Early identification of people at high risk of oral cancer-A review of existing risk prediction models.

Prediction plays a ubiquitous role in cancer care. At every stage of the illness, the patient, the physician, and the family must make numerous decisions. Utilizing epidemiological, clinical, biological, lifestyle, and genetic factors, a cancer-specific risk assessment model calculates the likelihood of developing cancer.

Perception of Caregivers about Oral Health Services for Institutionalized Older Adults: A Mixed Method Study.

Background: In India, the absence of formal training in geriatric dentistry and the lack of recognition of it as a speciality contributes to the deterioration of oral health in the older adults. India lacks specific oral healthcare policies for older adults. Additionally, caregivers' perspective in old age homes regarding oral healthcare services remains underexplored, necessitating further studies in this context.

Development and Validation of Social-Cognitive Theory Based Oral Cancer Awareness Assessment Tool for Adolescents.

Introduction: Creating oral cancer awareness among adolescents will bring change by modifying the risk factors responsible for oral cancer. Social cognitive theory (SCT) is one promising theory for developing oral cancer awareness programmes among school adolescents. However, data are limited on SCT-based intervention assessment in creating oral cancer awareness among rural community.

Faculty satisfaction and perception regarding emergency remote teaching : An exploratory study.

Background: The COVID 19 pandemic which made its presence felt by March 2020 made the educators and administrators, both of whom had very little experience with alternate teaching and learning methods, look for alternate methods of delivering the teaching learning. Because of the mandates from apex bodies, faculty members were forced to delve into an unknown territory of Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT). This study aimed to explore the factors that contributed to faculty satisfaction for ERT, the challenges faced, and suggestions for improving online teaching.

Adherence to components of Health Promoting Schools in schools of Bengaluru, India.

Schools provide a crucial platform for health promotion as the school years are a vital stage in one's life, where lifelong general and oral health-related behaviours are developed and established. The components of Health Promoting Schools (HPSs) suggested by World Health Organization provide guidance for facilitating health promotion within this setting. This study aimed to assess the adherence to the components of HPSs amongst schools in Bengaluru, India utilizing a comprehensive tool developed for the purpose.

Importance and Potential of Dentists in Identifying Patients at High Risk of Diabetes.

Objectives: The study was conducted to assess the utilization of medical and dental services by dental patients at two dental school hospitals and to approximate the number of patients having no known previous diagnosis of type 2 diabetes but are at high risk of acquiring it.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at two dental school hospitals in India. A 20-item questionnaire was administered as interviews among the dental patients aged 35 to 55 years.

Inventory Analysis in a Private Dental Hospital in Bangalore, India.

Introduction: There are various approaches for inventory management. Of all the inventory control systems, ABC (Always, Better, Control) and VED (Vital, Essential, Desirable) matrix is most suitable for dental stores. We could not find any literature pertaining to inventory analysis in a private dental hospital.

Quantification of Dental Health Care Waste Generated among Private Dental Practices in Bengaluru City.

Background: Bengaluru, in India has more than 1148 practicing dentists for a population of 8.42 million. The amount and type of dental health care waste (DHCW) generated by the dental practitioners has to be assessed prior to chalking out and implementation of an effective DCHW management plan.

Preparation and evaluation of information leaflet for tobacco users.

Background: There is general lack of knowledge concerning the sings, symptoms, and risk factors of oral cancer in the general population, particularly among tobacco users. A challenging measure for the health care professions is to improve patients' knowledge about the causes and signs of oral cancer and, more importantly, to modify their health behaviors. The most frequent approach used to achieve this is production of leaflet.

Effectiveness of oral health education in children - a systematic review of current evidence (2005-2011).

Background: So that resources and manpower are allocated in a way of most benefit to the population, systematic review of available evidence on the effectiveness of programmes and interventions is required.

Objectives: To assess the quality of evidence presented in studies carried out to investigate the effectiveness of oral health education in children.

Methods: The MEDLINE (PubMed) bibliographic database was searched for English-language articles published from 2005 to 2011.

Antibacterial efficacy of triphala against oral streptococci: an in vivo study.

Background: Triphala is a botanical preparation consisting of equal parts of three herbal fruits. Much revered in Ayurveda, triphala has been proven to have antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal actions.

Aims And Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of 6% triphala in a mouthwash formulation on the salivary streptococci levels at the end of 48 h and 7 days, of twice a day usage, and to compare the same with 0.

Assessment of antibacterial efficacy of triphala against mutans streptococci: a randomised control trial.

Purpose: Triphala is an ayurvedic preparation with known antimicrobial action. This study was carried out to assess the antibacterial efficacy of triphala against salivary mutans streptococci in comparison with the 'gold standard' chlorhexidine.

Materials And Methods: A double blind randomised control trial was conducted among 57 volunteers who were assessed to be in the high caries risk category.

Feasibility of including APF gel application in a school oral health promotion program as a caries-preventive agent: a community intervention trial.

A community intervention trial was conducted to assess the feasibility of APF gel as a caries-preventive agent in a high-risk group of school children in Bangalore City. The study was conducted in two schools, randomly selected from a list of schools catering to underprivileged children. These schools were randomly allocated into experimental and control groups.

The relationship of malocclusion as assessed by the Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI) with perceptions of aesthetics, function, speech and treatment needs among 14- to 15-year-old schoolchildren of Bangalore, India.

Purpose: The present study was primarily carried out to assess the severity of malocclusion and treatment needs of 14- to 15-year-old schoolchildren of Bangalore, India, using the Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI) and to correlate them with the subjective perception of aesthetics, function, speech and treatment needs.

Methods: A total of 1618 students aged 14 to 15 years, who were randomly selected from 40 government and private schools, were included in the present study. The subjects were asked about their self-perception of malocclusion using a structured questionnaire.

Prevalence of maxillofacial injuries by motorized two wheeler road traffic accidents in Bangalore city.

Introduction: Two wheeler users in India are the most vulnerable for road fatalities and two wheelers constitute the major portion of vehicular traffic.

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of maxillofacial injuries among the victims of motorized two wheeler road traffic accidents in Bangalore city.

Materials And Methods: Medical records of cases reported during January 2006-June 2007 to hospitals were considered and data regarding age, sex, date of trauma, rider or pillion rider, alcohol consumption, site of injury on the face and associated injuries to other parts of the body were recorded.

Perceptions and concerns about dental fluorosis as assessed by tooth surface index of fluorosis among high school children in an area of endemic fluorosis--Kaiwara.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the perceptions and concerns about dental fluorosis among high school children in an area that is endemic to fluorosis, and to correlate the children's perceptions of dental fluorosis with different scores of tooth surface index of fluorosis.

Materials And Methods: The study was conducted among 155 children affected with fluorosis, aged between 12 and 16 years, studying in all four high schools of Kaiwara, Karnataka, India. Fluorosis was assessed on labial surfaces of maxillary anterior teeth using tooth surface index of fluorosis, and the data were collected using a self-administered pretested questionnaire that was given to the study subjects.