at an organization in New Delhi. Oral health information was recorded using the standard World Health Organization’s (WHO) Oral Health Assessment Tool. A total of 476 employees at various levels of administration were screened at their worksite. Dental caries and periodontal disease were present in more than half of the participants. Around 56% had decayed teeth, 20% had missing teeth, and 16% had filled teeth. Bleeding from gums was seen in 71% and periodontitis in 59% of participants. Preventive treatment and oral health promotion was required in at least 41% of the screened individuals. Annual workplace oral examinations may help in decreasing the oral disease burden and create awareness on the oral health among employees.
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
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Lima RB, Buarque A. Oral health in the context of prevention of absenteeism and presenteeism in the workplace. Rev Bras Med Trab 2019; 17:594-604. [PMID: 32685760 PMCID: PMC7363255 DOI: 10.5327/z1679443520190397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Oral health is an important factor of human morbidity worldwide. Yet is often neglected in occupational health despite its direct impact on the quality of life and health of workers. OBJECTIVE To discuss the role of oral health in sickness absence and presenteeism, as well as in development and work efficiency improvement processes involving governments, companies and the workers themselves. METHODS Review of full-text articles on oral health, occupational health, sickness absence and presenteeism published in English or Portuguese in the last 10 years and included in scientific databases. RESULTS Oral problems accounted for 9 to 27% cases of sickness absence and 28 to 50% of presenteeism, with toothache and temporomandibular joint pain as the most frequent reasons. About 50% of workers prefer company-provided dental care, while 40% visit public and 10% other types of facilities. Despite high, the prevalence of oral diseases and orofacial pain was not associated with high rates of absenteeism, but mainly with presenteeism, this is to say, workers do not tend to miss work days, but their performance is reduced and become susceptible to more serious health problems in the future. CONCLUSION Oral health is not dissociated from general and occupational health, and as such it must be enhanced and duly promoted in an integrated manner. Effective and comprehensive oral health promotion and prevention public policies and private sector actions in the workplace can enhance the quality of life of workers.
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- Roberto Brasil Lima
- Specialization in Occupational Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.Universidade de São PauloSpecialization in Occupational MedicineUniversidade de São PauloBrazil
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- Specialization in Occupational Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.Universidade de São PauloSpecialization in Occupational MedicineUniversidade de São PauloBrazil
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Does Instruction of Oral Health Behavior for Workers Improve Work Performance?-Quasi-Randomized Trial. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:ijerph15122630. [PMID: 30477210 PMCID: PMC6313762 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15122630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Oral disease can cause economic loss due to impaired work performance. Therefore, improvement of oral health status and prevention of oral disease is essential among workers. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether oral health-related behavioral modification intervention influences work performance or improves oral health behavior and oral health status among Japanese workers. We quasi-randomly separated participants into the intervention group or the control group at baseline. The intervention group received intensive oral health instruction at baseline and a self-assessment every three months. Both groups received oral examinations and answered the self-questionnaire at baseline and at one-year follow-up. At follow-up, the prevalence of subjects who use fluoride toothpastes and interdental brushes/dental floss were significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group. Three variables (tooth brushing in workplace, using fluoride toothpaste, and experience of receiving tooth brushing instruction in a dental clinic) showed significant improvement only in the intervention group. On the other hand, work performance and oral status did not significantly change in either group. Our intensive oral health-related behavioral modification intervention improved oral health behavior, but neither work performance nor oral status, among Japanese workers.
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Ichihashi T, Nishinoue N, Takada K, Muto T. [Association between periodontal pockets and health-related behaviors of workers]. SANGYO EISEIGAKU ZASSHI = JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 2014; 57:1-8. [PMID: 25365972 DOI: 10.1539/sangyoeisei.b14013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Periodontal disease is a chronic disease caused by bacterial infection, and frequently develops in adulthood. As the disease is closely related to lifestyle, it is important to clarify its relationship with health-related behaviors to provide effective health instructions targeting its prevention. In this study, we focused on periodontal pockets with advanced periodontal disease to clarify the health-related behaviors associated with the presence or absence of periodontal pockets. METHODS The subjects were 3,142 employees (male: N=2,429, female: N=713; 42.4 ± 10.5 years, Range 20-59 years) of one company, which had provided all employees with an oral health program in 2002. Participants with a Community Periodontal Index code of ≤2 and ≥3 were classified as those without and with periodontal pockets, respectively. To clarify the health-related behaviors associated with the presence or absence of periodontal pockets, we conducted multivariate logistic regression analysis, with presence/absence of periodontal pockets as the dependent variable, and items of health-related behavior investigated in 2002 as independent variables, and calculated the odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) adjusted for sex, age group and occupation. RESULTS The factor most strongly correlated with the presence of periodontal pockets was non-use of dental floss (OR=1.95 (95%CI: 1.57-2.41)), followed by smoking (OR=1.71 (95%CI: 1.44-2.03)), and tooth-brushing habits (≤once a day: OR=1.33 (95%CI: 1.10-1.61)). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that, to promote oral health program at the worksite, it is important to provide health education and instructions to encourage the use of dental floss, a daily tooth-brushing habit, and smoking cessation.
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- Toru Ichihashi
- Lion Foundation for Dental Health, 3-7 Honjo 1-chome, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-8644; Department of Public Health, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
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Rising Trend of Workplace Oral Health Examination. J Occup Health 2011. [DOI: 10.1539/joh.11-0151-co] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Priya H, Kumar M. Rising trend of workplace oral health examination. J Occup Health 2011; 53:393; author reply 393-4. [PMID: 21778656 DOI: 10.1539/joh.11-0094-op] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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