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Laniado N, Cloidt M, Shah P. Social support and oral health among working-age and older adults in the United States. J Public Health Dent 2023; 83:247-253. [PMID: 37303076 DOI: 10.1111/jphd.12573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to examine the association of social support with untreated dental caries and severe tooth loss in adults in the United States. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted by analyzing data obtained from 5,447 individuals, 40 years of age and older, in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 to 2008 who had both a complete dental examination and social support index measures. Sample characteristics, overall and by social support level, were examined through descriptive statistical analyses. Logistic regression analyses were performed to estimate the association of social support with untreated dental caries and severe tooth loss. RESULTS In this nationally representative sample (mean age 56.5 years) the prevalence of low social support was 27.5%. The prevalence of individuals with moderate-to-high social support increased with higher levels of educational attainment and income level. In fully adjusted models, relative to those who had moderate-high social support levels, individuals with low social support had 1.49 higher odds of untreated dental caries (95% CI, 1.17-1.90, p=0.002) and 1.23 higher odds of severe tooth loss (95% CI, 1.05-1.44, p=0.011). CONCLUSIONS Higher odds of untreated dental caries and severe tooth loss were found among U.S. adults with low levels of social support compared to those with moderate-to-high levels of social support. Additional studies are warranted to provide a more current perspective on the impact of social support on oral health so that programs may be developed and tailored to reach these populations.
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- Nadia Laniado
- Department of Dentistry/OMFS and Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Dentistry/OMFS, Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, City University of New York School of Public Health, New York, New York, USA
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Yang Y, Kim Y. Integrating the Theory of Planned Behavior and Bonding Social Capital to Examine Chinese Women's Tampon Use Intentions. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2023; 38:575-584. [PMID: 34353183 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2021.1962586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study integrates the theory of planned behavior with a structural approach to examining social capital to investigate how bonding social capital affected Chinese women's tampon use intentions. Bonding social capital was operationalized as network closure, which included two main dimensions: density and hierarchy. Results from an online survey (N = 766) showed that network density was positively associated with attitudes toward, social norms about, and perceived behavior control around tampon usage, while network hierarchy negatively predicted attitudes only. Moreover, the indirect effects of network density on tampon use intentions were mediated by descriptive norms and perceived behavior control. Examining women's intentions to adopt a rarely used product in China, this study extended the theory of planned behavior into the realm of social capital in an understudied context. The findings provide practical implications for health communication practitioners in public education concerning feminine hygiene products and gynecological health.
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- Yin Yang
- Bellisario College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University
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- Department of Strategic Communication, J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication, Marquette University
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Patel S, Fantauzzi AJ, Patel R, Buscemi J, Lee HH. Childhood caries and dental surgery under general anesthesia: an overview of a global disease and its impact on anesthesiology. Int Anesthesiol Clin 2023; 61:21-25. [PMID: 36480646 PMCID: PMC9752176 DOI: 10.1097/aia.0000000000000385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Children’s oral health is influenced, negatively and positively, but modifiable social determinants. For high-risk populations, severe disease burden leads to dental treatment under general anesthesia (DGA), which represents a costly and futile use of scarce resources. These clinical events, at the intersection of medicine and dentistry, often involve anesthesiologists to facilitate care. However, clinical interventions do not address the etiology of disease, which are largely rooted in health behaviors. In this review, we will summarize the scope of severe disease on a global scale and its impact on individual and population health and health systems. We will also provide insight into factors that influence DGA utilization from perspectives of families, providers, health systems, policy, and community-level environment. A child’s need for DGA may represent missed prevention opportunities at several levels. However, the surgical period may serve as a prime window to change a family’s oral health behaviors and reduce chance of recurrent disease amongst the highest risk families.
