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Amrita Mukherjee Alicia A. Livinski Joseph Millum Steffany Chamut Shahdokht Boroumand Timothy J. Iafolla Margo R. Adesanya Bruce A. Dye 《Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)》2017,148(4):211-220
Background
Ethics in health care and research is based on the fundamental principle of informed consent. However, informed consent in geriatric dentistry is not well documented. Poor health, cognitive decline, and the passive nature of many geriatric patients complicate this issue.Methods
The authors completed this systematic review according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The authors searched the PubMed (MEDLINE), Web of Science, PsycINFO, and Cochrane Library databases. The authors included studies if they involved participants 65 years or older and discussed topics related to informed consent beyond obtaining consent for health care. The authors explored informed consent issues in dentistry and other biomedical care and research.Results
The authors included 80 full-text articles on the basis of the inclusion criteria. Of these studies, 33 were conducted in the United States, 29 addressed consent issues in patients with cognitive impairment, 29 were conducted in patients with medical conditions, and only 3 involved consent related to dental care or research.Conclusions
Informed consent is a neglected topic in geriatric dental care and research. Substantial knowledge gaps exist between the understanding and implementation of consent procedures. Additional research in this area could help address contemporary consent issues typically encountered by dental practitioners and to increase active participation from the geriatric population in dental care and research.Practical Implications
This review is the first attempt, to the authors’ knowledge, to identify informed consent issues comprehensively in geriatric dentistry. There is limited information in the informed consent literature covering key concepts applicable to geriatric dentistry. Addressing these gaps could assist dental health care professionals in managing complex ethical issues associated with geriatric dental patients. 相似文献3.
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The authors examined the relationship between education debt and career choice, particularly dentists’ decisions to specialize, participate in public health insurance programs, and join dental management service organizations (DMSOs).Methods
The authors used data from the American Dental Association 2015 office database, which contains dentist demographic information and identifies dentists who participate in public health insurance programs for pediatric dental care services. The authors merged this database with the 2002-2015 American Dental Association Survey of Dental Graduates, which contains information about education debt, to assess the relationship between education debt and career choices. The authors used probit and multinomial logit models to determine the relationships among education debt, demographic characteristics, and dentist career choices.Results
For each $10,000 increase in education debt, dentists were 0.9% more likely to join a DMSO (relative risk ratio, 1.009; 95% confidence interval, 1.0021 to 1.0164) and 0.6% less likely to join a non-DMSO group practice (relative risk ratio, 0.994; 95% confidence interval, 0.9897 to 0.9987) over a solo practice. Education debt did not have a statistically significant association with the decision to participate in public health insurance programs, but it did have a statistically significant association with the decision to specialize.Conclusions
Education debt had a modest association with some career choices among dentists. Demographic characteristics, such as race and sex, had a greater association.Practical Implications
Dental education debt has increased substantially in recent years. Debt had only a modest association with some career choices. Policy makers could consider this when considering education debt relief. 相似文献5.
R. Constance Wiener Chan Shen Patricia A. Findley Usha Sambamoorthi Xi Tan 《Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)》2017,148(7):500-509.e4
Background
Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are dietary sources of sugar that are factors in caries development and tooth loss. Dietary sugar also is linked to diabetes mellitus (DM). There is limited research related to SSBs and tooth loss in people with DM. The authors investigated the association between SSBs and tooth loss as it related to the presence or absence of DM.Methods
The authors used a cross-sectional design with data reported by adults (18 years and older) who responded to the 2012 Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System questionnaire, which was used in 18 states (N = 95,897; 14,043 who had DM and 81,854 who did not have DM). The authors conducted χ2 and logistic regression analyses to determine associations related to DM status.Results
Overall, 12.3% of the survey respondents had DM, 15.5% had 6 or more teeth extracted, and 22.6% reported that they consumed 1 or more SSB daily. In the adjusted analyses, among adults who had DM, those who consumed at least 2 SSBs daily were more likely to have had 6 or more teeth extracted than those who reported that they did not consume SSBs (adjusted odds ratio, 2.35; 95% confidence interval, 1.37 to 4.01; P = .0018). Among adults who did not have DM, those who consumed more than 1 but fewer than 2 SSBs per day were more likely to have had at least 6 teeth extracted (adjusted odds ratio, 1.46; 95% confidence interval, 1.21 to 1.77; P < .0001).Conclusions
The authors found that, among adults with DM, consuming 2 or more SSBs per day was associated with having had 6 or more teeth extracted.Practical Implications
Dietary sugar is a concern for oral and systemic health; however, a strong, independent relationship between the number of teeth extracted and a single source of dietary sugar is not adequate to explain the complexity of tooth loss. Clinicians should use broadly worded dietary messages when discussing caries assessment with patients. 相似文献6.
