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This is the second of two articles reviewing the recommendations of the US Preventive Services Task Force for interventions by physicians, nurses, and other clinicians to prevent the major oral diseases and conditions. Physicians and other health professionals should be aware of their many opportunities to assist in preventive oral health care and should take appropriate action in collaboration with the patient's dentist.
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Má Oclusão/prevenção & controle , Traumatismos Maxilofaciais/prevenção & controle , Neoplasias Bucais/prevenção & controle , Doenças Periodontais/prevenção & controle , HumanosRESUMO
Primary care physicians and nurses have numerous opportunities to assist in the prevention of dental caries, periodontal diseases, malocclusion, trauma to the mouth and teeth, and oral cancer. This is the first of two articles that provide background for the US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for interventions by physicians, nurses, and other clinicians to prevent these oral diseases and conditions. Physicians and other health professionals are urged to be aware of these opportunities and to take appropriate action in collaboration with the patient's dentist.
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Cárie Dentária/prevenção & controle , Assistência Odontológica , Dieta , Fluoretação , Fluoretos/administração & dosagem , Humanos , Higiene Bucal , Selantes de Fossas e FissurasRESUMO
To assess recent dental graduates' perceptions about the adequacy of their education, a random sample of individuals who graduated between 1980 and 1982 was surveyed. The 362 respondents (56 percent response rate) indicated their perceived level of preparedness and the importance to practice of 75 topics in the dental school curriculum. The means for level of preparedness and importance to practice were plotted for each of the 75 topics. Those topics that new dentists believed to be underemphasized or overemphasized in the curriculum were identified. These findings have implications for planning curricular changes for dental education.
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Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde , Odontólogos , Educação em Odontologia , Adulto , Currículo , Dentística Operatória/educação , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Administração da Prática Odontológica , Prática Profissional , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Children rinsed twice daily with one of two concentrations of calcium glycerophosphate or a placebo. Plaque was collected at two-week intervals for eight weeks, and Löe and Silness Indices determined. Results indicate a lower index rating and a higher phosphorus content for experimental groups than for the control at the four-week examination.
