Oral microbiome research - working in partnership with Indigenous Australian communities
Community Dent Health. 2024 Feb 13. doi: 10.1922/CDH_IADR24Hedges03. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMicrobiome research is currently biased towards populations of European descent, with such populations providing a weak basis upon which to understand microbiome-health relationships in under-studied populations, many of whom carry the highest burdens of disease. Most oral microbiome studies to date have been undertaken in industrialized countries. Research involving marginalised populations should be shaped by a number of guiding principles. In the Indigenous Australian context, one useful framework is the Consolidated Crite...
Source: Community Dental Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: J Hedges L M Jamieson Source Type: research
A Critical Understanding of Inclusion in Oral Microbiome Research through the Lens of Racial Capitalism
Community Dent Health. 2024 Feb 13. doi: 10.1922/CDH_00183McGoldrick06. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThere are important calls for greater inclusion of Indigenous and racialised communities in oral microbiome research. This paper uses the concept of racial capitalism (the extractive continuity of colonialism) to critically examine this inclusion agenda. Racial capitalism explicitly links capitalist exploitations with wider social oppressions e.g., racisms, sexism, ableism. It is not confined to the commercial sector but pervades white institutions, including universities. By using the lens of racial capitalism, we find in...
Source: Community Dental Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: R Lala Source Type: research
Commercializing equitable, accessible oral microbiome transplantation therapy
Community Dent Health. 2024 Feb 19. doi: 10.1922/CDH_IADR24Weyrich06. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTChronic oral diseases, such as caries and periodontal disease, may, in future, be treated by oral microbiome transplant (OMT) technology. OMT therapy would involve collecting a donor oral microbiome and transplanting into a recipient to either prevent or treat oral diseases linked to a change (i.e., dysbiosis) in the oral microbiome. Given the great promise of this technology, we must consider the ethical and practical implications of how it is developed to maximise its accessibility and affordability. Here, we examine ways ...
Source: Community Dental Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: L S Weyrich S Nath L M Jamieson Source Type: research
Oral microbiome research - a call for equity and inclusion
Community Dent Health. 2024 Feb 13. doi: 10.1922/CDH_IADR24JamiesonIntro02. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOver 700 oral bacterial species have been identified in human populations, with ~200 bacterial species identified in any given individual mouth. The relationship between the oral microbiome and health is evidenced in many studies, with dysbiosis (a shift from a healthy to less healthy state of microbial community) associated with dental caries, periodontitis, halitosis and oral cancer. However, oral microbiome research to date has focused primarily on European populations, particularly those in large urban centres hous...
Source: Community Dental Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: L M Jamieson Source Type: research
The oral health of adults with learning disabilities: A secondary analysis of the Adult Dental Health Survey 2009
CONCLUSIONS: There are important questions relating to the accessibility of existing self-reported oral health questionnaires and the reliability of proxy-reported questions about OHRQoL that should be addressed to give a fuller picture of the oral health of adults with learning disabilities.PMID:38373221 | DOI:10.1922/CDH_00251Bird06 (Source: Community Dental Health)
Source: Community Dental Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: J Bird Z Marshman K Jones S R Baker Source Type: research
Patient-dentist communication and its impact on dental services utilisation as perceived by patients in Libya
CONCLUSION: These data emphasise the significance of soft skills, particularly effective communication, in the context of dental practice. The findings underscore the importance of personal values and interpersonal skills among dental professionals, as these factors play a pivotal role in shaping the success of dental healthcare provision.PMID:38373223 | DOI:10.1922/CDH_00260Elhaji05 (Source: Community Dental Health)
Source: Community Dental Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: A Elhaji F-A Omolade W Kashbour Source Type: research
Lessons Learned from Contact Tracing COVID-19 cases in Dental Settings in East Scotland
CONCLUSION: Transmission of COVID-19 in a dental setting, in the context of this study, appears to be confined to non-clinical areas with the majority of staff cases resulting from community transmission. Future pandemic plans should include tools to aid with implementation of guidance in non-clinical areas.PMID:38373225 | DOI:10.1922/CDH_00183McGoldrick06 (Source: Community Dental Health)