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- Shiragi Patel
- Department of Anesthesiology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Institute for Health Policy and Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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Grembowski D, Leibbrand C. A conceptual model of health insurance stability in the United States health care system. Health Serv Manage Res 2022:9514848221146677. [DOI: 10.1177/09514848221146677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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In the U.S. health care system, people under age 65 are at risk of losing and regaining health insurance coverage over their lifetimes, which has important consequences for their physical and mental health. Despite the importance of insurance stability, we have an incomplete understanding about the complex factors influencing whether people lose and regain coverage. To advance our understanding of the dynamics of health insurance coverage and guide future research, our purpose is to present a new conceptual model of health insurance stability, where instability is defined as a person’s loss or change of coverage, which can occur more than once in a lifetime. Drawing from theory and evidence in the literature, we posit that personal and plan characteristics, the health system, and the environmental context – economic, social/cultural, political/judicial, and geographic – drive health insurance stability over the life course and are understudied. Studies are needed to identify the populations most at risk of experiencing insurance instability and vulnerability in health outcomes that results from such insecurity, which may suggest reforms and health policies at the individual, health system, or environment levels to reduce those risks.
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- David Grembowski
- Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Ransome Y, Kershaw T, Kawachi I, Nash D, Mayer KH. Racial disparity in ART adherence is closed in states with high social trust: Results from the Medical Monitoring Project (MMP), 2015. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2022; 50:3659-3680. [PMID: 35460588 PMCID: PMC10485770 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Racial/ethnic disparities persist in antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence and viral suppression. We examined associations between state-level social trust and individual-level ART adherence and viral suppression and assessed whether these relationships varied by race/ethnicity. The Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) annually reports nationally representative estimates of the behavioral and clinical characteristics of HIV-positive adults in primary care. A total of 3298 adults diagnosed with HIV between 2015 and 2016 from 16 US states were included. We used weighted logistic regression to model the association between state-level social trust, race/ethnicity (Non-Hispanic Black, White, and Hispanic/Latino), and cross-product interactions with ART adherence (a binary measure derived from three self-reported questions), and viral suppression (a binary measure corresponding to plasma HIV RNA < 200 copies/ml). Social trust was the percentage of people in each state who agreed that most people in their neighborhood could be trusted. A high level of social trust was associated with a higher likelihood of ART adherence (PR [prevalence ratio] = 1.17; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.05-1.30). In covariate-adjusted analyses, the association between state-level social trust and individual-level ART adherence significantly varied by race/ethnicity (Wald χ2 F = 9.8 [df = 4], p = 0.044). Social trust was positively associated with ART, but the effect was smaller for Blacks than for Whites (PR = 0.66; 95% CI: 0.57-0.82) in states with the lowest social trust. Black-White differences were closed and no longer significant above mean social trust (PP [predicted probability] = 0.50 vs. 0.53, at two standard deviations). Racial/ethnic disparities in ART adherence were closed among individuals living in states with high social trust. Understanding the mechanisms that promote social trust among neighbors may have downstream impacts on reducing disparities in ART adherence among people with HIV (PWH).
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- Yusuf Ransome
- Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Immigrant Parents' Perceived Social Support and Their Children's Oral Health Behaviors and Caries Experience. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19148250. [PMID: 35886104 PMCID: PMC9323738 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19148250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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This study examined the associations between immigrant parents’ perceived social support (PSS) and their children’s oral health behaviors (OHB) and caries experience. We recruited immigrant parents and children aged 2−12 years. Data were collected on the sociodemographic and OHB information of the children. The parents’ total PSS score and its dimensions were measured using the validated Personal Resource Questionnaire (PRQ2000). Dental examinations determined the children’s caries experience using the DMFT/dmft index. A total of 336 parents and children were included in the study. Household income predicted the parents’ PSS (B = −5.69; 95% CI −9.077, −2.32). Children of parents with higher PSS reported ≥2 toothbrushing/day (p ≤ 0.05). Among the PSS domains, parental education level predicted their social integration (B = −0.16; 95% CI −0.30, −0.02) and nurturance (B = −0.24; 95% CI −0.43, −0.06). Family income predicted social integration (B = −0.17; 95% CI −0.33 −0.01), worth (B = −0.23; 95% CI −0.39 −0.06), and assistance (B = −0.22; 95% CI −0.42 −0.01). Parents with higher scores of intimacy and social integration were more aware of their children’s oral health (p = 0.01). The parental social integration mean scores were significantly higher among parents whose children consumed ≥1 sugary snack/day (p = 0.02). All five domain scores were significantly higher among parents of children who reported ≥2 toothbrushing/day compared with children who brushed <2/day (p < 0.05). The results demonstrated that parents’ PSS only improved their children’s toothbrushing frequency. Compared to other domains, social integration was significantly associated with children’s OHB. Neither parental PSS total score nor domains were associated with DMFT/dmft.