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Melissa Drum Al Reader John Nusstein Sara Fowler 《Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)》2017,148(4):267-271
Background and Overview
Profound pulpal anesthesia after a successful inferior alveolar nerve block can be difficult to achieve when the clinical condition is a pulpal diagnosis of symptomatic irreversible pulpitis. The authors reviewed the literature as it relates to the anesthesia necessary for endodontic therapy of patients with painful, vital, mandibular teeth diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis.Conclusions
Supplemental anesthetic techniques and medications are available that can be used to improve pulpal anesthesia for patients with the clinical condition of symptomatic irreversible pulpitis.Practical Implications
The authors identified treatment recommendations for anesthesia in the case of symptomatic irreversible pulpitis based on a review of the available evidence. 相似文献8.
Jamie Moeller Rebecca Starkel Carlos Quiñonez Marko Vujicic 《Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)》2017,148(6):361-368
Background
The authors explored the relationship between income inequality and self-reported oral health and oral health–related quality of life.Methods
The authors used an online survey to gather data about US adults’ perceptions of their overall oral health and how oral health affected their quality of life. The authors categorized respondents as coming from areas of low, medium, or high income inequality on the basis of a county-level Gini coefficient.Results
Results of χ2 tests and an analysis of variance indicated that there was a significant association between income inequality and oral health as measured by using the overall condition of the mouth and teeth, life satisfaction, and frequency of experiencing functional and social problems related to oral health. Generally, adults from areas of lower income inequality reported better oral health and oral health–related quality of life.Conclusions
Income inequality has the potential to affect both functional and social dimensions of oral health, possibly through a psychosocial pathway. Future research is necessary to determine whether any causal link exists.Practical Implications
Our findings may inform oral health policy. Long-term policies designed to improve the oral health of Americans could work best when supported by policies designed to reduce levels of income inequality, and thereby, may reduce oral health inequalities. Further research is needed to examine the effectiveness of such policies. 相似文献9.
Ronald E. Goldstein Wendy Auclair Clark 《Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)》2017,148(6):387-391
Background
Awake bruxism is a common clinical condition that often goes undetected, often leading to pain or damaged teeth and restorations.Methods
The authors searched electronic databases regarding the treatment and effects of awake bruxism compared with those of sleep bruxism. The authors used the search terms diurnal bruxism and oral parafunction. The authors combined information from relevant literature with clinical experience to establish a recommended protocol for diagnosis and treatment.Results
The authors found articles regarding the diagnosis and treatment of bruxism. The authors combined information from the articles with a review of clinical cases to establish a treatment protocol for awake bruxism.Conclusions
Literature and clinical experience indicate a lack of patient awareness and, thus, underreporting of awake bruxism. As a result, myriad dental consequences can occur from bruxism. The authors propose a need for increased awareness, for both patients and professionals, particularly of the number of conditions related to awake bruxism.Practical Implications
Clinicians should look for clinical signs and symptoms of awake bruxism and use minimally invasive treatment modalities. 相似文献10.
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Chia-Shu Lin Ching-Yi Wu Shih-Yun Wu Kai-Hsiang Chuang Hsiao-Han Lin Dong-Hui Cheng Wen-Liang Lo 《Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)》2017,148(9):644-653
Background
The masseter muscle plays a key structural and functional role in the stomatognathic system. Researchers’ cumulative evidence has suggested that the variation in the size of a person’s masseter muscle may be a critical factor related to individual differences in oral functions. However, researchers have not yet investigated systematically the effect of a person’s age and sex on masseter muscle size and the association of masseter muscle size with other clinical metrics, including masticatory performance (MP) and salivary flow rate (SFR). Using T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data provides a noninvasive method for assessing masseter muscle volume (MMV).Methods
Using T1-weighted MRI data, the authors developed a voxel-based method to assess MMV and investigated the associations among MMV, MP, and SFR.Results
The authors acquired T1-weighted MRI data from scans of the heads of 62 healthy adults and assessed MMV by means of using a voxel-based approach. The authors’ assessment results had acceptable rates of inter-rater and intrarater reliability. MMV was significantly lower in the older subgroup and in the female subgroup. In addition, the correlation for MMV was significantly positive with MP and stimulated SFR.Conclusions
The study results revealed evidence that the authors’ voxel-based approach, which they designed on the basis of T1-weighted MRI data, would be a reliable method for quantifying MMV.Practical Implications
The findings suggest that the variation in masseter muscle size may be a critical factor to assess individual differences in oral functions. 相似文献12.
