Publications by authors named "Eman A Bakhurji"
Background: Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) are the leading cause of child deaths in the Gulf Cooperation Council. This study aimed to investigate the effect of a social media educational campaign on parents' knowledge of child safety seats.
Methods: We conducted a pre-post interventional study as an online educational module in Arabic and English.
Background: Sugar-added diet has been associated with increased risk of developing dental caries.
Objective: To investigate the dietary determinants of caries prevalence and experience based on the frequency versus the quantity of consumption among Saudi schoolchildren.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that invited 12- to 15-year-old intermediate school students ( = 3000) in four cities in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
Objectives: To report the prevalence and distribution of nonsyndromic dental anomalies in children in eastern Saudi Arabia.
Methods: This retrospective records review study involved radiographic examination of 6-18 years old pediatric patients who attended the Dental Hospital of the College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Four calibrated examiners recorded nonsyndromic dental anomalies from patients' digital orthopantomograms (OPG).
Objectives: To assess dentists' practices and barriers towards infant oral healthcare (IOH) and anticipatory guidance (AG) in eastern Saudi Arabia.
Methods: A regional, cross-sectional survey was distributed to 340 (323 general dentists (GPs) and 17 pediatric dentists (PDs)) working in a governmental setting in eastern Saudi Arabia. A 23 close-ended, pilot-tested questionnaire was developed.
Objective: To assess the prevalence of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and its association with text anxiety among undergraduate medical, dental, and pharmacy students in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. . This cross-sectional study included health professions students who responded to Fonseca's questionnaire and Test Anxiety Inventory by Spielberger to evaluate TMD and test anxiety, respectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Community water fluoridation is known to play a significant role in enhancing oral health by reducing the incidence of dental caries. However, the level of fluoride in the supplied public water in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia is unknown.
Objective: To determine water fluoride levels at the main sources supplying water to households and schools in two major cities (Dammam and Al-Khobar) of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.