Factors associated with tobacco use among Saudi Arabian youth: Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior.

Introduction: The epidemic of tobacco use poses one of the most severe public health challenges globally, responsible for over 8 million deaths annually according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This study investigates the factors associated with tobacco use among Saudi Arabian youth using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) framework.

Methods: A cross-sectional study used the 2022 Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) to assess tobacco use among 5610 Saudi students aged 13-15 years.

Mapping the Landscape of Generative Language Models in Dental Education: A Comparison Between ChatGPT and Google Bard.

Unlabelled: Generative language models (LLMs) have shown great potential in various fields, including medicine and education. This study evaluated and compared ChatGPT 3.5 and Google Bard within dental education and research.

Intraosseous mandibular schwannoma managed via submandibular approach: a case report with a review of previously published cases.

A 40-year-old female presented with right mandibular swelling. A panoramic radiograph showed a unilocular radiolucency from the mandibular angle to tooth #46. Biopsy confirmed a schwannoma.

Population-level impact of 'The Real Cost' campaign on youth smoking risk perceptions and curiosity, United Sates 2018-2020.

Introduction: The FDA's 'The Real Cost' tobacco prevention campaign aimed to counter tobacco marketing efforts directed toward children and youths. Our objectives were to explore the associations between exposure to the FDA's campaign and cigarette risk perception among the US adolescent population, and between exposure and cigarette smoking curiosity among adolescents who never smoked cigarettes.

Methods: We analyzed 3 cycles of National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS 2018-2020, n=53738).

Disparities in HPV and the HPV Vaccine Knowledge Among Non-Hispanic Black Adults in the US - HINTS 2017-2020.

Disparities persists in HPV awareness and vaccination among different racial and ethnic groups. We assessed disparities in awareness of HPV and the HPV vaccine among non-Hispanic Black US adults. We analyzed the nationally representative data from the Health Information National Trends Survey of US adults 18 years or older (n = 16,092) administered by the National Cancer Institute (HINTS5-Cycle 1,2,3,4) for the years 2017-2020, of which 2,011 (n = 2,011) were non-Hispanic Black adults.

Oral and emotional health experience of refugees' in the state of Massachusetts - A mixed methods approach.

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to explore the oral and emotional health challenges experienced by a sample of refugees in Massachusetts across different stages of resettlement using a mixed methods approach.

Methods: We collaborated with two Federally Qualified Health Centers to identify and recruit participants for either surveys (n = 69) or semi-structured interviews (n = 12). Data collection was conducted in 2018.

Self-perception of health and physical activity among adults before and amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: United States, 2019-2020.

The compounded impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns on self-perception of health (SPoH) and physical activity (PA) levels among U.S. adults remains to be explored.

Oral health outcomes among adults with diabetes served at HRSA-funded health centers.

Objectives: To examine the association of diabetes with tooth loss and oral manifestations among adult health center patients (HCPs).

Methods: This cross-sectional study utilized the nationally representative 2014 HCPs-Survey. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses limited to adults (n = 5524) were used to compare self-reported responses of tooth loss and oral manifestations (i.