Non-utilization of oral health services and associated factors among children and adolescents: an integrative review.

Objective: To review publications exploring non-utilization of oral health services and to identify factors associated with non-utilization of oral health services among children and adolescents.

Materials And Methods: An integrative review design was adopted. A search was conducted for research articles published during the period from 2000 to April 2021 in five databases, Medline via Ovid, Scopus, CINAHL, Cochrane Library and Web of Science.

Survival of primary molars with pulpotomy interventions: public oral health practice-based study in Helsinki.

Objectives: To assess long-term survival of pulpotomized primary molars and factors related to the survival of the teeth.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective longitudinal study was based on electronic dental health records of children who attended public health service. Eligible children were <12 years and had a pulpotomy procedure code in their dental treatment history.

Estimating molar-incisor-hypomineralization among 8-year-olds based on 15-year public oral health practice-based data.

A wide range in the prevalence of molar-incisor-hypomineralization (MIH) has been reported. Population-based studies are recommended. However, such studies are expensive and time-consuming.

Survival of extensive restorations in primary molars: 15-year practice-based study.

Background: Caries decline in the western world is accompanied by strong polarization among children; 8% of Finnish 5-year-olds having 76% of untreated caries. This high caries risk group needs preventive and restorative strategies.

Aim: To explore survival of extensive restorations in primary molars.

Use of snus, its association with smoking and alcohol consumption, and related attitudes among adolescents: the Finnish National School Health Promotion Study.

Background: The relationship between the use of snus and lifestyle-related habits - especially in adolescence, when these behaviours begin and become established - is not widely studied. Our aim was to analyse associations between snus use and habits of and attitudes towards smoking and alcohol consumption among Finnish adolescents.

Methods: The study is a part of the National School Health Promotion Study in Finland.

Do self-assessed oral health and treatment need associate with clinical findings? Results from the Finnish Nationwide Health 2000 Survey.

Objective: To associate self-assessed oral health and treatment need with clinically determined findings.

Materials And Methods: As part of the Finnish nationwide comprehensive Health 2000 Survey, the present cross-sectional study included dentate participants aged 30-64 years who self-assessed their oral health and treatment need in an interview and who underwent a clinical oral health examination (n = 4385). Self-assessed oral health and treatment need were used as subjective indicators.

Oral health-related behaviours among dentate adults in Finland: findings from the Finnish Health 2000 Survey.

The aim of this study was to assess oral health-related behaviours among dentate adults. As part of the comprehensive Finnish Health 2000 Survey, this study included dentate subjects, 30-64 yr of age (n = 4,417). Based on interview and questionnaire data, information on nine oral health-related habits was elicited.

Nordic dental hygienists' willingness to perform new treatment measures: barriers and facilitators they encounter.

Background: In the Nordic countries, discussion on redistribution of clinical tasks between dentists and dental hygienists continues intensely.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyse Nordic dental hygienists' willingness to perform new treatment measures as well as their perceived barriers and facilitators to carrying out such measures.

Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted among a representative sample of dental hygienists in Finland and Norway (n=1733).

The role of sugar, xylitol, toothbrushing frequency, and use of fluoride toothpaste in maintenance of adults' dental health: findings from the Finnish National Health 2000 Survey.

We assessed the effect of certain oral health-related behaviours on adults' dental health. As part of the Finnish nationwide Health 2000 Survey, dentate subjects, 30-64 yr of age, reported their frequency of consumption of eight sugar- and xylitol-containing products, together with toothbrushing frequency and use of fluoride toothpaste, and underwent clinical oral examination (n = 4,361). The mean number of teeth present (NoT) was 24.

Patterns of oral cleaning habits and use of fluoride among dentate adults in Finland.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to identify the underlying patterns of oral cleaning habits and the use of fluoride, and to investigate their variations by studying the socioeconomic characteristics among Finnish dentate adults aged 30 to 64 years.

Materials And Methods: Participants of the nationwide Health 2000 survey who were dentate, aged 30 to 64 years, and underwent a health interview and a clinical oral examination, were included in the present study (n = 4419).

