Validation of a simplified oral indicator for home care nurses to refer older people to dental care professionals.

Objectives: This study aims to explore the identification of older people in need of dental consultation, with a Simplified Oral Indicator (SOI) used by home care nurses (HCNs) and with the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI-NL) completed by older people themselves, compared with the Oral Health Assessment Tool (OHAT-NL), performed by dental hygienists.

Methods: The HCNs completed SOI based on their professional view, knowledge and experience; scores red/orange/green were given to older people for oral health and oral hygiene. Older people completed the GOHAI-NL and dental hygienists completed the OHAT-NL.

Health literacy, oral diseases, and contributing pathways: results from the Lifelines Cohort Study.

Objective: Health literacy (HL), the ability to deal with information related to one's health, may affect oral health via several routes. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the association of HL with oral diseases, and whether this association is mediated by oral health behaviour and dental care utilisation.

Methods: We included 26,983 participants from the prospective multigenerational Dutch Lifelines Cohort Study to estimate the association between limited health literacy, and self-reported oral health outcomes (edentulism and gingivitis), and mediation by oral health behaviour and dental care utilisation.

Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the oral health behaviour of young children.

Aim: Children up to the age of 10 are dependant primarily on their caregivers for oral care; COVID-19 lockdowns may have disrupted this care. We therefore assessed whether the COVID-19 lockdown affected routine parental oral care for their children.

Methods: A short online survey regarding oral health behaviour and changes in the home setting during the COVID-19 lockdown was emailed to parents (n = 782, response 15%) participating in an existing study 'Healthy Teeth All Aboard (HTAA)'.

The association between serum vitamin D status and dental caries or molar incisor hypomineralisation in 7-9-year-old Norwegian children: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Research focusing on the association between serum vitamin D and oral health outcomes in children, such as dental caries and molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH), shows inconsistent results. Previous studies have predominantly investigated dental caries and MIH as dichotomized outcomes, which limits the information on their distribution. In addition, the methods used for analysing serum vitamin D have varied.

Long-term effects of a community-based oral health intervention for young children in the Netherlands: A 5-year follow-up.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess whether referral of parents of 6 months old children by a well-child care (WCC) clinic medical practitioner for an early first dental visit combined with the Non Operative Caries Treatment and Prevention (NOCTP) approach in dental practices was effective to maintain oral health in children.

Methods: The study was conducted as a quasi-experimental comparative pre-post trial with a baseline measurement before the intervention. In total 1347 children were allocated at the age of 6 months and 306 children (intervention group: n = 166; care as usual (CAU) group: n = 140) underwent an oral examination at 5 years of age and their parents completed a questionnaire.

Referral from well-child care clinics to dental clinics leads to earlier initiation of preventive dental visits: A quasi-experimental study.

Background: An ealy first preventive dental visit for children is recommended no later than twelve months. However, still many children have their first dental visit relatively late.

Aim: To evaluate whether active or passive referral by a well-child care (WCC) physician of babies for a first preventive dental visit leads to earlier initiation of dental care.

A Qualitative Evaluation of the Implementation of an Oral Care Program in Home Care Nursing.

An Oral Care Program (OCP) was implemented in home care nursing teams in a northern province of the Netherlands to improve the oral health and hygiene of older people who make use of formal home care in 2018-2019. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the experiences of the stakeholders involved (older people, home-care nurses and dental hygienists) and to report the experienced impact of OCP, with a qualitative approach. Three dental hygienists, nine home care nurses, and eight older people were interviewed with semi-structured interviews, which were audio recorded, transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis.

Dental caries in a Norwegian adult population, the HUNT4 oral health study; prevalence, distribution and 45-year trends.

Objective: To investigate dental caries prevalence amongst adults in Central Norway and assess changes over the last 45 years.

Materials And Methods: The cross-sectional HUNT4 Oral Health Study was conducted in 2017-2019. A random sample of 4913 participants aged ≥19 years answered questionnaires and underwent clinical and radiographic examinations.

Determinants and barriers for visiting a dental clinic among (frail) older individuals.

Aims: With increasing age, the proportion of older individuals visiting a dental clinic decreases. The aim was to gain insight into a) whether frailty or dental status were associated with visiting a dental clinic and b) their perceived barriers to accessing oral health care.

Methods: Individuals eligible for the yearly influenza vaccination in Winschoten, The Netherlands, were invited to participate in a questionnaire survey about dental visits and perceived barriers to such visits.

Evaluation of an Oral Care Program to Improve the Oral Health of Home-Dwelling Older People.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the implementation of an Oral Care Program on home care nurses' attitudes and knowledge about oral health (care) and the impact on older people's oral health. A pre-post study, without a control group, was conducted. A preventive Oral Care Program (OCP) was designed, focusing on home care nurses and older people, in collaboration with dental hygienists.

Validity of data collection methods for time spent, professional involvement and treatment volume for the purpose of cost-effectiveness studies in dentistry.

Objectives: Economic evaluations can support provision of adequate and affordable oral care, requiring valid information on costs. The aim was to assess the validity of (a) patients' self-report (PS) and routine electronic patient records (EPR) regarding time spent per visit and (b) PS regarding types of treatment and type of dental professionals involved.

Methods: Data were collected in four dental clinics regarding time spent using PS and EPR, on types of treatment and dental professionals involved using PS.

Oral health-related quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative condition affecting the quality of life. Due to a worsening of oral health in PD patients with the progression of the disease, oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) could be impaired as well.

