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Aldosari, Muath A.; Bukhari, Omair M.; Ruff, Ryan Richard; Palmisano, Joseph N.; Nguyen, Helen; Douglass, Chester W.; Niederman, Richard; Starr, Jacqueline R. – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: In this paper, we describe the design, program details, and baseline demographics and oral health of participants in ForsythKids, a regional, comprehensive, school-based mobile caries prevention program. Methods: We solicited all Massachusetts elementary schools with greater than 50% of students receiving free or reduced-price meals.…
Descriptors: Dentistry, Dental Health, Prevention, Elementary School Students
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Cadet, Tamara J.; Berrett-Abebe, Julie; Burke, Shanna L.; Bakk, Louanne; Kalenderian, Elsbeth; Maramaldi, Peter – Educational Gerontology, 2016
Nursing home residents over the age of 65 years are at high risk for poor oral health and related complications such as pneumonia and adverse diabetes outcomes. A preliminary study found that Massachusetts' nursing homes generally lack the training and resources needed to provide adequate oral health care to residents. In this study, an…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Dental Health, Nursing Homes, Older Adults