Association of Parental Divorce With Oral Health in U.S. Children and Adolescents.

To examine the association between parental divorce or separation (PDS) and oral health outcomes in children and adolescents in the United States (U.S.), and learn whether the association was mediated by a lack of needed dental care in the past 12 months.

Traditional versus virtual interviews: A perspective of paediatric dentistry program directors and residents.

Background: COVID-19 pandemic restrictions necessitated changes in conduct of the interview process for the selection of candidates in paediatric dentistry residency programs.

Aims: To examine the experiences and attitudes of paediatric dentistry program directors and residents regarding the virtual interview process during the 2020/2021 application cycle.

Design: A survey was sent to 82 directors and 416 postdoctoral members of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry with data collected from individuals interviewed during the 2020/2021 cycle.

Oral health risk factors and overall dental treatment needs for incoming air force recruits.

Objective: To determine if relationships exist between the total dental treatment needs of incoming Air Force recruits and non-clincal demographic and oral-health related factors.

Methods: Data from the 2018 Air Force Recruit Oral Health Study (ROHS) was used, an anonymized sample of 1330 AF recruits that included a comprehensive oral exam and survey collecting demographic and oral health behavior information. The primary outcome variable was the total number of dental treatment needs for recruits, and independent predictor variables included select socio-demographic factors and wellness behaviors.

Hirudotherapy for Venous Congestion in an Almost Completely Avulsed Earlobe without Microsurgical Repair.

Venous congestion is a frequent and challenging complication after re-attachment or replantation of avulsed tissues, body parts, and flaps. It is often the reason for failure. One of the successful therapies to prevent and/or treat venous congestion is the use of medicinal leeches.

Lidocaine Ineffectiveness Suggests New Psychopharmacology Drug Target.

Objectives: The mechanism of many neuropsychiatric disorders remains unknown, but the ineffectiveness of the sodium channel blocker lidocaine has been suggested to be a biomarker for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and a severe form of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) that is considered psychiatric. We conducted single-arm double-blind clinical trials to test whether lidocaine ineffectiveness can be used as a biomarker to identify people with these conditions and provide a clue as to the molecular mechanism and potential psychopharmacological intervention.

Experimental Design: We developed a noninvasive taste test for lidocaine ineffectiveness, validated by comparing lidocaine injections to pain testing in 12 subjects, and assessed it in individuals with ADHD and PMS.

Oral health needs of U.S. children with developmental disorders: a population-based study.

Background: Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) have higher rates of oral diseases and tooth decay compared with the general population. Children with developmental disorders/ disabilities (DD) are a subset of CSHCN whose oral health has not been specifically addressed. Therefore, this study had two objectives: to describe the oral health needs (OHN) of children with DD compared with children without DD; and to assess barriers to access to care, utilization of dental services, and their association with oral health needs for children with DD.

Identifying the Utility of Dental Providers in Human Papillomavirus Prevention Efforts: Results From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2015-2018.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to (1) examine the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in adolescents and young adults in the U.S., including those who had a dental visit in the last year but not a medical visit and (2) to determine an association between last visit to the dentist and HPV vaccination status.

Association between asthma and periodontitis in the US adult population: A population-based observational epidemiological study.

Aim: To examine the association between asthma and periodontitis in a nationally representative sample of adults in the United States.

Materials And Methods: Data obtained from 10,710 adult men and women who participated in National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey from 2009 to 2014 were analysed. Asthma was measured based on self-reported physician diagnosis.

Dental access and expenditures for adults with intellectual and other disabilities.

Objectives: Individuals with disabilities experience greater barriers accessing health care services and have poorer oral health outcomes than those without disabilities. The aims of this study were to examine dental access, utilization, expenditures, and sources of payment between adults with intellectual disabilities (ID), other types of disabilities, and without disabilities.

Methods: Secondary analyses of data from the 2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) allowed examination of dental access (being able to get dental care and receiving necessary dental care without delay), dental utilization (having a dental visit in the past year), total dental expenditures, and associated sources of payment between three groups of adults based on disability status using descriptive, bivariate, and multivariable statistics.

Interprofessional Oral Health Collaboration: A Survey of Knowledge and Practice Behaviors of Hospital-Based Primary Care Medical Providers in New York City.

Background: The siloed delivery of oral and medical health care in the United States has contributed to a lack of awareness of the consequences of poor oral health and has hampered effective interprofessional education and collaboration. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and practice behaviors of primary care medical providers in an urban safety-net hospital regarding collaboration with dentists and integration of oral health into overall health-care delivery.

Methods: A 36-item survey was designed in a web-based platform (Survey Monkey) and electronically distributed in September 2020 to 181 primary care medical providers (physicians, nurses, physician assistants) within a municipal hospital in the Bronx, New York.

