This study aimed to evaluate the scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of silver
diamine fluoride (SDF) in preventing and arresting caries in the primary dentition and …

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 2012; 22: 157–168 Objectives. Although the
general pathways connecting the external social environment and child risk factors of early …

Schools provide an important setting for promoting health, as they reach over 1 billion
children worldwide and, through them, the school staff, families and the community as a …

Conventional views suggest that exaggerated biological reactivity to stress is a harmful
vestige of an evolutionary past in which threats to survival were more prevalent and severe …

Photodynamic therapy studies have shown promising results for inactivation of
microorganisms related to dental caries. A large number of studies have used a variety of …

Background. An extensive body of knowledge has documented weaker health effects of
socio-economic status (SES) for Blacks compared to Whites, a phenomenon also known as …

Context Dental decay is the most common chronic disease of children and it
disproportionately affects those living in poverty, but the reasons for this are not clear …

Purpose. Tooth decay is one of the more common diseases of childhood. Slightly> 40% of
US children are already affected by the time they reach kindergarten. Primary care …

Students of Color and the Achievement Gap is a comprehensive, landmark analysis of an
incontrovertible racialized reality in US K-12 public education---the relentless achievement …

Dental caries in Indigenous children is a child health issue that is multifactorial in origin and
strongly influenced by the determinants of health. The evidence, although generally of a …