Effectiveness of a School-Based Oral Health Promotion Program on Dental Caries Among Iraqi School Children: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.

Aim: To assess the effectiveness of a school-based oral health promotion program on dental caries of permanent dentition among Iraqi children.

Methods: A cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted with a parallel study group, comprising 8-10-year-old schoolchildren, 186 in each group. At the beginning of the study, subjects in the intervention group received oral health education and a single dose of 5% sodium fluoride varnish for all teeth surfaces while the control group only received oral health education.

The association between dental caries, periodontal diseases, and tooth loss with diabetes mellitus among the elderly population.

Purpose: Our study investigated the association between dental caries, periodontal diseases, and tooth loss with diabetes mellitus (DM) among the elderly population, representing the first study of its kind in Iran.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional community-based study as a part of the second wave of the Birjand longitudinal aging study (BLAS, 2021-2022) for people older than 60. We used the Comprehensive Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Tool (CGOHAT) for the oral health evaluation.

Association between dental clinical measures and oral health-related quality of life among Iraqi schoolchildren: A cross-sectional study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the association between dental clinical measures and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) together with the potential mediating role of sociodemographic factors and oral health behaviours on this association in a group of Iraqi children.

Methods: The target population for this cross-sectional study consisted of 372 primary school children aged 8-10 years in the city of Kut, Iraq, during the year 2022. The participants were selected using a multi-stage random sampling technique.

Breast Cancer Detection with an Ensemble of Deep Learning Networks Using a Consensus-Adaptive Weighting Method.

Breast cancer's high mortality rate is often linked to late diagnosis, with mammograms as key but sometimes limited tools in early detection. To enhance diagnostic accuracy and speed, this study introduces a novel computer-aided detection (CAD) ensemble system. This system incorporates advanced deep learning networks-EfficientNet, Xception, MobileNetV2, InceptionV3, and Resnet50-integrated via our innovative consensus-adaptive weighting (CAW) method.

Dental Rehabilitation of the Unilateral Cleft Dental Gap: A Single Institution Experience With Long-Term Follow-Up.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with the management of the cleft dental gap after alveolar bone grafting.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of patients with unilateral cleft lip and alveolus or palate who had successful alveolar bone grafting. Our primary study outcome was alveolar cleft management (orthodontic closure or space maintenance).

Understanding why oral health professionals migrate: A qualitative investigation of Iranian dentists who have moved to Canada (Oral health professionals' migration).

Background: The migration of health professionals from Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) to High-Income countries (HICs) is an ongoing phenomenon that has been accelerating with globalisation. While there has been growing research around the migration of physicians and nurses, there is less understanding of the motives surrounding the migration of dentists, and even less about their migration from specific countries.

Objectives: This qualitative study explores the migration motivations of Iranian dentists who have moved to Canada.

Competencies for dental public health specialists: A thematic analysis.

Introduction: Competency frameworks have been used to accurately guide the training and assessment of professionals. Dental Public Health professionals require a variety of skills beyond clinical aspects to meet ongoing social, economic, epidemiologic, technological, etc. developments.

Prediction of micro-hardness in thread rolling of St37 by convolutional neural networks and transfer learning.

Unlabelled: This study introduces a non-destructive method by applying convolutional neural networks (CNN) to predict the micro-hardness of the thread-rolled steel. Material microstructure images were collected for our research, and micro-hardness tests were conducted to label the extracted microstructure images. In recent years, researchers have used machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) models to predict material properties for forming, machining, additive manufacturing, and other processes.

Oral health-related quality of life changes during phase 1 Class II malocclusion treatment using Frankel 2 and Twin-block appliances: A short-term follow-up study.

Introduction: Orthodontic treatment procedures affect oral health-related quality of life. This study analyzed and compared the patients using the Frankel 2 Regulator (FR2) and Twin-block (TB) orthodontic appliances.

Methods: This follow-up observational study comprised adolescents aged 10-16 years with Class II malocclusion seeking orthodontic treatment, between April and December 2019, in a private orthodontic clinic.

WHO Global Consultation on Public Health Intervention against Early Childhood Caries.

Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is prevalent around the world, but in particular the disease is growing rapidly in low- and middle-income countries in parallel with changing diet and lifestyles. In many countries, ECC is often left untreated, a condition which leads to pain and adversely affects general health, growth and development, and quality of life of children, their families and their communities. Importantly, ECC is also a global public health burden, medically, socially and economically.

