Effectiveness of various health education methods amongst primary healthcare workers of western Uttar Pradesh, Delhi (National Capital Region), India: A promotive intervention study.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of various health education methods for improving oral health knowledge of accredited social health activists (ASHA) and workers of Muradnagar Block, Ghaziabad-Delhi NCR.

Methods: A promotive interventional study was conducted amongst 301 ASHA and workers of Muradnagar block at three steps such as baseline, oral health education programme (OHEP), and reinforcement to assess their oral health knowledge using predesigned, close-ended, validated, questionnaire. Four different methods were used in OHEP to disseminate knowledge, namely, health talks, posters, and pamphlets, PowerPoint presentations, and a combination of all methods.

Perception of Dental and Medical Teaching Faculty Regarding Mobile Dental Application.

Context: Mobile dental applications.

Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the attitude and awareness about use of mobile dental apps among the dental and medical teaching faculty of Ghaziabad district.

Settings And Design: Cross-sectional questionnaire survey.

Systematic review of genetic association studies in people with Lewy body dementia.

Objectives: Lewy body dementia (LBD) causes more morbidity, disability, and earlier mortality than Alzheimer disease. Molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration in LBD are poorly understood. We aimed to do a systematic review of all genetic association studies that investigated people with LBD for improving our understanding of LBD molecular genetics and for facilitating discovery of novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets for LBD.

Prevalence of periodontal status among nicotine dependent individuals of 35-44 years attending community dental camps in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh.

Background: Tobacco is the second driving reasons for mortality worldwide and its broad utilization in the smoking and smokeless form have added to the expanding weight of non-communicable disease.

Aim: To study the prevalence of periodontal status among nicotine dependent individuals of 35-44 years attending community dental camps in Ghaziabad District, Uttar Pradesh.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 800 individuals with the age range of 35-44 years.

Association between maternal dental anxiety and its effect on the oral health status of their child: An institutional cross sectional study.

Aim: To assess the association between maternal dental anxiety and its effect on the oral health status of their child, in Murad nagar -An institutional cross-sectional study.

Materials And Methods: Among the randomly selected 200 mother-child pairs, a cross-sectional study was done. The children of 2-5 years were selected for the study.

Effect of Short-term Consumption of Amul Probiotic Yogurt Containing La5 and Lactis Bb12 on Salivary mutans Count in High Caries Risk Individuals.

Aim: This study aims to study the effect of short-term consumption of probiotic yogurt containing La5 and lactis Bb12 on salivary mutans count in high caries risk individuals.

Materials And Methods: A double-blind randomized control trial was conducted, and 70 high caries risk individuals with a salivary count of more than 10 CFU/ml of saliva were followed for 4 weeks. Participants ingested 100 g yogurt containing La5 and lactis Bb12 or yogurt without the two probiotic bacteria once daily at the end of meals for initial 2 weeks.