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Conceptualizing oral health and oral health-related quality of life by Gift, Helen C, Atchison, Kathryn A, Dayton, C.Mitchell

“…This investigation considers oral health from a health-related quality of life perspective using a multidimensional concept representing a combination of…”
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Reviews of evidence on interventions to prevent dental caries, oral and pharyngeal cancers, and sports-related craniofacial injuries by Truman, Benedict I., Gooch, Barbara F., Sulemana, Iddrisu, Gift, Helen C., Horowitz, Alice M., Evans, Caswell A., Griffin, Susan O., Carande-Kulis, Vilma G.

“…Overview: This report presents the results of systematic reviews of effectiveness, applicability, other positive and negative effects, economic evaluations,…”
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Moving the Public's Oral Health Forward through Research by Gift, Helen C.

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The Pipeline Program at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry by Gift, Helen C., Andersen, Ronald M., Davidson, Pamela L., Thind, Amardeep

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Components of Self-reported Oral Health and General Health in Racial and Ethnic Groups by Atchison, Kathryn A., Der-Martirosian, Claudia, Gift, Helen C.

“…Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the validity of the General Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI), a self‐reported oral health measure,…”
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U.S. adult knowledge of risk factors and signs of oral cancers: 1990 by Horowitz, A M, Nourjah, P, Gift, H C

“…A sample of U.S. adults were asked questions to assess their knowledge of oral cancer as part of the 1990 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Supplement of…”
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A comparison of selected evidence reviews and recommendations on interventions to prevent dental caries, oral and pharyngeal cancers, and sports-related craniofacial injuries by Gooch, Barbara F, Truman, Benedict I, Griffin, Susan O, Kohn, William G, Sulemana, Iddrisu, Gift, Helen C, Horowitz, Alice M, Evans, Caswell A

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Regular pattern of preventive dental services--a measure of access by Newman, J F, Gift, H C

“…Having a regular pattern of care should be an indicator of access to and periodic use of preventive and health maintenance services. The analyses reported in…”
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Use of Mouthguards and Headgear in Organized Sports by School-Aged Children by Ruth E. Nowjack-Raymer, Gift, Helen C.

“…SPORTS-RELATED OROFACIAL trauma is a serious problem that can be prevented by wearing protective mouthguards and headgear. While this equipment is available,…”
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How older adults use oral health care services: results of a National Health Interview Survey by Gift, H C, Newman, J F

“…This report describes the dental visit patterns of adults aged 65 and older. The analyses compare dental visit patterns by socioeconomic factors, perceived…”
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Editor's Recognition Of Journal of Public Health Dentistry Reviewers by Gift, Helen C.

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The measurement of mandibular cortical bone height in osteoporotic vs. non-osteoporotic postmenopausal women by Watson, E L, Katz, R V, Adelezzi, R, Gift, H C, Dunn, S M

“…The asymptomatic progression of osteoporosis, in conjunction with the possibility of catastrophic disability, makes this disorder a major public health…”
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Dental visits for orofacial injury: defining the dentist's role by Gift, H C, Bhat, M

“…There were an estimated 5.9 million episodes of care for orofacial trauma in the U.S. private practice sector in 1991. More than 4 million were seen by general…”
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Oral Health, Health, and Health-Related Quality of Life by Gift, Helen C., Atchison, Kathryn A.

“…Health-related quality of life is a multidimensional concept with five broad domains: opportunity/resilience, health perception, functional states,…”
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Physicians and Caries Prevention: Results of a Physician Survey on Preventive Dental Services by Gift, Helen C, Milton, Bayley, Walsh, Virginia

“…Physicians are aware of and support selected caries preventive techniques involving fluoride, particularly community water fluoridation, fluoridating school…”
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Inappropriate infant bottle feeding. Status of the Healthy People 2000 objective by Kaste, L M, Gift, H C

“…To provide information on baby bottle use in the United States because of the important consequences, including early childhood caries, associated with…”
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The social impact of dental problems and visits by Gift, H C, Reisine, S T, Larach, D C

“…The purpose of this analysis was to assess selected social consequences of maintaining oral health and treating oral diseases. The associations among…”
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Reviews of evidence on interventions to prevent dental caries, oral and pharyngeal cancers, and sports-related craniofacial injuries1 1The names and affiliations of the Task Force members are listed at the beginning of this supplement, and at www.thecommunityguide.org by Truman, Benedict I., Gooch, Barbara F., Sulemana, Iddrisu, Gift, Helen C., Horowitz, Alice M., Evans, Caswell A., Griffin, Susan O., Carande-Kulis, Vilma G.

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Oral health and the quality of life by Gift, H C, Redford, M

“…The study of the impact of oral diseases and conditions on individuals and societies has been slow to develop but has made major progress during the 1980s. Not…”
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Dentist-Patient Interactions in Treatment Decision-Making: A Qualitative Study by Redford, Maryann, Gift, Helen C

“…A University of North Carolina study using focus groups of dentists and patients found dentist-patient interactions play an important role in treatment…”
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