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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
Survey of pediatric dentists' own oral health behavior
Miyon Young1, Kell Julliard, Silvia Perez-Spiess
1Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA. miyonyoungdds@gmail.com
Abstract:
Oral health behavior is voluntary and, therefore, requires motivation. Dentists serve as role models for their patients. We sought to determine the pediatric dentists' own adherence to oral health behavior recommendations through a 14-question survey administered to 129 pediatric dentists. A significant percentage of respondents fell short in brushing, flossing and regularity of dental exams. A trend was seen for decreasing exam frequency with decreasing population density and for increasing brushing frequency with increasing age. Although most dentists follow their profession's oral health guidelines, a significant percentage does not.
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