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Liu M, Kao D, Gu X, Holland W, Cherry-Peppers G. Oral Health Service Access in Racial/Ethnic Minority Neighborhoods: A Geospatial Analysis in Washington, DC, USA. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:4988. [PMID: 35564382 PMCID: PMC9105494 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19094988] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Revised: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Previous studies on individual-level variables have improved our knowledge base of oral health service use. However, environmental or contextual variables are also important in understanding oral health disparities in racial and ethnic neighborhoods. Based on Bronfenbrenner’s ecological framework, this study examines the geographic availability of oral health providers in Washing-ton DC, U.S.A. Census tract-level data were drawn from the American Community Survey, joined with tract-level shapefiles, and overlaid with the geographic location of dental services throughout the city. Visual maps, descriptive statistics, and spatial lag regression models showed that census tracts with higher concentrations of African Americans were significantly farther from their nearest oral health providers (r = 0.19, p < 0.001), after controlling for neighborhood poverty rate, median age, and gender. Such findings confirm that in urban areas with highly di-verse populations such as Washington DC, racial disparities in oral health care access are signifi-cant. The study highlights that identifying neighborhoods with limited oral health care providers should be a priority in diminishing racial disparities in oral health service access. Improving access to racial/ethnic minority communities, especially African American neighborhoods, will require changes in health policies and programs, workforce development, resource allocation, community outreach, and educational programs.
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- Meirong Liu
- School of Social Work, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA;
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- School of Social Work, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada;
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- College of Dentistry, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA; (X.G.); (G.C.-P.)
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- School of Social Work, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA;
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- College of Dentistry, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA; (X.G.); (G.C.-P.)
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Imran H, Kurniawati N, Amiruddin A, Nurdin N, Wirza W, Wilis R. The Effectiveness of Vegetable Starfruit Juice (Averrhoa bilimbi) and Rosella Tea (Hibiscus sabdariffa L) Against the Inhibition of Dental Plaque Formation. Open Access Maced J Med Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2022.8787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: Dental disease is a significant public health problem. Various efforts have been made to maintain oral health by utilizing natural ingredients from plants. One of the natural ingredients often used among the community is Vegetable Starfruit Juice (Averrhoa bilimbi) and Rosella Tea.
AIM: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of Starfruit and rosella tea (Hibiscus sabdariffa L) on the Inhibition of Dental Plaque Formation.
METHODS: Design this research is an experimental study with a post-test design only. The research was conducted in Gampong Batoh, Lueng Bata District, Banda Aceh City, from June 26 to October 04, 2021. The study population was the community of Gampong Batoh, Banda Aceh City. The sample in this study used a purposive sampling technique. The sample in this study met the criteria and was willing to assist in implementing the research by signing the informed consent. The number of research samples was 40 people.
RESULTS: The results showed a significant difference in the effectiveness of Starfruit juice and rosella tea on the inhibition of plaque formation based on time duration (p < 0.05). The group that rinsed with rosella tea solution had more effective inhibition than the group that rinsed with vegetable Starfruit juice solution (p < 0.05). Vegetable Starfruit (A. bilimbi) and Rosella Tea contain bioactive compounds such as alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, and tannins that can act as antibacterial agents in inhibiting the growth of Staphylococcus aureus.
CONCLUSION: Vegetable Starfruit Juice (A. bilimbi) and Rosella Tea (H. sabdariffa L) effectively inhibit the formation of dental plaque.
