COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Behavioral and Attitudinal Changes in Caregivers.

To identify pandemic-related behavioral and attitudinal changes in caregivers. A 38-question cross-sectional survey was developed and distributed to English-speaking caregivers accompanying children for dental care in a hospital dental clinic. The questionnaire surveyed caregiver beliefs and behaviors regarding COVID19, whether the pandemic altered their use of medical and dental care or at-home health habits, as well as their attitudes toward medical and dental teams.

Estimated Carbon Emissions Associated With Dental Treatment For Early Childhood Caries.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the environmental impact of travel and anesthetic gas emissions associated with treating early childhood caries at a single institution. Outpatient preventive, treatment, and modeled general anesthesia (GA) cases in children 71 months old and younger were included in this retrospective chart review. The main outcomes were kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalents (kgCO₂e) for travel- and anesthetic gas-related emissions.

Associations Between Oral Health Fatalism and Demographic Factors, Dental Practices, Fatalism, and Oral Health Self-Efficacy.

To evaluate the relationship between demographics, dental beliefs and practices, fatalism, oral health self-efficacy, and oral health fatalism (OHF) among parent (guardian, caregivers). English-speaking parents of children presenting for dental care at a hospital dental clinic, a dental surgery center, and two private practices answered a 33-item questionnaire regarding demographics, general fatalistic views, and dental beliefs, practices, and history. Participants rated their agreement with the OHF statement: "Most children eventually develop dental cavities.

Assessing Pediatric Dental Resident Sedation Skills and Confidence with Simulation: A Pilot Study.

To conduct a pilot study assessing resident performance and self-efficacy during sedation-related simulations. Residents completed one informed consent and two sedation-related emergency simulations. Performance was measured for each simulation.

Knowledge and Perceptions of Dental Care During Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Adolescents and Young Adults.

To evaluate knowledge, perceptions and current practices regarding care-seeking behaviors and oral health in pregnant and non-pregnant adolescent and young adults, and to assess barriers to dental care during pregnancy.
An 18-question survey was distributed to patients in three tertiary hospital clinics in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Statistical analyses used chi-square and Fisher's exact tests, with significance at <0.

Impact on Dental Utilization of the Integration of Oral Health in Pediatric Primary Care Through Quality Improvement.

Objectives: To evaluate child-level dental utilization and expenditure outcomes based on if and where children received fluoride varnish (FV) at quality improvement (QI) medical practices, at non-QI medical practices, at dental practices, or those who never received FV from any practice.

Design: Retrospective claims-based analysis cohort study.

Setting: Children with Medicaid insurance through an Ohio pediatric accountable care organization.

The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Applicants to Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry Programs and Recommendations for Virtual Interviews.

To assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on applicants for advanced education programs in pediatric dentistry in the United States and provide recom- mendations for virtual interviews (VI).
A cross-sectional survey was emailed to pediatric dentistry applicants in the 2020-2021 cycle.
One hundred seventy-five applicants responded.

Safety Training in US Pediatric Dentistry Advanced Education Programs: A Survey of Program Directors.

Incorporation of patient safety and quality improvement into the educational framework of all health care trainees, including those in dentistry, is growing. The purpose of this study was to characterize the current state of patient safety training and education in US pediatric dentistry residency programs. A 19-item web-based survey was emailed to all US pediatric dentistry residency program directors in 2021.

Parent Training for Dental Care in Underserved Children With Autism: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have difficulty participating in dental care and experience significant unmet dental needs. We examined the efficacy of parent training (PT) for improving oral hygiene and oral health in underserved children with ASD.

Method: Families of Medicaid-eligible children with ASD (ages 3-13 years, 85% boys, 62% with intellectual disability) reporting difficulty with dental care participated in a 6-month randomized controlled trial comparing PT (n = 60) with a psychoeducational dental toolkit (n = 59).

Connecting Medical Personnel to Dentists via Teledentistry in a Children's Hospital System: A Pilot Study.

Investigators evaluated feasibility, acceptability, and sustainability of a teledentistry pilot program within a children's hospital network between March, 2018, and April, 2019. The program connected dentists to medical personnel and patients being treated in urgent care clinics, a primary care clinic, and a freestanding emergency department via synchronous video consultation. Three separate but parallel questionnaires evaluated caregiver, medical personnel, and dentist perspectives on the experience.

Absorbable Hemostatic Pack Effect After Primary Incisor Extraction: A Pilot Study and Introduction of a Novel Scale to Assess Post-Operative Bleeding.

Objectives: This pilot study compared hemostatic pack (HP) application with no intervention following extraction of maxillary primary incisors in healthy children for effect on bleeding time and influence of patient or tooth variables utilizing a novel scale for assessment of bleeding following extraction.

Study Design: A novel scale was created to assess bleeding after extraction. This scale was utilized in a randomized, split mouth study of healthy children ages 2-7 years old requiring extraction of at least 2 primary maxillary incisors under general anesthesia.

Correlates of oral health fatalism in caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder.

Aims: To study correlates of oral health fatalism (OHF) in caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Methods And Results: This exploratory analysis used baseline data from 118 Medicaid-eligible families of children with ASD in a multi-site randomized clinical trial of a parent training intervention supporting home oral hygiene and dental visits. About half (46%) of caregivers agreed with the statement "most children eventually develop dental cavities," endorsing OHF.

Access to Dental Visits and Correlates of Preventive Dental Care in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Dental care received by children in the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network (ATN) was compared to National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) data for children without special healthcare needs and children with parent-reported ASD. Correlates of obtained preventive dental services were examined within the ATN sample. Participants included 375 families of children ages 4 to 17 enrolled in the ATN.

Ohio dentists' awareness and incorporation of the dental home concept.

Background: The authors measured the awareness of the dental home concept among pediatric dentists (PDs) and general practice dentists (GPs) in Ohio and determined whether they included dental home characteristics for children 5 years and younger into their practices.

Methods: The authors sent a pretested 20-question survey to all Ohio PDs and to a random sample of approximately 20 percent of GPs in Ohio. The authors designed the survey to elicit information about dental home awareness and the extent to which dental home characteristics were incorporated into dental practices.

A survey of North Carolina safety-net dental clinics' methods for communicating with patients of limited english proficiency (LEP).

Objective: Dental providers are increasingly challenged in communicating with patients with limited English proficiency (LEP). Accordingly, the purpose of the study was to examine methods of communicating with patients with LEP in North Carolina (NC) safety-net dental clinics as perceived by dental staff.

Methods: An anonymous, 36-item, cross-sectional survey was distributed to representatives of 68 NC safety-net dental clinics.

Urgent care in the dental school setting: analysis of current environment and future challenges in emergency dental education.

Urgent dental care education is a critical aspect of the D.D.S.