Promoting informed decision-making in a primary care practice by implementing decision aids

CL Lewis, MP Pignone - North Carolina medical journal, 2009 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Empowering patients to be effective advocates for their health requires that they have
adequate information and understanding about their health conditions. Many patients have …

Oral health care for children and youth with developmental disabilities: Clinical report

E Sarvas, J Webb, M Landrigan-Ossar, L Yin - Pediatrics, 2024 - publications.aap.org
Oral health is an essential component of overall health for all individuals. The oral health of
children and youth with developmental disabilities (CYDD) involves unique characteristics …

Expanding school-based oral health programs in the Carolinas: challenges and opportunities

A Martin, A Riley, A Pollard, M Moss… - North Carolina …, 2024 - ncmedicaljournal.com
School-based oral health programs are an effective approach to population-based care and
a stalwart of public health, especially in rural and underserved communities. Lessons …

Impact on dental utilization of the integration of oral health in pediatric primary care through quality improvement

DO Danesh, J Peng, KJ Hammersmith… - Journal of Public …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To evaluate child-level dental utilization and expenditure outcomes based on if
and where children received fluoride varnish (FV) at quality improvement (QI) medical …

Impact of Reduced Operating Room Access on Dental Departments in Children's Hospitals

H Amini, PS Casamassimo, CS Litch, C Fosse… - Pediatric …, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
Purpose: Access to hospital operating rooms (HORs) for pediatric dental patients worsened
with the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of hospital …

Predicting Dental General Anesthesia Use among Children with Behavioral Health Conditions

J Peng, TJ Gorham, BD Meyer - JDR Clinical & Translational …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: To evaluate how different data sources affect the performance of machine
learning algorithms that predict dental general anesthesia use among children with …

[HTML][HTML] Silver diamine fluoride–associated delays in procedural sedation in young children: A retrospective cohort study

BD Meyer, JM Hyer, P Milgrom, T Downey… - The Journal of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background This analysis evaluated the time to first sedation or general anesthesia (GA)
encounter for children treated with and without silver diamine fluoride (SDF). Methods This …

Nonpharmacological behavior guidance for children with special health care needs during preventive and treatment dental visits: A systematic review—Part 3

V Dhar, AA Marghalani, J Jayaraman… - Pediatric …, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
Purpose: To assess the effectiveness of nonpharmacological behavior guidance
interventions used for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) during …

Oral Health Advocacy for People with Special Health Care Needs

KM Espinoza - Dental Clinics, 2022 - dental.theclinics.com
Advocacy work within the field of Special Care Dentistry is needed to help reduce oral health
inequities for people with special health care needs (PSHCNs). This population has high …

Restorative and patient factors associated with repeat general anesthesia for dental treatments in young children: A case-control study

EN Azadani, M Yoshioka, J Peng, J Townsend… - The Journal of the …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The aim of this study was to assess factors associated with higher odds of
undergoing repeat general anesthesia (GA2) for dental treatments. Methods The authors …