Current State of Professionalism Curriculum in Oral Health Education.

Aim: The aim of this study was to systematically review the relevant literature on teaching professionalism in dental curricula and report the relevant data from a survey of members of the Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) on the topic.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a systematic review of the literature and a cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire regarding teaching and assessment of professionalism in dental schools, members of the ADEE. The literature review identified 33 articles related to professionalism in dental curricula.

'Don't forget the mouth!': a process evaluation of a public oral health project in community-dwelling frail older people.

Background: Older people are encouraged to remain community dwelling, even when they become care-dependent. Not every dental practice is prepared or able to provide care to community-dwelling frail older people, while their ability to maintain oral health and to visit a dentist is decreasing, amongst others due to multiple chronic diseases and/or mobility problems. The public oral health project 'Don't forget the mouth! (DFTM!) aimed to improve the oral health of this population, by means of early recognition of decreased oral health as well as by establishing interprofessional care.

Experience with bruxism in the everyday oral implantology practice in the Netherlands: a qualitative study.

Objective: To explore how bruxism is dealt with by accredited oral implantologists within daily clinical practice.

Materials And Methods: Nine semi-structured interviews of oral implantologists practicing in non-academic clinical practices in the Netherlands were performed, and thematic analysis was conducted using a framework-based approach.

Results: Oral implant treatments in bruxing patients were a generally well-accepted practice.

Why seek treatment for temporomandibular disorder pain complaints? A study based on semi-structured interviews.

Aims: To identify potential predictors of self-reported sleep bruxism (SB) within children's family and school environments.

Methods: A Aims: To assess possible differences between care seekers and non-care seekers with temporomandibular disorder (TMD) pain complaints, by using semi-structured interviews.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were held with 16 subjects who had TMD- pain complaints: 8 care seekers and 8 non-care seekers, matched for age, sex, pain intensity, and fear of movement.

Care seeking for orofacial pain.

Aims: To determine the contribution of a wide range of factors to care-seeking behavior in orofacial pain patients, expressed as (A) decision to seek care and (B) number of health care practitioners visited.

Methods: Subjects with orofacial pain complaints were recruited in seven TMD clinics and from a nonclinical population sample. They received a questionnaire including a wide range of possible predictors.

The reproducibility and responsiveness of a patient-specific approach: a new instrument in evaluation of treatment of temporomandibular disorders.

Aims: To evaluate the choice of activities on the Patient Specific Approach (PSA) in a sample of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) patients and to determine the clinimetric properties of the visual analog scale (VAS) scores of the PSA, in terms of reproducibility and responsiveness.

Methods: At treatment start, TMD patients reported the PSA activity which represents the most important activity that is impaired due to their TMD complaints. The amount of hindrance during this activity was rated on a VAS.