Friendship Network and Dental Brushing Behavior among Middle School Students: An Agent Based Modeling Approach.

By using a standard questionnaire, the level of dental brushing frequency was assessed among 201 adolescent female middle school students in Tehran. The initial assessment was repeated after 5 months, in order to observe the dynamics in dental health behavior level. Logistic Regression model was used to evaluate the correlation among individuals' dental health behavior in their social network.

WITHDRAWN: Acyclovir for treating primary herpetic gingivostomatitis.

The Cochrane Oral Health Group withdrew this review as of Issue 1, 2016. The review is out of date and does not meet current Cochrane methodological standards. It will be superseded by a new expanded Cochrane review on Interventions for treating primary herpetic gingivostomatitis.

Dental students' perceived barriers in geriatric dental care active involvement.

Objectives: The present study assessed dental students' perceived barriers to geriatric dental care provision.

Methods: Out of 512 dental students in Iranian dental schools were participated in the study 464 were completed the questionnaire. The mean age of the dental students was 25.

Senior dental student's attitudes toward older adults and knowledge of geriatric dental care in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Dental students should have knowledge of geriatric dental care and positive attitudes toward elderly patients. This study assessed senior dental students' knowledge of geriatric dental care and their attitude towards elderly patients. A descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted on volunteer senior students in all dental schools (n = 512) in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Patients' attitudes towards the role of dentists in tobacco cessation counselling after a brief and simple intervention.

Dental professionals are in a unique position to promote smoking cessation among their patients. We evaluated the effects of a brief counselling intervention by a dentist on patients' attitude towards the role of dentists in tobacco cessation programmes. In a semi-experimental study in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, 70 eligible smokers were selected and randomly assigned to intervention and control groups.

Framework for assessing stewardship of the oral health system in Islamic Republic of Iran.

This study designed a framework for assessing the stewardship function of the oral health system in Islamic Republic of Iran. The modified RAND Corporation/University of California Los Angeles (RAND-UCLA) Appropriateness Method was used in a 2-step process that combined literature evidence and the collective judgement of experts. After a comprehensive literature review, policy instruments related to stewardship components were extracted as candidate standards and categorized according to the 6 sub-functions of stewardship (accountability; defining strategic direction; alignment of policy objectives and organizational structure; regulation; intersectoral leadership; and generation of intelligence).

Developing a policy guidance for financing dental care in Iran using the RAND Appropriateness Method.

Objective: This study aimed to provide recommendations on health care financing with special emphasis on dental care.

Methods: The RAND Appropriateness Method was employed to obtain the collective opinion of a multidisciplinary panel of experts on a set of recommendation statements regarding Iranian dental care financing. An initial set of recommendations were identified from a literature review.

Stewardship of National Oral Health system in Iran: its strengths and weaknesses.

Aims: In this study, we assess the strengths, challenges and opportunities regarding the oral health system stewardship in Iran.

Methods: A mixed methodology was used, comprised of a quantitative questionnaire using the functional standards, semi structured interviews with key stakeholders and document review. The level of current attainments of each standard was determined based on a Likert-type scale.

Knowledge and attitude of dental faculty members towards evidence-based dentistry in Iran.

Introduction: Educating dental practitioners is a major component in obtaining evidence-based approach to oral health care, but there is no evidence about knowledge and attitude of dental faculty members towards evidence-based dentistry (EBD) in Iran.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using self-administered questionnaires on dental school faculties in Iran to assess their knowledge and attitude towards basic principles and methods of EBD. A total of eight dental schools were randomly selected of 17 public and two existing private schools.

Social insurance for dental care in Iran: a developing scheme for a developing country.

Aims: This study aimed to describe the current situation with regard to dental care provided under social insurance in Iran in qualitative terms and to assess it critically with regard to equity and efficiency.

Methods: After a thorough review of the relevant literature, a template of topics, which included population coverage, range of treatment provided, contracting mechanisms, fees, level of co-payments and dental share of total health expenditures, was developed by a panel of Iranian health finance experts. It was used during interviews with informed persons from the different Iranian social funds.

Dentists' familiarity with tobacco cessation programs in dental settings in Iran.

Objectives: The current study assessed Iranian dentists' practice, knowledge, perceived barriers, and attitudes toward helping patients to quit. We hypothesized that Iranian dentists would have limited knowledge and awareness of tobacco cessation methods or of their important role in encouraging patients to quit. We expected the combination of quantitative and qualitative research to yield important insights regarding effective methods of engaging Iranian dentists in tobacco intervention.