A summary is presented of a national survey on the subject of dental health. The survey, which covers a ten year period from 1964 to 1974, obtained information on the following: 1) personal and demographic characteristics of respondents; 2) dental behavior; 3) perception of need; 4) knowledge, habits, and attitudes toward dental treatment; 5)…

A study was done to determine what differences, if any, existed in the level of dental health knowledge between pupils at continuous resident (CR) schools (schools which employed a full-time dental hygienist) and pupils at nonresident (NR) schools (schools which provided only classroom instruction by the teacher). Demographic characteristics of…

Guidelines are offered parents in helping their disabled children assume increasing responsibility for dental care. Guidelines touch on toothbrushing, dentist visits, nutrition, and medication. (CL)

Seventy mentally retarded adults exposed to an educational program in preventive oral hygiene exhibited significant reduction in dental disease. (Author/CL)

Examined relationships among specific personality variables, the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scales, and criterion-based ratings by staff dentists with dental outpatients (N=101). Found a consistent relationship between the perception that health is maintained by engaging in health-related behaviors and individual difference measures…

Discusses the role of the applied research chemist in industry. Several examples of applied research are cited in moderate detail, all of them related to the development of anticaries dentifrices. A number of testing methods developed by basic and applied researchers are discussed. Bibliography. (LC)

A program for kindergarten students designed to encourage children to eat nonsweet snacks is carried out through dental health snack parties. (JMF)

A study of the development and application of dental health education tests as part of the dental health curriculum is described. (YG)

Compares incidence of caries in 60 13 to 15 year olds in 2 Nigerian schools, 1 with an affluent population and the other with students from a lower socioeconomic level. Data on parental occupations, patterns of dental practice, and eating habits were collected. Caries incidence in different categories of social standing was similar. (NH)

The poor quality of oral health care for people with intellectual disability (ID) has been recognized, and the strong fears about dental treatment suggested as a major reason for disturbances of visits to dentists by such patients. Intravenous sedation is a useful method for relieving the anxiety and fear of such patients about dental treatment,…

Background and objective: Brushing for Life is intended to promote regular brushing of children's teeth with fluoride toothpaste. The programme is delivered by health visitors who provide toothbrushes, toothpaste and dental health education material at children's 8, 18 and 36 month development checks. The purpose of the present paper was to…

The document presents a Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) special report on dental care for the handicapped. The nature and extent of the problem of providing dental services to the handicapped population is examined. The handicapped population is defined and their oral health status reviewed. Factors contributing to the poor oral…

A survey of health services in a group of licensed day care centers indicates a general lack of written guidelines, failure to have a designated health coordinator, and a serious paucity of nutrition and dental education programs. (MS)

Dental caries and periodontal disease in Mexican American children of the southwestern United States occur mainly in molars, lending strong support for the use of fissure sealants as a preventive procedure. This study also reports on the prevalence of fillings decay and gingivitis in this population. (VM)