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Joan M. Davis

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Effect of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on periodontal status of postmenopausal women.

2011

Summary Background The risks/benefits balance of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is controversial. The aim of this study was to assess the periodontal status of a postmenopausal women group receiving HRT and to determine the effects of HRT on clinical measures of periodontal disease. Material/Methods Ninety-one postmenopausal women, 52 taking HRT (HRT+) and 39 not taking HRT (HRT−), completed the study. Clinical parameters measured included visible supragingival plaque, probing pocket depth (PD) and clinical attachment level (CAL). Gingival status was recorded as gingival bleeding on probing (BOP). Previous oral contraceptive use and current and past smoking status were also assessed. Res…

Periodontiummedicine.medical_specialtygenetic structuresPeriodontal diseaseSettore MED/28 - Malattie OdontostomatologicheInternal medicineMedicineHumansEstrogen replacement therapyperiodontitisGynecologyPostmenopausal womenbusiness.industryEstrogen Replacement TherapyGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedeye diseaseshormone replacement therapypostmenopausefemaleTransgender hormone therapyhormone replacement therapy (HRT) postmenopause chronic periodontitis gingivitis femalesense organsPublic HealthbusinessgingivitisMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research
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Attitudes of Italian dental and dental hygiene students toward tobacco-use cessation

2010

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the smoking habits of Italian dental and dental hygiene students and to assess their knowledge on the health effects of cigarette smoking and their attitudes toward tobacco-use cessation (TUC) in dental practice. Materials and methods: Data was collected from 220 students attending the Dental and Dental Hygiene Schools (DS and DHS, respectively) at the University of Palermo (Italy). Results: The percentage of smokers amongst DS and DHS students was similar (32.78% vs. 32.5%) with 67.77% of DS students and 77.5% of DHS agreeing that the damages to health caused by smoking were covered in their didactic course work. A high percentage of DS (…

CounselingMalemedicine.medical_specialtyHealth Knowledge Attitudes PracticeknowledgeLung NeoplasmsAttitude of Health Personnelmedia_common.quotation_subjectmedicine.medical_treatmenteducationHealth Behaviordental hygiene studentsAlternative medicinePsychological interventionStudents DentalDentistryProfessional practiceCoronary DiseaseOral HealthsmokingEducationCigarette smokingSettore MED/28 - Malattie Odontostomatologichetobacco cessationMedicineHumansGeneral DentistryEducation DentalPeriodontal Diseasesmedia_commondental hygiene students; tobacco cessation; smokingbusiness.industrydental studentDental hygienedental hygiene studentFeelingItalyFamily medicineattitudeSmoking cessationFemaleMouth NeoplasmsSmoking CessationDental HygienistsTobacco Use CessationLeukoplakia Oralbusiness
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Assessment of tobacco dependence curricula in Italian dental hygiene schools

2013

The aim of this study was to assess the level of tobacco dependence education offered by Italian dental hygiene programs. A fifty-question survey was mailed to the thirty-one active public and private dental hygiene programs in Italy during the 2008-09 academic year. The survey assessed faculty confidence in teaching tobacco treatment, which courses contained tobacco dependence content, the number of minutes spent on specific content areas, and the level of clinical competence that dental hygiene graduates should be able to demonstrate. Surveys were returned by sixteen programs for a response rate of 52 percent. Respondents indicated tobacco dependence education was included in clinic or cl…

Counselingmedicine.medical_specialtyTime FactorsAttitude of Health PersonnelSettore MED/50 - Scienze Tecniche Mediche ApplicateDentistrytobacco dependence tobacco treatment tobacco cessation dental hygiene education ItalySettore MED/28 - Malattie OdontostomatologicheIntervention (counseling)Oral and maxillofacial pathologyHumansMedicineCurriculumTobacco Use CessationResponse rate (survey)MotivationAcademic yearbusiness.industryTeachingTobacco Use DisorderGeneral MedicinePeriodontologymedicine.diseaseFacultySelf EfficacyTobacco Use Cessation DevicesQuitlineItalyPreventive DentistryFamily medicinePathology OralPeriodonticsClinical CompetenceCurriculumDental HygienistsEducational MeasurementBrief interventionbusiness
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