Objectives: To assess whether PD patients in The Netherlands experience worse OHRQoL than historical controls, and to investigate which factors are associated with OHRQoL in PD patients.

Periodontal breakdown inter-tooth relationships in estimating periodontitis-related tooth loss.

Objectives: The reasons for tooth extraction are rarely recorded in epidemiological datasets. It poses a diagnostic challenge to determine if tooth loss is related to periodontal disease (TLPD). The present study aimed to assess the inter-tooth relationships based on the periodontal characteristics of existing teeth.

Trends in socioeconomic inequality of periodontal health status among Dutch adults: a repeated cross-sectional analysis over two decades.

Background: Studies exclusively focusing on trends in socioeconomic inequality of oral health status in industrialized countries are relatively sparse. This study aimed to assess possible differences in oral hygiene and periodontal status among people of different socioeconomic status (SES) in the Netherlands over two decades.

Methods: A repeated cross-sectional analysis of 3083 participants aged 25-54 years was conducted on the Dutch National Oral Health Surveys of 1995, 2002, 2007, and 2013.

Dietary inflammatory potential is associated with poor periodontal health: A population-based study.

Aim: To investigate the association between dietary inflammatory potential and poor periodontal health.

Material And Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative sample of participants was performed. NHANES 2011-2014 (n = 7081) and NHANES 2001-2004 (n = 5098) were used as discovery and validation datasets, respectively.

Experiencing Financial Strain and Clinically Assessed Caries Experience in Dentate Adults Aged 25-44 Years: An Exploration of Potential Pathways.

Large socioeconomic inequalities still exist in oral health. It is already known that oral health-related behaviour may contribute to these inequalities, but why people with a lower socioeconomic position behave less healthily is not easily understood. A possible explanation that integrates insights on health behaviour, stress, and financial resources is the pathway of behavioural responses to financial strain.

Oral health and oral health behaviour of adolescents with mild or borderline intellectual disabilities compared with a national representative sample of 17-year-olds in the Netherlands.

Background: People with intellectual disabilities have worse health outcomes compared to their peers without. However, regarding oral health parameters, recent systematic reviews reported conflicting evidence. The aim was to assess whether adolescents with MBID differ from their peers in oral health and oral health behaviour.

The prevalence of awake bruxism and sleep bruxism in the Dutch adolescent population.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of awake bruxism and sleep bruxism in the Dutch adolescent population.

Materials And Methods: As part of a large epidemiologic survey on oral health of the general Dutch adolescent population in 2017, a total of 920 subjects were asked about their bruxism behaviour during daytime and during sleep. The collected data were subjected to stratified analysis by two age groups (for 17 and 23 years, respectively), gender and socio-economic status.

White Blood Cell Count Mediates the Association Between Periodontal Inflammation and Cognitive Performance Measured by Digit Symbol Substitution Test Among Older U.S. Adults.

Background: Systemic effects of periodontal infection may increase the risk of central neuroinflammation, aggravating impaired cognition. This study aims to examine whether systemic inflammatory factors mediate the possible association between periodontal inflammation and cognitive function.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 766 participants aged ≥ 60 years and who had completed periodontal and cognitive examinations in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001-2002.

Effectiveness of a short web-based film targeting parental oral health knowledge in a well-child care setting.

Young children rely on their parents with respect to oral health routines. However, parental knowledge on this topic is often insufficient. Well-child care may be an excellent route to reach parents because almost all of them attend.

The Relationship between Caries-Specific Quality of Life and Generic Wellbeing in a Dutch Pediatric Population.

Dental caries has significant negative impacts on the lives of children and young people. Whilst the impacts on children's oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) have been increasingly investigated, the effect on children's overall wellbeing remains largely unknown. Data were obtained from a survey conducted across four cities in the Netherlands.

The prevalence of awake bruxism and sleep bruxism in the Dutch adult population.

Background: Awake bruxism and sleep bruxism are common conditions amongst adult populations, although prevalence data are scarce.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of awake bruxism and sleep bruxism in the Dutch adult population.

Methods: As part of a large epidemiologic survey on oral health of the general Dutch adult population, a total of 1209 subjects were asked about their bruxism behaviour during the day and during their sleep.

Socio-economic inequality in oral health in childhood to young adulthood, despite full dental coverage.

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess differences in caries experience according to socio-economic status (SES) in a health-care system with full coverage of dental costs for children up to the age of 18 yr. In 2011 and 2014, by performing hurdle negative binomial models, we obtained data on 3,022 children and young adults aged 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, and 23 yr, living in four cities in the Netherlands. At all ages between 5 and 23 yr, the percentages of children with caries-free dentitions were lower and mean caries experience were higher in low-SES than in high-SES participants.

Prevalence of Caries among Schoolchildren in the Interior of Suriname.

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of caries among children living in the interior of Suriname and to investigate the influence of the reachability of their habitats and different ethnicities on the prevalence of caries. As part of children's regular dental check-ups, data on the prevalence of caries were registered for schoolchildren ( = 1,309) living in four different regions. Prevalence of caries was expressed by the number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT index).

Erosive tooth wear: Knowledge among young adults and their preferred information sources.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to learn more about levels of knowledge relating to erosive tooth wear and about the most desirable way of disseminating dental information among young adults.

Methods: The research was a cross-sectional study of 331 young adults (20-25 years old) attending 25 dental care practices. Participants were asked to fill out a questionnaire with questions about their background, knowledge relating to erosive tooth wear and the preferred way of acquiring information about erosive tooth wear.