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The Centre for Dental Public Health and Primary Care is a centre for research and teaching in dental public health and primary dental care. The centre is responsible for the delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research in dental public health including Evidence-Based Dentistry.
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Evaluation of toothpastes for treating root carious lesions - a laboratory-based pilot study.
(BMC, 2024-04-22)BACKGROUND: Root caries is preventable and can be arrested at any stage of disease development. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential mineral exchange and fluorapatite formation within artificial root ... -
Morphological Structure of Allogeneic and Heterologous Collagen Matrix: Scanning Electron Microscopic Analysis
(2024-01-01)Periodontal surgery to treat gingival recession or root exposure and improve peri-implant esthetics often requires soft tissue grafting. Allogeneic or heterologous collagen matrix can be a useful alternative to autologous ... -
Supporting anxious children through dental care
(2023-11-06)The aim of this paper is to augment existing understanding around non-pharmacological behaviour management of children in a dental setting with a focus on Trauma Informed Care. -
Minimal intervention dentistry for the child patient: The current landscape
(2022-01-02)In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic the UK dental workforce is facing a national health crisis as we address the vast amount of untreated dental disease. This is ever more pressing for our child dental patients for whom ... -
Sensitivity Analysis for Unmeasured Confounding in Meta-Analyses
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Erratum: Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (The Lancet (2018) 392(10159) (1736–1788)(S0140673618322037)(10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32203-7))
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Assessing the status of oral health integration in South East Asian Regional Office countries' Universal Health Coverage-A scoping review.
(2024-01-03)BACKGROUND: Oral diseases affect close to 3.5 billion people worldwide and there has been a call by the World Health Organization (WHO) to integrate oral health into the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) agenda. OBJECTIVES: ... -
Prescription patterns of analgesics for oral conditions in india - Analysis of large medical audit data of outpatients in India's private healthcare sector.
(2023)BACKGROUND: Analgesic use needs to be regulated due to its adverse effects. This study aimed to analyse the change in prescription rates and patterns of the analgesics prescribed for various oral conditions and to analyse ... -
The Effects of Exposure to Information About Animal Welfare Reforms on Animal Farming Opposition: A Randomized Experiment
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2022-01-01)There is limited research on the effects of animal welfare reforms, such as transitions from caged to cage-free eggs, on attitudes toward animal farming. This preregistered, randomized experiment (n = 1,520) found that ... -
The global, regional, and national burden of oesophageal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
(Elsevier, 2020-04-01)Background Oesophageal cancer is a common and often fatal cancer that has two main histological subtypes: oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma and oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Updated statistics on the incidence and mortality ... -
Extending application of the 'hardcore' definition to smokeless tobacco use: estimates from a nationally representative population in India and its implications.
(2012)BACKGROUND: The term 'hardcore' has been applied to use of smoking tobacco and generally referred to as the inability or unwillingness of regular smokers to quit. The component constructs of hardcore except nicotine ... -
Strengthening oral health for universal health coverage.
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Use of Betel Quid in India from 2009 to 2017: An Epidemiological Analysis of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS).
(2020)Background: Betel quid chewing is a deep-rooted practice in India and neighboring countries, which has migrated to other parts of the world. Betel leaf acts as a carrier for areca nut and most often, smokeless tobacco, ... -
Global Burden of CVD: Prevalence, Pattern, and Trends
(2021-01-01)Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) are a global threat to health and sustainable development. CVDs contribute to a major part of the overall disease burden with ischemic heart disease and stroke as the primary contributors of ...
