Centre for Dental Public Health and Primary Care: Recent submissions
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Beyond the dental silo.
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Redefining public health leadership in the sustainable development goal era
(2017-06-01)Adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by member states of the United Nations (UN) has set a new agenda for public health action at national and global levels. The changed context calls for a reframing of ... -
Health system preparedness for tobacco control: situational analysis of existing health programs in andhra pradesh, India.
(2012)INTRODUCTION: Andhra Pradesh (AP) is one of the largest tobacco producing states in India. About 29% of adults in AP currently use tobacco in some form. Almost 24% of males and 4% of females are smokers. The prevalence of ... -
E-health in emerging economies
(2018-05-01)E-Health, in its various forms, promises high potential to strengthen health systems in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) by improving outreach, effectiveness, and equity of health services. It is expected to do so ... -
Addressing the Common Risk Factors for Reducing the Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases: The Impact of Yoga
(2022-01-01)Health is an integral part of psychosocial well-being and population productivity. However, it is constantly faced with numerous challenges. Of these multifarious health challenges, the challenge posed by the rising burden ... -
Perception and practices of physicians in addressing the smokeless tobacco epidemic: findings from two States in India.
(2013)BACKGROUND: Smokeless tobacco use in South Asia is believed to be a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality. In India, only a few studies involving health educational intervention by health care providers have ... -
A framework to prevent and control tobacco among adolescents and children: introducing the IMPACT model.
(2013-03)The objective of this paper is to provide a comprehensive evidence based model aimed at addressing multi-level risk factors influencing tobacco use among children and adolescents with multi-level policy and programmatic ... -
Self-reported Practices and Attitudes of Community Health Workers (Accredited Social Health Activist) in Tobacco Control - Findings from two states in India.
(2015)BACKGROUND: The 1978 declaration (Alma-Ata declaration) made at the International Conference on Primary Health Care, meeting in Alma-Ata highlighted the critical role played by Community Health Workers (CHWs) to link ... -
Association between tooth loss and hypertension among a primarily rural middle aged and older Indian adult population.
(2016-06)BACKGROUND: Studies in high-income countries have reported associations between tooth loss and hypertension. There is however a lack of evidence on this association from South Asian countries especially India. The current ... -
Socioeconomic inequalities and determinants of oral hygiene status among Urban Indian adolescents.
(2016-06)OBJECTIVES: To assess the socioeconomic inequalities in oral hygiene and to explore the role of various socioeconomic and psychosocial factors as determinants of these inequalities among adolescents residing in Delhi ... -
Oral diseases: a global public health challenge.
(2019-07-20)Oral diseases are among the most prevalent diseases globally and have serious health and economic burdens, greatly reducing quality of life for those affected. The most prevalent and consequential oral diseases globally ... -
Ending the neglect of global oral health: time for radical action.
(2019-07-20)Oral diseases are a major global public health problem affecting over 3·5 billion people. However, dentistry has so far been unable to tackle this problem. A fundamentally different approach is now needed. In this second ... -
Global Burden of CVD
(Springer Nature, 2021)