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Lee HH, Faundez L, Nasseh K, LoSasso AT. Does Preventive Care Reduce Severe Pediatric Dental Caries? Prev Chronic Dis 2020; 17:E136. [PMID: 33119483 PMCID: PMC7665577 DOI: 10.5888/pcd17.200003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Tertiary oral health services (caries-related surgery, sedation, and emergency department visits) represent high-cost and ineffective ways to improve a child's oral health. We measured the impact of increased Texas Medicaid reimbursements for preventive dental care on use of tertiary oral health services. METHODS We used difference-in-differences models to compare the effect of a policy change among children (≤9 y) enrolled in Medicaid in Texas and Florida. Linear regression models estimated 4 outcomes: preventive care dental visit, dental sedation, emergency department use, and surgical event. RESULTS Increased preventive care visits led to increased sedation visits (1.7 percentage points, P < .001) and decreased emergency department visits (0.3 percentage points, P < .001) for children aged 9 years or younger. We saw no significant change in dental surgical rates associated with increased preventive dental care reimbursements. CONCLUSION Increased access to preventive dentistry was not associated with improved long-term oral health of Medicaid-enrolled children. Policies that aim to improve the oral health of children may increase the effectiveness of preventive dentistry by also targeting other social determinants of oral health.
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- Helen H Lee
- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1740 W Taylor St, Ste 3200W, MC 515, Chicago, IL 60612.
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- Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Health Policy Institute, American Dental Association, Chicago, Illinois
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Factors Affecting Dental Service Utilisation in Indonesia: A Population-Based Multilevel Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17155282. [PMID: 32707974 PMCID: PMC7432444 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17155282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This study aimed to examine the prevalence of dental service utilisation in Indonesia and its association with social determinants at individual and community levels. Cross-sectional data from the 2014 Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS-5) was analysed. Individual independent variables included age, sex, marital status, educational attainment, economic status, health insurance, dental pain, self-reported mouth ulcers, self-rated health status, unmet healthcare needs and smoking status, while community independent variables included cognitive, structural social capital and residential area. Multilevel logistic regressions were performed to explore the associations between independent variables at different levels and the outcome of dental service utilisation. Of the total sample of 16,860 adults aged 15 years or older in our study, around 86.4% never visited a dentist. Dental service utilisation was associated with older age, female, currently not married, higher education level and economic status, health insurance, dental pain, self-reported mouth ulcers, met healthcare needs, never smoking, living in urban areas and communities with high structural social capital. Both individual and broader social determinants influenced dental service utilisation in Indonesia. These factors should be considered in the formulation of oral health policies and programmes aiming to improve dental service utilisation in the country.
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Laniado N, Badner VM, Sanders AE, Singer RH, Finlayson TL, Hua S, Kaste LM, Isasi CR. Social capital and periodontal disease in Hispanic/Latino adults in the United States: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. J Clin Periodontol 2020; 47:542-551. [PMID: 31998991 DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.13262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS To examine the association of social capital with periodontal disease severity. MATERIALS AND METHODS We analysed data obtained from 3,994 men and women aged 18-74 years in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study (HCHS/SOL SCAS). From 2008 to 2011, dentists assessed periodontitis status with a full-mouth periodontal examination. Periodontitis was classified using standardized case definitions. Multivariable logistic regression estimated odds of moderate-severe periodontitis associated with two measures of social capital: structural support (Social Network Index) and functional support (Interpersonal Support Evaluation List). RESULTS For US-born participants, for each additional person in their social network, the adjusted odds of moderate-severe periodontitis was reduced 17% (OR = 0.83, 95% CI = 0.71, 0.96). However, no association was found between functional support and periodontal disease severity. CONCLUSIONS Greater structural social support was associated with a lower prevalence of moderate-severe periodontitis in US-born Hispanics/Latinos. These findings suggest that US-born Hispanics/Latinos with less social support represent a vulnerable segment of the population at high-risk group for periodontal disease.
