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Stewart, Rachel; Pardi, Vanessa; Buck, Jennifer; Smallwood, Otis; Wright, Wanda – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: Dental caries is the most common chronic illness for children. Caries can reduce the quality of life, cause missed classroom hours, and decrease cognition. Strategies to improve children's oral health must be evidence-based, developed, and implemented in consultation with communities. Methods: A community-academic partnership was…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Dental Health, Rural Areas, Children
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Lai, Bien; Milano, Michael; Roberts, Michael W.; Hooper, Stephen R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
Mail-in pilot-tested questionnaires were sent to a stratified random sample of 1,500 families from the North Carolina Autism Registry. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine the significance of unmet dental needs and other predictors. Of 568 surveys returned (Response Rate = 38%), 555 were complete and usable. Sixty-five…
Descriptors: Autism, Dental Health, Child Health, Predictor Variables
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Quandt, Sara A.; Chen, Haiying; Bell, Ronny A.; Savoca, Margaret R.; Anderson, Andrea M.; Leng, Xiaoyan; Kohrman, Teresa; Gilbert, Gregg H.; Arcury, Thomas A. – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: Dietary variation is important for health maintenance and disease prevention among older adults. However, oral health deficits impair ability to bite and chew foods. This study examines the association between oral health and foods avoided or modified in a multiethnic rural population of older adults. It considers implications for…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Rural Population, Prevention, American Indians