The Role of Nationality in Childhood Caries in Qatar.

Unlabelled: Childhood primary dentition caries prevalence and experience is higher among Qatari than non-Qatari nationality children in Qatar but only this bivariate association has been described.

Objectives: There were two objectives. First, to understand the variation of primary dentition caries among 4- to 8-year-old children in Qatar across nationality classified into four groups, and second, to explore whether the association persisted in the presence of socio-demographic and behavioural indicators.

Correlates of childhood caries: A study in Qatar.

Background: The prevalance of dental caries in children in Qatar is high, which necessitates preventive efforts.

Aim: To identify the sociodemographic and behavioural correlates of dental caries in the primary dentition of children 4- to 8-year-olds in Qatar.

Design: Weighted data from the Qatar Child Oral Health Survey 2017 were analysed for caries prevalence (dmft>0) and experience (dmft).

Self-efficacy and oral health outcomes in a regional Australian Aboriginal population.

Background: Perceived self-efficacy has been associated with psychological well-being, health behaviours and health outcomes. Little is known about the influence of self-efficacy on oral health outcomes for Aboriginal adults in Australia, a population experiencing high levels of oral health conditions. This study examines associations between oral health-related self-efficacy and oral health outcomes in a regional Aboriginal Australian population and investigates whether the associations persist after adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics and other general and oral health-related psychosocial factors.

Water fluoridation, dental caries and parental ratings of child oral health.

Objectives: Previous studies have identified many demographic, socioeconomic, behavioural and clinical variables associated with subjective parental ratings of child oral health. This study investigated associations between children's lifetime exposure to fluoridated drinking water (LEFW) and dental caries prevalence and parental ratings.

Methods: Australia's National Child Oral Health Study 2012-2014 conducted oral epidemiological examinations for 24 664 children aged 5-14 and investigated risk factors for child oral health and disease through questionnaires.

Psychometric properties of the Child Oral-care Performance Assessment Scale.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of Child Oral-care Performance Assessment Scale (COPAS).

Methods: Items for the instrument were developed and pilot tested. This questionnaire was implemented in the Australian National Child Oral Health Study 2012-2014, whose aims included the assessment of oral care performance.

Critical review of the validity of patient satisfaction questionnaires pertaining to oral health care.

Objectives: Review the validation process reported for oral healthcare satisfaction scales that intended to measure general oral health care that is not restricted to specific subspecialties or interventions.

Methods: After preliminary searches, PUBMED and EMBASE were searched using a broad search strategy, followed by a snowball strategy using the references of the publications included from database searches. Title and abstract were screened for assessing inclusion, followed by a full-text screening of these publications.

Dental knowledge and dental service utilization: A 2-year follow-up study.

Objectives: To investigate associations of dental knowledge with dental service utilization over 2 years in South Australians aged 45-54 years.

Methods: In 2004-2005, a random sample of 2469 adults aged 45-54 years from Adelaide, South Australia, who were selected from the Australian electoral roll was surveyed. The outcome variables were the numbers of visits and dental services received over 2 years.

Factors Influencing Early Feeding of Foods and Drinks Containing Free Sugars-A Birth Cohort Study.

Early feeding of free sugars to young children can increase the preference for sweetness and the risk of consuming a cariogenic diet high in free sugars later in life. This study aimed to investigate early life factors influencing early introduction of foods/drinks containing free sugars. Data from an ongoing population-based birth cohort study in Australia were used.

Is clinical oral health poorer in regional areas compared with major city areas?

Objective: To determine if clinical oral health outcomes differ between people who reside in major city, inner regional and outer regional areas of Australia.

Design: Data from the National Survey of Adult Oral Health 2004-06 that used a clustered stratified random sampling design with telephone interviews, standardised oral epidemiological examinations and self-complete questionnaires were used to compare the clinical oral health.

Main Outcome Measures: Decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth.

Findings and patterns on MRI and MR spectroscopy in neonates after therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy treatment.

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to describe the findings and patterns of injury on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) after whole-body hypothermia treatment for neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.

Methods: A retrospective review of consecutive term neonates treated with whole-body hypothermia was performed. Data recorded included demographics and MRI and MRS findings, and day of life (DOL) studies were performed.

Oral health status of Vietnamese children: findings from the National Oral Health Survey of Vietnam 1999.

Unlabelled: The National Oral Health Survey of Vietnam 1999 was conducted to inform policy development.

Aims: The aims were to describe the oral health status, to analyze its socioeconomic distribution, and to evaluate change over time in the oral health of Vietnamese children.

Methods: A multistaged stratified sampling process was employed.

Oral health status of Vietnamese adults: findings from the National Oral Health Survey of Vietnam.

Background: The National Oral Health Survey of Vietnam 1999 was conducted to inform policy development.

Aims: This article aims to describe the oral health status, analyze its socioeconomic distribution, and evaluate change over time in the oral health of the adult population of Vietnam.

Methods: A multistaged stratified sampling process was used.

Dental self-care and dietary characteristics of remote-living Indigenous children.

Introduction: Indigenous children in remote communities carry a disproportionate amount of the dental disease burden among Australian 4-12 year-olds. However, there have been no reports of dental service use, dental self-care or dietary characteristics among remote-living Indigenous children. This information may provide insight into behaviours linked with the high levels of dental disease observed.