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- Nadia Laniado
- Department of Dentistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.,Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Dentistry, Jacobi Medical Center/North Central Bronx Hospital, Bronx, New York
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- Division of Pediatric and Public Health, Adams School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Orthodontics, College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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- Division of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, California
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- College of Dentistry and School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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Lee HH, Faundez L, Yarbrough C, Lewis CW, LoSasso AT. Patterns in Pediatric Dental Surgery under General Anesthesia across 7 State Medicaid Programs. JDR Clin Trans Res 2020; 5:358-365. [PMID: 32040927 DOI: 10.1177/2380084420906114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Children's access to dental general anesthesia (DGA) is limited, with highly variable wait times. Access factors occur at the levels of facility, dental provider, and anesthesia provider. It is unknown if these factors also influence utilization of dental surgery. We characterized patterns in DGA utilization by system, provider, population, and individual disease levels to explain variation. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of Medicaid-enrolled children (≤9 y) who received DGA in Massachusetts, Maryland, Texas, Connecticut, Washington, Illinois, and Florida from 2011 to 2012. DGA events were characterized by the place of service, measures of disease burden, average reimbursements for dental provider and anesthesia provider, and average total expenditures. RESULTS A total of 10,149,793 children met study eligibility criteria. States with similar patterns of caries-related visits, such as Illinois (16% of Medicaid enrollees had a caries-related claim) and Washington (22%), had different DGA rates (1% and 17%, respectively). Reimbursement rates for dental providers, DGA services, and nonhospital places of services did not consistently align in states with higher DGA rates. Surgical extraction rates, as a proxy for the most severe disease, exceeded 75% in Maryland, which had the lowest DGA rate (0.3%). CONCLUSIONS Variation in DGA rates across states was not explained by reimbursements rates (provider, DGA services, place of service) or population or individual level of caries burden. Efforts to evaluate and alter utilization of DGA should consider factors such as dental and anesthesia provider capacity, health facility capacity (hospital vs. ambulatory surgery center vs. office), and population- and individual-level disease burden. Our negative findings suggest the presence of other social determinants of oral health that influence utilization of services (e.g., race/ethnicity, language preference, immigration status, policy and budget goals), which should be explored. Our findings also raise the specter that variation in surgical rates may represent instances of unmet needs or overtreatment. KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER STATEMENT The results of this study can be used by clinicians and policy makers as they address policy and clinical interventions to influence children with severe caries. Interventions to change utilization of surgical services on a population level may need to include state-specific factors that extend beyond reimbursement, disease burden, anesthesia provider type, or facility type.
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- H H Lee
- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Illinois Health and Hospital Association, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Economics, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Burgette JM, Polk DE, Shah N, Malik A, Crout RJ, Mcneil DW, Foxman B, Weyant RJ, Marazita ML. Mother's Perceived Social Support and Children's Dental Caries in Northern Appalachia. Pediatr Dent 2019; 41:200-205. [PMID: 31171071 PMCID: PMC6624082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine whether perceived social support among mothers with high levels of dental caries was associated with their children experiencing high levels of dental caries. Methods: In West Virginia and Pennsylvania from 2002 to 2009, mothers were interviewed and clinical exams were conducted on their one- to six-year-old children. Two hundred and fifty mother-child dyads were analyzed where the mother had high dental caries. Mothers reported perceived social support across four domains (appraisal, tangible, self-esteem, belonging) from the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List instrument (ISEL), with higher scores representing greater support. The association between each social support domain and the probability of high child dental caries was examined. Results: Twenty-seven percent of children (67 out of 250) had high dental caries, and the odds of children having high caries was lower by seven percent for every one point increase in the ISEL appraisal score (odds ratio equals 0.93; 95 percent confidence interval equals 0.88, 0.99). Tangible, self-esteem, and belonging social support ISEL subscales were not significantly associated with high child dental caries (P>0.05). Conclusions: Among mothers with high dental caries, there was modest evidence that appraisal support-the perceived availability of someone to talk to about problems-was associated with lower odds of their children having high dental caries. (Pediatr Dent 2019;41(3):200-5) Received December 2, 2018 | Last Revision April 19, 2019 | Accepted April 22, 2019.