Source: Community Dental Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: N Mc Goldrick E O'Keefe Source Type: research
The oral health of adults with learning disabilities: A secondary analysis of the Adult Dental Health Survey 2009
CONCLUSIONS: There are important questions relating to the accessibility of existing self-reported oral health questionnaires and the reliability of proxy-reported questions about OHRQoL that should be addressed to give a fuller picture of the oral health of adults with learning disabilities.PMID:38373221 | DOI:10.1922/CDH_00251Bird06 (Source: Community Dental Health)
Source: Community Dental Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: J Bird Z Marshman K Jones S R Baker Source Type: research
Patient-dentist communication and its impact on dental services utilisation as perceived by patients in Libya
CONCLUSION: These data emphasise the significance of soft skills, particularly effective communication, in the context of dental practice. The findings underscore the importance of personal values and interpersonal skills among dental professionals, as these factors play a pivotal role in shaping the success of dental healthcare provision.PMID:38373223 | DOI:10.1922/CDH_00260Elhaji05 (Source: Community Dental Health)
Source: Community Dental Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: A Elhaji F-A Omolade W Kashbour Source Type: research
Lessons Learned from Contact Tracing COVID-19 cases in Dental Settings in East Scotland
CONCLUSION: Transmission of COVID-19 in a dental setting, in the context of this study, appears to be confined to non-clinical areas with the majority of staff cases resulting from community transmission. Future pandemic plans should include tools to aid with implementation of guidance in non-clinical areas.PMID:38373225 | DOI:10.1922/CDH_00183McGoldrick06 (Source: Community Dental Health)
Source: Community Dental Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: N Mc Goldrick E O'Keefe Source Type: research
Powered toothbrushes and toothbrushing resistance in young children: a qualitative content analysis of an online parenting forum
CONCLUSIONS: Powered toothbrushes offer a potential solution to toothbrushing resistance. Discussions on parenting forums can normalise the use of powered toothbrushes with under-threes. Further research on how parents and dental professionals use and recommend using powered toothbrushes with under-threes would be useful.PMID:38205813 | DOI:10.1922/CDH_00180Kettle05 (Source: Community Dental Health)
Source: Community Dental Health - January 11, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: J Kettle Z Marshman Source Type: research
Adverse alcohol use and oral health
CONCLUSION: Alcohol-related consequences predicted poor SROH. Oral health inquiries should include the screening for ARC in addition to traditional measurements of AVC or BD, since such exposures may not fully capture the role of alcohol on oral health impairment.PMID:38205832 | DOI:10.1922/CDH_00239Oliveira05 (Source: Community Dental Health)
Source: Community Dental Health - January 11, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: Leandro M Oliveira Thayn á R Pelissari Source Type: research
Powered toothbrushes and toothbrushing resistance in young children: a qualitative content analysis of an online parenting forum
CONCLUSIONS: Powered toothbrushes offer a potential solution to toothbrushing resistance. Discussions on parenting forums can normalise the use of powered toothbrushes with under-threes. Further research on how parents and dental professionals use and recommend using powered toothbrushes with under-threes would be useful.PMID:38205813 | DOI:10.1922/CDH_00180Kettle05 (Source: Community Dental Health)
Source: Community Dental Health - January 11, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: J Kettle Z Marshman Source Type: research
Adverse alcohol use and oral health
CONCLUSION: Alcohol-related consequences predicted poor SROH. Oral health inquiries should include the screening for ARC in addition to traditional measurements of AVC or BD, since such exposures may not fully capture the role of alcohol on oral health impairment.PMID:38205832 | DOI:10.1922/CDH_00239Oliveira05 (Source: Community Dental Health)
Source: Community Dental Health - January 11, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: Leandro M Oliveira Thayn á R Pelissari Source Type: research
Powered toothbrushes and toothbrushing resistance in young children: a qualitative content analysis of an online parenting forum
CONCLUSIONS: Powered toothbrushes offer a potential solution to toothbrushing resistance. Discussions on parenting forums can normalise the use of powered toothbrushes with under-threes. Further research on how parents and dental professionals use and recommend using powered toothbrushes with under-threes would be useful.PMID:38205813 | DOI:10.1922/CDH_00180Kettle05 (Source: Community Dental Health)
Source: Community Dental Health - January 11, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: J Kettle Z Marshman Source Type: research