Gerardo Maupomé Juan F. Yepes Madison Galloway Qing Tang George J. Eckert Timothy Downey LaQuia Vinson 《Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)》2017,148(10):760-766
Background
The effectiveness of stainless steel crowns (SSCs) versus direct restorations when placed in primary mandibular molars (teeth nos. L and S) is uncertain. The authors evaluated effectiveness by gauging longevity of treatment.Methods
The authors obtained private dental insurance claims (2004-2016) from a national dental data warehouse. Paid insurance claims records (n = 1,323,489) included type of treating dentist, treatment placed, and patient age.Results
Dentist specialty, type of treatment, and patient age were significant in predicting failure after the first restoration. The authors found high survival rates for all treatments (> 90%) after 5 years; however, as soon as within 3 years after treatment, SCCs had approximately 6% better survival.Conclusions
Teeth nos. L and S first treated with SSCs lasted longer without new treatment compared with teeth first treated with direct restorations; the difference was small. Teeth treated by pediatric dentists had better survival rates.Practical Implications
Primary mandibular first molars initially treated with SSCs lasted longer without new treatment compared with direct restorations. Overall dental care costs of the former were considerably higher. 相似文献13.
Ana Neumann Elsbeth Kalenderian Rachel Ramoni Alfa Yansane Bunmi Tokede Jini Etolue Ram Vaderhobli Kristen Simmons Joshua Even Joanna Mullins Shwetha Kumar Suhasini Bangar Krishna Kookal Joel White Muhammad Walji 《Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)》2017,148(9):634-643.e1
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Patients with diabetes are at increased risk of developing oral complications, and annual dental examinations are an endorsed preventive strategy. The authors evaluated the feasibility and validity of implementing an automated electronic health record (EHR)–based dental quality measure to determine whether patients with diabetes received such evaluations.Methods
The authors selected a Dental Quality Alliance measure developed for claims data and adapted the specifications for EHRs. Automated queries identified patients with diabetes across 4 dental institutions, and the authors manually reviewed a subsample of charts to evaluate query performance. After assessing the initial EHR measure, the authors defined and tested a revised EHR measure to capture better the oral care received by patients with diabetes.Results
In the initial and revised measures, the authors used EHR automated queries to identify 12,960 and 13,221 patients with diabetes, respectively, in the reporting year. Variations in the measure scores across sites were greater with the initial measure (range, 36.4-71.3%) than with the revised measure (range, 78.8-88.1%). The automated query performed well (93% or higher) for sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values for both measures.Conclusions
The results suggest that an automated EHR-based query can be used successfully to measure the quality of oral health care delivered to patients with diabetes. The authors also found that using the rich data available in EHRs may help estimate the quality of care better than can relying on claims data.Practical Implications
Detailed clinical patient-level data in dental EHRs may be useful to dentists in evaluating the quality of dental care provided to patients with diabetes. 相似文献14.
Thanh An Nguyen Le Anthony T. Lo Sasso Marko Vujicic 《Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)》2017,148(4):257-262.e2
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The authors examined the factors associated with sex differences in earnings for 3 professional occupations.Methods
The authors used a multivariate Blinder-Oaxaca method to decompose the differences in mean earnings across sex.Results
Although mean differences in earnings between men and women narrowed over time, there remained large, unaccountable earnings differences between men and women among all professions after multivariate adjustments. For dentists, the unexplained difference in earnings for women was approximately constant at 62% to 66%. For physicians, the unexplained difference in earnings for women ranged from 52% to 57%. For lawyers, the unexplained difference in earnings for women was the smallest of the 3 professions but also exhibited the most growth, increasing from 34% in 1990 to 45% in 2010.Conclusions
The reduction in the earnings gap is driven largely by a general convergence between men and women in some, but not all, observable characteristics over time. Nevertheless, large unexplained gender gaps in earnings remain for all 3 professions.Practical Implications
Policy makers must use care in efforts to alleviate earnings differences for men and women because measures could make matters worse without a clear understanding of the nature of the factors driving the differences. 相似文献15.
Jason Clague Thomas R. Belin Vivek Shetty 《Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)》2017,148(6):377-386
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The authors clarified the causal mechanisms underlying the high prevalence of dental disease encountered in people who habitually use methamphetamine (meth).Methods
Using a stratified sampling approach, the authors conducted comprehensive oral examinations and psychosocial assessments for 571 study participants who used meth. Three calibrated dentists, who used National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) protocols, characterized the study participants’ dental disease. The authors also collected data related to study participants’ history of meth use and other attributes linked to dental disease.Results
Study participants who used meth manifested higher rates of xerostomia and caries experience compared with NHANES control participants. Participants who used meth had a higher level of daily consumption of sugary beverages compared with NHANES control participants. Smoking meth did not increase caries experience over other modes of intake. Dental hygiene was a significant determinant of dental health outcomes.Conclusions
Mode of intake and frequency of meth use have a minimal impact on dental health outcomes. Behaviors, such as sugary beverage consumption and poor oral hygiene, better explain dental health outcomes.Practical Implications
Having a better understanding of the causal mechanisms of “meth mouth” sets the stage for clinicians to provide more personalized interventions and management of dental disease in people who use meth. 相似文献16.