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- Jacqueline M Burgette
- assistant professors, Department of Dental Public Health, School of Dental Medicine, members of the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Morgantown, W. Va., USA.,
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- assistant professors, Department of Dental Public Health, School of Dental Medicine, members of the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Morgantown, W. Va., USA
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- assistant professors, Department of Dental Public Health, School of Dental Medicine, members of the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Morgantown, W. Va., USA
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- assistant professors, Department of Dental Public Health, School of Dental Medicine, members of the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Morgantown, W. Va., USA
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- is professor emeritus, Department of Periodontics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va., USA, members of the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Morgantown, W. Va., USA
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- is an Eberly Distinguished Professor, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va., USA, members of the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Morgantown, W. Va., USA
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- is a Hunein F. and Hilda Maassab professor, Department of Epidemiology, at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., USA, members of the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Morgantown, W. Va., USA
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- chair and an associate dean, Department of Dental Public Health, School of Dental Medicine, members of the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Morgantown, W. Va., USA
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- is a professor and vice chair, Department of Oral Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., USA, members of the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Morgantown, W. Va., USA
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Ransome Y, Thurber KA, Swen M, Crawford ND, German D, Dean LT. Social capital and HIV/AIDS in the United States: Knowledge, gaps, and future directions. SSM Popul Health 2018; 5:73-85. [PMID: 29892697 PMCID: PMC5991916 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2018.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Revised: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Purpose Social capital is a well-established predictor of several behavioral health outcomes. However, we know less about the relationship with prevention, transmission, and treatment of HIV/AIDS outcomes in the United States (US). Methods In 2017, we conducted a scoping review of empirical studies investigating the relationships between social capital and HIV/AIDS in the US by searching PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Sociological Abstracts with no restriction on publication date, for articles in English language. Sample search terms included: HIV infections OR HIV OR AIDS OR acquired immunodeficiency syndrome OR human immunodeficiency virus AND social capital OR social control, informal OR social participation OR social cohesion OR generalized trust OR social trust OR collective efficacy OR community mob* OR civic participation. Results We identified 1581 unique manuscripts and reviewed 13 based on eligibility criteria. The earliest eligible study was published in 2003. More than half (n=7/13) focused on HIV or AIDS diagnosis, then prescribing ART and/or adherence (n=5/13), then linkage and or engagement in HIV care (n=4/13). Fifty eight percent (58%) documented a protective association between at least one social capital measure and an HIV/AIDS outcome. Seven studies used validated social capital scales, however there was substantial variation in conceptual/operational definitions and measures used. Most studies were based on samples from the Northeast. Three studies directly focused on or stratified analyses among subgroups or key populations. Studies were cross-sectional, so causal inference is unknown. Conclusion Our review suggests that social capital may be an important determinant of HIV/AIDS prevention, transmission, and treatment outcomes. We recommend future research assess these associations using qualitative and mixed-methods approaches, longitudinally, examine differences across subgroups and geographic region, include a wider range of social capital constructs, and examine indicators beyond HIV diagnosis, as well as how mechanisms like stigma link social capital to HIV/AIDS.
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- Yusuf Ransome
- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, 60 College Street, LEPH Rm 403, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Health, Behavior and Society Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Social determinants of health are defined as conditions in which people are born and live and the role these conditions play on health outcomes. Research indicates that risk factors and their interactions are far more complex than originally thought. This article outlines social determinant constructs and their role in understanding oral health promotion. Due to the complex interactions, oral health must be promoted using a multilevel chronic disease model or common risk factor approach. An understanding of social determinants is particularly important for the pediatric population because optimum oral health and general health in adulthood are heavily influenced by childhood.
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- Marcio A da Fonseca
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 801 South Paulina Street, 254 DENT, Chicago, IL 60612-7211, USA.
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 801 South Paulina Street, 254 DENT, Chicago, IL 60612-7211, USA
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Waverijn G, Groenewegen PP, de Klerk M. Social capital, collective efficacy and the provision of social support services and amenities by municipalities in the Netherlands. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY 2017; 25:414-423. [PMID: 26732140 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/20/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Differential provision of local services and amenities has been proposed as a mechanism behind the relationship between social capital and health. The aim of this study was to investigate whether social capital and collective efficacy are related to the provision of social support services and amenities in Dutch municipalities, against a background of decentralisation of long-term care to municipalities. We used data on neighbourhood social capital, collective efficacy (the extent to which people are willing to work for the common good), and the provision of services and amenities in 2012. We included the services municipalities provide to support informal caregivers (e.g. respite care), individual services and support (e.g. domiciliary help), and general and collective services and amenities (e.g. lending point for wheelchairs). Data for social capital were collected between May 2011 and September 2012. Social capital was measured by focusing on contacts between neighbours. A social capital measure was estimated for 414 municipalities with ecometric measurements. A measure of collective efficacy was constructed based on information about the experienced responsibility for the liveability of the neighbourhood by residents in 2012, average charity collection returns in municipalities in 2012, voter turnout at the municipal elections in 2010 and the percentage of blood donors in 2012. We conducted Poisson regression and negative binomial regression to test our hypotheses. We found no relationship between social capital and the provision of services and amenities in municipalities. We found an interaction effect (coefficient = 3.11, 95% CI = 0.72-5.51, P = 0.011) of social capital and collective efficacy on the provision of support services for informal caregivers in rural municipalities. To gain more insight in the relationship between social capital and health, it will be important to study the relationship between social capital and differential provision of services and amenities more extensively and in different contexts.