National Trends and Characteristics in Emergency Department Visits for Nontraumatic Dental Conditions Among Pediatric Patients.

The purpose of this study was to examine trends and characteristics of pediatric nontraumatic dental condition (NTDC) visits to emergency departments (EDs) in the United States from 2010 to 2017. The 2010 to 2017 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) was analyzed for NTDC visits to EDs for children (zero to 20 years old). NTDC visits were identified based on ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes.

Survey of Dental Anesthesiology program directors' preferences regarding the candidate application and interview process.

Purpose/objectives: Dental Anesthesiology recently gained specialty recognition in 2019. Program directors' preferences for candidates applying to this newly recognized specialty are not well known. This study sought to assess these preferences by surveying the program directors of advanced dental education programs in Dental Anesthesiology.

Association of Diabetes and Dental Caries Among U.S. Adolescents in the NHANES Dataset.

To investigate the association of diabetes and dental caries in U.S. adolescents in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

Social support and dental caries experience: Findings from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study.

Objective: To examine the association of social support with dental caries experience in Hispanics/Latinos living in the United States (US) and to assess whether the relationship is modified by nativity status.

Methods: This cross-sectional study analysed data for 4459 dentate men and women aged 18-74 years in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) Sociocultural Ancillary Study. At baseline (2008-2011), dentists quantified dental caries experience as the number of decayed, missing, and filled permanent tooth surfaces (DMFS) for all teeth excluding third molars.

Using Dental Health Care Personnel During a Crisis : COVID-19 Pandemic in the Bronx, New York.

The first few months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic challenged health care facilities worldwide in many ways. Inpatient and intensive care unit (ICU) beds were at a premium, and personnel shortages occurred during the initial peak of the pandemic. New York State was the hardest hit of all US states, with a high concentration of cases in New York City and, in particular, Bronx County.

Association between asthma and severe tooth loss in the adult population of the United States.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the association between asthma and severe tooth loss in the U.S. (United States) adult population.

Prescribing Analgesics for Postoperative Dental Pain.

It is well-known that there is an opioid crisis in the United States. Prescription opioid analgesics contribute to this crisis; in 2012, dentists ranked second to family care physicians as the top prescribers. The medical and dental literature demonstrates that dental prescribing practices have been excessive, resulting in leftover medication that could then be diverted, misused, or abused.

Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and caries experience: An examination of children and adults in the United States, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2014.

Background: The authors' aim was to examine the association between sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption and the prevalence and severity of the caries experience in children and adults in the United States.

Methods: The authors analyzed data obtained from 14,192 people aged 2 through 74 years, who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2011 through 2014. Using descriptive analyses, the authors assessed the distributions of sociodemographic characteristics overall and via SSB intake.

Association between asthma and dental caries in US (United States) adult population.

Objective: To investigate the associations of asthma with dental-caries-experience (DFT: decayed and filled teeth) and untreated-dental-caries (DT: decayed teeth) in the US adult population.

Methods: Data from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey, 2009-2014 were analyzed. Study-participants were classified into current, former and never asthmatics based on their asthma-status.

Social capital and periodontal disease in Hispanic/Latino adults in the United States: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.

Aims: To examine the association of social capital with periodontal disease severity.

Materials And Methods: We analysed data obtained from 3,994 men and women aged 18-74 years in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study (HCHS/SOL SCAS). From 2008 to 2011, dentists assessed periodontitis status with a full-mouth periodontal examination.

Trends in non-traumatic dental emergency department use in New York and New Jersey: a look at Medicaid expansion from both sides of the Hudson River.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of Medicaid expansion on non-traumatic dental condition (NTDC) emergency department visits in New York (NY) and New Jersey (NJ).

Methods: The 2010-2014 State Emergency Department Databases for NY and NJ were analyzed. NTDCs were defined as ICD-9-CM codes 520.

Mother's Caries Experience as a Risk Factor for Child's Oral Health: An Analysis of a High-Risk Population in the Bronx, New York.

The purposes of this study were to: (1) assess the prevalence of dental caries experience in a sample of 543 low-income children, ages six months to 17 years, in the Bronx, New York; and (2) determine the existence of any association between maternal active decay and child's caries experience. Caries risk assessment forms completed in the pediatric clinic of an urban safety-net hospital in the Bronx were analyzed. Descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression models assessed associations between maternal active decay and child's caries experience.

Attitude and willingness of pediatric dentists regarding dental care for children with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

Aim: Children with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities (DD/ID) are considered to be at greater risk of developing dental disease and are more likely to have unmet dental needs than other children. The purpose of this study was to determine the attitude and willingness of pediatric dentists and residents to provide dental care for children with DD/ID.

Methods: Two surveys were created and emailed via SurveyMonkey to pediatric dentists and post-doctoral student members of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.