Clayton J. Warder Burton L. Edelstein 《Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)》2017,148(1):26-32.e2
Background
The availability of dentists to care for Medicaid beneficiaries is a longstanding concern of many families and those who serve them in the dental profession as well as policy makers. Yet, little information beyond the number of enrolled dentists has been reliably determined. The American Dental Association (ADA) Health Policy Institute has called for more nuanced measures that better reflect dentistry’s contribution to the care of Medicaid beneficiaries.Methods
The authors calculated percentages of general and pediatric dentists who enrolled in Medicaid, billed Medicaid, and treated Medicaid beneficiaries in each state for which data were available from the ADA’s 2008 study, the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors’ 2013 report, and the 2013 federal Web site InsureKidsNow.org. To determine the number of primary dentists available to treat Medicaid beneficiaries, the ADA masterfile list of clinically active dentists was adjusted to remove nonpediatric dental specialists.Results
The authors determined that the ADA’s 2015 analysis of dentists enrolled in Medicaid was the most rigorously assessed source for enrollment but did not report numbers of billing or treating dentists. Increasingly stringent metrics of participation are associated with considerable declines in dentist participation. They found the underlying data sources unreliable, inaccurate, and incomparable within and among states.Conclusions
The authors concluded that no consistent, comparable, ongoing source of dentist participation in Medicaid exists that reliably provides substantive information to the profession and policy makers.Practical Implications
Dentistry’s ability to respond to policymakers’ concerns about service to Medicaid beneficiaries depends on the development and implementation of a standardized, reliable, systematic, and ongoing method to measure meaningful participation. 相似文献17.
Natalia S. Rozas June M. Sadowsky Cameron B. Jeter 《Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)》2017,148(4):236-245.e3
Background
Cognitive impairment is the gradual loss of one’s ability to learn, remember, pay attention, and make decisions. Cognitively impaired elderly people are a challenging patient population for dental health care professionals and may be at higher risk of developing oral health diseases. The authors systematically reviewed interventions effective at improving dental health in patients with cognitive impairment and described research gaps remaining.Types of Studies Reviewed
In a comprehensive search of multiple databases, the authors identified 2,255 studies published in the English language from 1995 through March 2016. The authors included studies if the investigators evaluated oral health measures after an intervention in patients 65 years or older with cognitive impairment or dementia. Nine full-text articles met the criteria for inclusion.Results
Only 1 study was a randomized control trial, whereas all others lacked appropriate controls. Investigators studied the effects of dental treatments, battery-powered devices for oral hygiene, and training of care staff members. Most interventions improved some aspect of the oral health of patients with dementia, and results were more pronounced when patients required assistance while performing oral hygiene tasks or had poor oral health at baseline.Conclusions and Practical Implications
A basic care plan for patients with dementia should, at the minimum, match prevention strategies recommended for healthy elderly patients. Dental health care professionals should promote oral hygiene education for caregivers for elderly patients with cognitive impairment. There is a wide gap in knowledge regarding effective methods specifically to improve oral health in patients with dementia. 相似文献18.
Dental plan premiums in the Affordable Care Act marketplaces trended downward from 2014 through 2016
Background
Pediatric dental benefits must be offered in the health insurance marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act. The authors analyzed trends over time in premiums and the number of dental insurers participating in the marketplaces.Methods
The authors collected dental benefit plan data from 35 states participating in the federally facilitated marketplaces in 2014, 2015, and 2016. For each county, they counted the number of issuers offering stand-alone dental plans (SADPs) and medical plans with embedded pediatric dental benefits. They also analyzed trends in premiums.Results
From 2014 through 2016, the number of issuers of stand-alone dental plans and medical plans with embedded pediatric dental benefits either did not change or increased in most counties. Average premiums for low–actuarial-value SADPs declined from 2014 through 2016.Conclusions
The increase in the number of issuers of stand-alone dental plans and medical plans with embedded dental benefits may be associated with lower premiums. However, more research is needed to determine if this is the case.Practical Implications
Affordable dental plans in the marketplaces could induce people with lower incomes to sign up for dental benefits. Newly insured people could have significant oral health needs and pent-up demand for dental care. 相似文献19.
Cameron G. Estrich Stephen E. Gruninger Ruth D. Lipman 《Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)》2017,148(3):164-171