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- Geeke Waverijn
- NIVEL, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- NIVEL, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Sociology, Department of Human Geography, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- The Netherlands Institute for Social Research, Den Haag, The Netherlands
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McKay T, Timmermans S. Beyond Health Effects?: Examining the Social Consequences of Community Levels of Uninsurance Pre-ACA. JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR 2017; 58:4-22. [PMID: 28661770 DOI: 10.1177/0022146516684537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The lack of health insurance is traditionally considered a problem faced by individuals and their families. However, because of the geographically bounded organization and funding of healthcare in the United States, levels of uninsurance in a community may affect everyone living there. Health economists have examined how the effects of uninsurance spillover from the uninsured to the insured, negatively affecting healthcare access and quality for the insured. We extend research on uninsurance into the domain of sociologists by theorizing how uninsurance might exacerbate social inequalities and undermine social cohesion within communities. Using data from the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey, we show that individuals living in communities with higher levels of uninsurance report lower social cohesion net of other individual and neighborhood factors and discuss implications for implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
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- Tara McKay
- 1 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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Stapleton S, Finlayson TL, Ohmit A, Hunte HER. Correlates of past year dental health visits: findings from the Indiana black men's health study. J Public Health Dent 2015; 76:157-65. [DOI: 10.1111/jphd.12128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Shauna Stapleton
- Department of Health and Kinesiology; Purdue University; West Lafayette IN USA
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- Graduate School of Public Health; San Diego State University; San Diego CA USA
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- Indiana Minority Health Coalition, Inc.; Indianapolis IN USA
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences, School of Public Health; West Virginia University; Morgantown WV USA
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Soares MF, Ferreira RC, Pazzini CA, Travassos DV, Paiva SM, e Ferreira EF. Individual and collective empowerment and associated factors among Brazilian adults: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2015; 15:775. [PMID: 26264129 PMCID: PMC4533936 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2113-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2014] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background The empowerment embedded in the health area is defined as a process that can facilitate control over the determinants of health of individuals and population as a way to improve health. The aim of this study was to verify the association between individual and collective empowerment with sociodemographic conditions, lifestyle, health conditions and quality of life. Method A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted with 1150 individuals (aged 35 to 44 years). The empowerment was determined by questions from the Integrated Questionnaire for the Measurement of Social Capital (IQ-MSC). The quality of life was measured using the WHOQOL (World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref). Lifestyle and health conditions were obtained by adapted questions from the Fantastic Lifestyle Questionnaire The DMFT Index was incorporated in the health conditions questions. Logistic regression or multinomial regression was performed. Results The practice of physical activity was related to individual (OR: 2.70) and collective (OR: 1.57) empowerment. Regarding individual empowerment, people with higher education level (5–11 years – OR: 3.46 and ≥12 years – OR: 4.41), who felt more able to deal with stress (OR:3.76), who presented a high score on quality of life (psychological domain) (OR:1.23) and that smoked (OR:1.49) were more likely to feel able to make decisions and participate in community activities. The increase in the DMFT Index represented less chance of individuals to feel more able to make decisions (OR: 0.96). Regarding the collective empowerment, being religious (catholic) (OR: 1.82), do not drink or drink just a little (OR: 1.66 and 2.28, respectively), and increased score of overall quality of life (OR: 1.08) were more likely to report that people cooperate to solve a problem in their community. Conclusion The two approaches to empowerment, the individual and collective are connected, and the physical activity showed to be a good strategy for the empowerment construction.
