Partial-mouth periodontal examination protocol for estimating periodontitis extent and severity in a US population.

We have previously demonstrated that half-mouth four-site periodontal examination protocol performed well in estimating periodontitis prevalence. This study aimed to assess biases associated with this same protocol in estimating periodontitis extent and severity in a United States population. Periodontitis extent as determined by percentage of sites with clinical attachment loss (CAL) ≥3, and ≥5 mm and severity as determined by mean CAL were calculated for full-mouth examination and half-mouth four-site protocol based on 3734 adults sampled from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009-2010.

Assessment of partial-mouth periodontal examination protocols for periodontitis surveillance.

Objective: To evaluate bias associated with nine identified partial-mouth periodontal examination (PMPE) protocols in estimating periodontitis prevalence using the periodontitis case definition given by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention and American Academy of Periodontology (CDC/AAP).

Material And Methods: Prevalence from full-mouth examination was determined in a sample of 3667 adults ≥30 years old from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2009-2010. Prevalence, absolute bias, relative bias, sensitivity and inflation factor were derived for these protocols according to the CDC/AAP definition and half-reduced CDC/AAP definition as ≤50% of sites were measured.

Assessing periodontitis in populations: a systematic review of the validity of partial-mouth examination protocols.

Objective: To estimate bias associated with partial-mouth periodontal examination (PMPE) protocols regarding estimates of prevalence, severity and extent of clinical attachment loss (CAL), pocket depth (PD) and gingival recession (REC).

Material And Methods: A search was made for articles published in English, from 1946 to 2012, which compared PMPE versus full-mouth periodontal examination protocols for CAL or PD ≥ 4 mm or REC ≥3 mm thresholds. PMPE protocols were evaluated for sensitivity of estimates of periodontitis prevalence, relative biases for severity and extent estimates.

The journey beyond silos. Teaching and learning interprofessional ethics at UTHealth.

Interprofessional education and ethics education are two educational programs that blend together well, and, moreover, they are a natural fit for teaching in an academic health science center. The purpose of this paper is to describe our recent journey of developing and implementing an interprofessional ethics curriculum across the six schools of UTHealth. We provide an overview of the goals of the Campus-wide Ethics Program, which is housed in the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, and we highlight certain innovative developments that are the result of the collaborative work of faculty and administrators from all six schools of UTHealth.

Teaching evidence-based practice at the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston.

This brief report outlines the current curriculum for evidence-based practice at The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston (UTDB). This curriculum is now based on the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation 2010 Accreditation Standards for Dental Education Programs. Evidence-based practice is introduced to students in the first-year curriculum.