Background After the discovery of fluoride as a caries-preventing agent in the mid-twentieth
century, fluoridation of community water has become a widespread intervention, sometimes …

Background The purpose of this study was to assess information available in the dental
literature on oral health-related cultural beliefs. In the US, as elsewhere, many racial/ethnic …

Background Dental caries is a preventable childhood disease, but public health efforts are
hampered due to limited information on associated factors in vulnerable populations. Our …

Diseases probably have their roots in a complex chain of environmental and behavioural
events which are shaped by broader socioeconomic determinants. Most studies of …

Objectives: To describe oral health behaviour, illness behaviour, oral health knowledge and
attitudes among 35–44 and 65–74-year-old Chinese; to analyse the oral health behaviour …

The aims of this study were to evaluate oral health knowledge and assess the practice of
preventive measures for oral health care among intermediate schoolchildren in Abha, Saudi …

This article describes the essential components of oral health information systems for the
analysis of trends in oral disease and the evaluation of oral health programmes at the …

Dental caries remain a public health problem for many developing countries and for
underprivileged populations in developed countries. This paper outlines the historical …

Objectives: To assess the frequency of consumption of cariogenic foods, oral hygiene
practices and dental health knowledge among Saudi male primary school children in …

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the oral health knowledge behaviour and
practices among school children in Qatar. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study …