Results: In total, 79% of the women and 46% of the men reported to have brushed their teeth twice or more daily; 16% of the women and 14% of the men reported daily use of an electric toothbrush and 14% of the women and 5% of the men reported daily use of dental floss or an interdental brush.

Oral health-related self-efficacy beliefs and toothbrushing: Finnish and Turkish pre-adolescents' and their mothers' responses.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between cognitive and behavioural factors of preadolescents and those of their mothers, assessed in terms of self-efficacy beliefs and toothbrushing among Turkish and Finnish population in the framework of Social Cognitive Theory. The specific objective was to test if this possible association worked regardless of cultural differences.

Materials And Methods: Self-administered questionnaires for Finnish (n = 338) and Turkish (n = 611) pre-adolescents and their mothers were used to collect the information on cognitive (pre-adolescent and maternal self-efficacy) and behavioural factors (toothbrushing frequencies).

The Life-course Approach in Assessment of Dental Health: A Cross Sectional Study among Finnish and Turkish Pre-adolescents.

Objectives: Interest is growing on conceptualizing dental disease aetiology under the life-course approach. The aim of this study was to assess the association of dental caries experience with the major components of life-course approach, health- and behavioral capital, among Turkish and Finnish pre-adolescents, with different family-related characteristics, as this association has not been explored yet.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of Finnish (n=338) and Turkish (n=611) pre-adolescents was undertaken with questionnaires and oral health data.

Barriers to the provision of oral health education among Mongolian dentists.

Purpose: To study barriers to providing oral health education (OHE) to their patients among Mongolian dentists.

Subjects And Methods: A questionnaire survey was carried out in 2000 among practising dentists (n = 250) in the capital city of Mongolia. The response rate was 98%.

Caries-preventive measures applied by Mongolian dentists to their own children.

Purpose: To investigate caries-preventive measures (CPMs) applied by dentists in Mongolia to their own children in relation to the dentist-parents' professional and preventive care-related backgrounds and the children's dental health.

Materials And Methods: A questionnaire distributed to Mongolian dentists in 2000 surveyed their professional and preventive care-related backgrounds. The dentists filled in a dental chart for their own children aged 3 to 13 years and indicated which of seven listed CPMs were applied to each child.

Oral health and its determinants among Mongolian dentists.

This study compares the dental health of dentists with that of their population counterparts, and relates dentists' oral health to oral health behavior and professional preventive knowledge and orientation. A questionnaire requesting information on the dentists' oral health, preventive knowledge, and orientation and oral health behavior, was targeted at all actively practicing dentists (n = 250) in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar. A self-reported dentigram served as the basis for assessing dental health, while the 1996 National Oral Health Survey provided data for comparison with population counterparts.

Time and cohort changes in preventive practice among Mongolian dental students.

To evaluate time and cohort changes in preventive practice of dental students in Mongolia, a questionnaire was distributed to all clinical-year students in 2000 (n = 79) and in 2002 (n = 73) of the Dental School of the Mongolian National Medical University (MNMU). The questionnaire eliciting information on students' preventive care-related practice and knowledge, oral self-care (OSC) behaviour, and self-perceived competency, was administered to the students. Further, cross-sectional (between cohorts) comparisons to study changes over time and longitudinal (within-cohort) comparisons to reveal changes resulting from professional dental education were carried out.

Attendance at and self-perceived need for continuing education among Mongolian dentists.

In May 2000, a questionnaire-based survey was targeted at all Mongolian dentists practising in the capital city of Mongolia in May 2000 with the aim of evaluating attendance at and the self-perceived need for continuing education (CE) in relation to their background characteristics and to their attitude towards CE. The response rate was 98% (n = 245), with 38% of the dentists reporting a CE learning opportunity in at least one of the clinical disciplines of dentistry during the 2 years prior to the survey. A need for CE in at least one of the disciplines was perceived by 58%.

Preventive practice of Mongolian dental students.

To investigate the preventive practice of Mongolian dental students, in relation to their knowledge of preventive care, self-perceived competency, oral self-care, and dental health status, a questionnaire was distributed to all (n = 79) clinical-year students of The Dental School of the Mongolian National Medical University. Dental students' reported preventive practice was explained by their knowledge of preventive care (P = 0.002) and self-perceived competency (P = 0.