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- Marcia Fatima Soares
- Student in Public Health at Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte, Av. Presidente Antonio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, Minas Gerais, Brazil. .,University Center Lavras, Rua Benjamin Constant, 33, Bairro Centro, ZIP Code 37200-000, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Department of Social and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Presidente Antonio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, Minas Gerais, Brazil. .,, Rua João Antonio Cardoso, 46/601, Bairro Ouro Preto, Belo Horizonte, 31330-390, Brazil.
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- Professor of the Graduate Program in General Dentistry, Universidade Vale do Rio Verde, Três Corações, Brazil. .,, Rua Benjamin Constant 33, Bairro Centro, ZIP Code 37200-000, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Department of Social and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Presidente Antonio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, Minas Gerais, Brazil. .,, Rua Felipe dos Santos 16/700 Bairro de Lourdes, Belo Horizonte, ZIP Code 30180160, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Avenida Bandeirantes, 2275/500 Bairro Bandeirantes, 30.210-420, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Department of Social and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Presidente Antonio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Reynolds JC, Damiano PC, Glanville JL, Oleson J, McQuistan MR. Neighborhood and family social capital and parent-reported oral health of children in Iowa. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2015; 43:569-77. [PMID: 26179518 DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.12182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 06/08/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES A growing body of evidence supports the impact of social factors on oral health disparities in children in the United States. The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between two types of social capital-family and neighborhood-and the parent-reported oral health of Iowa's children. METHODS We analyzed results from a 2010 cross-sectional statewide health survey. The outcome was parent-reported child oral health status, and the five primary independent variables were neighborhood social capital and four separate indicators of family social capital. Data were analyzed using a mixed-effects linear regression with a random effect for zip code. RESULTS Significant positive associations were found between child oral health status and neighborhood social capital (P = 0.005) and one indicator of family social capital, family frequency of eating meals together (P = 0.02), after adjusting for covariates. CONCLUSIONS This study adds to the growing body of literature around the social determinants of oral health. Our findings indicate that the oral health of children may be influenced by broad social factors such as neighborhood and family social capital.
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- Julie C Reynolds
- Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City, IA, USA.,Public Policy Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City, IA, USA.,Public Policy Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City, IA, USA
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Rosing K, Hede B, Christensen LB. A register-based study of variations in services received among dental care attenders. Acta Odontol Scand 2015; 74:14-35. [PMID: 25924843 DOI: 10.3109/00016357.2015.1034771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate whether receipt of dental services, among attenders, reflects variations in dental health or whether and to what degree it is associated with socioeconomic status, with irregular or regular dental attendance and with the availability of dentists in residential areas. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective register-based study followed two Danish cohorts, aged 25 and 40, with a dental examination in 2009 (n = 32,351). The dental service data were registered during 2005-2009. The number of dental examinations, individual preventive services (IPS), tooth extractions, root fillings and composite fillings were analyzed in relation to socioeconomic status, irregular/regular dental attendance, inhabitant/dentist ratio and to DMFT at age 15 (DMFT15) and change in DMFT (ΔDMFT) from age 15 to age 25 and age 40, respectively. Poisson regression and negative binomial regression analyses were used. RESULTS The variations in number of services received in the study population were small (SD = 0.2-2.7). However, with a few exceptions, high levels of DMFT15 and ΔDMFT were associated with receipt of more dental services. Socioeconomically-privileged individuals received more dental examinations but fewer tooth extractions, root fillings and composite fillings compared to disadvantaged persons, when controlled for dental health levels. Irregular attenders received fewer IPS and composite fillings but had more extractions compared to regular attenders. CONCLUSIONS Variations in dental care services were found to reflect variations in dental health, but the variations were also related to individual socioeconomic status, residential area and dental attendance patterns.
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- Kasper Rosing
- a 1 Section for Periodontology and Community Dentistry, Department of Odontology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen, Denmark
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- a 1 Section for Periodontology and Community Dentistry, Department of Odontology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen, Denmark
- b 2 Department for Special Care Dentistry , City of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- a 1 Section for Periodontology and Community Dentistry, Department of Odontology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen, Denmark
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