A5065809216- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Dental Research and COVID-19
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Dental Education, Practice, Research
- Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Fluoride Effects and Removal
- Dental Radiography and Imaging
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Medical Coding and Health Information
- HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
2016-2025
University of Colorado Boulder
2025
University of Colorado Denver
2014-2024
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health
2021
American Public Health Association
2021
Texas A&M University
2021
ProQuest (United States)
2021
Association for Women in Science
2019
University of Colorado Hospital
2017
Children's Hospital Colorado
2015
Studies have shown that mental health and oral may be correlated, with associations demonstrated between problems tooth loss, periodontal disease, decay. The COVID-19 pandemic had alarming implications for individuals' communities' emotional health. This study examined the status, healthcare utilization highlighted impact of on Additionally, this examines specific sociodemographic factors amplify disparities. A nationally representative survey was conducted to capture attitudes, experiences,...
Teledentistry has expanded access to oral health care by allowing patients and providers the option receive using technology telecommunications. This study used a cross-sectional, mixed-methods design evaluate dentists' perceptions in United States understanding of value scope teledentistry their practices adopt virtual encounters as delivery methodology.This design. The DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement (now CareQuest Institute Health) conducted an electronic survey Network...
The authors tested the effectiveness of a community-based, tribally delivered oral health promotion (OHP) intervention (INT) at reducing caries increment in Navajo children attending Head Start. In 3-y cluster-randomized trial, we developed an OHP INT with input that was by trained lay workers to 52 Start classrooms (26 INT, 26 usual care [UC]). designed as highly personalized set health-focused interactions (5 for and 4 parents), along fluoride varnish applications during academic years...
Four trials of interventions designed to prevent early childhood caries are using community-engagement strategies improve recruitment low-income, racial/ethnic minority participants. The being implemented by 3 centers funded the National Institute Dental and Craniofacial Research known as Early Childhood Caries Collaborating Centers (EC4): Center for Native Oral Health at University Colorado, Address Disparities in Children's California San Francisco, Evaluate Eliminate Boston University.
Introduction: In a randomized controlled trial, the effectiveness of motivational interviewing (MI) combined with enhanced community services (MI + ECS) was compared ECS alone for reducing dental caries in American Indian children on Pine Ridge Reservation. The intervention developed and delivered extensive tribal collaboration. Methods: A total 579 mother-newborn dyads were enrolled to MI groups. They followed 36 mo. Four sessions provided, first shortly after childbirth then 6, 12, 18 mo...
We describe development of the Early Childhood Caries (ECC) Basic Research Factors Questionnaire (BRFQ), a battery measures assessing common potential predictors, mediators, and moderators ECC. Individual-, family-, community-level factors that are linked to oral health outcomes across at-risk populations included. Developing standard implicated in ECC has enhance our ability understand mechanisms underlying successful prevention develop more effective interventions.The Collaborating Centers...
Major sociohistorical processes have profound effects on oral health, with impacts experienced through structural oppression manifested in policies and practices across the lifespan. Structural drives health inequities population-level health. In this global perspective paper, we challenge old assumptions about inequities, address misleading conceptualizations their description operation reframe lens of intersecting systems oppression. Furthermore, emphasize need for researchers to explore...
ABSTRACT Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or other sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBT+) people report poorer oral health outcomes compared to their heterosexual gender‐binary counterparts due social structural inequities. As such, there is a need for robust integration of determinants (SDOH) intersectionality with among LGBT+ people. An SDOH framework was adapted, based on education, organization, community domains, integrate the teaching content into already established...
This randomized control trial assesses the effectiveness of motivational interviewing (MI) to encourage behavior change in new mothers relating caries prevention when caring for their newborn American Indian (AI) infants and young AI children. The study is a trial. We hypothesize that added enhanced community oral health education services, will achieve greater reduction experience children compared those who are receiving services (ECS) alone. Six hundred or caregivers newborns be enrolled...
Few clinical datasets exist in dentistry to conduct secondary research. Hence, a novel dental data repository called BigMouth was developed, which has grown include 11 academic institutions contributing Electronic Health Record on over 4.5 million patients. The primary purpose for is serve as high-quality resource rapidly conducting oral health-related allows assessing the health status of diverse US patient population; provides rationale and evidence new care delivery modes; embraces...
Objectives: Latino children experience one of the highest rates early childhood caries requiring interventions based on valid conceptual frameworks. The Health Belief Model has relevance as a predictor compliance with health recommendations perceptions condition and behaviors to avoid condition. model encompasses four perceptual constructs (susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers) for complex conditions, includes self-efficacy an extended model. This study evaluated individual...
Background: The objective of this article was to understand the trust study participants in dental providers and trust-building practices used by dentists establish maintain with their patients. Methods: This a concurrent cross-sectional mixed-methods design measure participants’ providers. An 11-item Dental Trust Scale (DTS) questionnaire administered 150 White, Black, Hispanic participants. In addition, research team conducted semistructured interviews 7 order perspectives related patient...
Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Prevention and Health Promotion. PCD provides an open exchange of information knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, others who strive to improve health public through chronic disease prevention.
Abstract Objective This study assessed oral health status for preschool‐aged children in the N avajo ation to obtain data on baseline decayed, missing, and filled tooth surfaces (dmfs) dental caries patterns, describe sociodemographic correlates of children's dmfs measures, compare measures with previous survey from I ndian H ealth S ervice ational utrition E xamination urvey ( NHANES ). Methods The analyzed sample included 981 child/caregiver dyads residing who completed assessments an...
Abstract Background International data suggest that parents may have reservations about the use of silver diamine fluoride (SDF). Aim The aims this study were to: (1) examine acceptance parents/carers towards SDF for management caries in children's primary teeth secondary care dental settings UK and United States (2) determine which factors affect SDF. Design This was a cross‐sectional questionnaire acceptability, completed by young children. It validated adapted to local populations. Data...