Search Results - "Malvitz, Dolores M."

Caries Risk in Formerly Sealed Teeth by Griffin, Susan O., PhD, Gray, Shellie Kolavic, DMD, Malvitz, Dolores M., DrPH, Gooch, Barbara F., DMD, MPH

“…ABSTRACT Background The authors examined the risk of caries development in teeth with partially or fully lost sealant (formerly sealed [FS] teeth) relative to…”
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A comparison of the effects of toothbrushing and handpiece prophylaxis on retention of sealants by Gray, Shellie Kolavic, DMD, MPH, Griffin, Susan O., PhD, Malvitz, Dolores M., DrPH, Gooch, Barbara F., DMD, MPH

“…ABSTRACT Background Tooth surface cleaning before acid etching is considered to be an important step in the retention of resin-based pit-and-fissure sealants…”
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Exploring Four-Handed Delivery and Retention of Resin-Based Sealants by Griffin, Susan O., PhD, Jones, Kari, PhD, Gray, Shellie Kolavic, DMD, MPH, Malvitz, Dolores M., DrPH, Gooch, Barbara F., DMD, MPH

“…ABSTRACT Background To date, no trials have been published that examine whether four-handed delivery of dental sealants increases their retention and…”
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Updated Comparison of the Caries Susceptibility of Various Morphological Types of Permanent Teeth by Macek, Mark D., Beltran-Aguilar, Eugenio D., Lockwood, Stuart A., Malvitz, Dolores M.

“…In 1941, Klein and Palmer published a landmark study that ranked the relative susceptibility to dental caries of various morphological tooth types…”
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Dental care use among pregnant women in the United States reported in 1999 and 2002 by Timothé, Peggy, Eke, Paul I, Presson, Scott M, Malvitz, Dolores M

“…The purpose of this study was to determine national and state-specific estimates of dental care use among adult pregnant women in the United States using data…”
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Guidelines for infection control in dental health care settings--2003 by Kohn, William G, Harte, Jennifer A, Malvitz, Dolores M, Collins, Amy S, Cleveland, Jennifer L, Eklund, Kathy J

“…The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, is the lead federal agency for disease prevention in the United States. It has been 10 years since CDC…”
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Oral health during pregnancy: an analysis of information collected by the pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system by Gaffield, M L, Gilbert, B J, Malvitz, D M, Romaguera, R

“…Little is known about the use of dental services during pregnancy. Yet research suggests that a pregnant woman's oral health and her pregnancy outcome may be…”
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Development and status of the National Oral Health Surveillance System by Malvitz, Dolores M, Barker, Laurie K, Phipps, Kathy R

“…During the last 2 decades of the 20th century, few national, state, or local oral health programs were able to conduct public health surveillance in a timely…”
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Update on Healthy People 2020 by Malvitz, Dolores M

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Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings — 2003 by Kohn, William G., Collins, Amy S., Cleveland, Jennifer L., Harte, Jennifer A., Eklund, Kathy J., Malvitz, Dolores M.

“…This report consolidates previous recommendations and adds new ones for infection control in dental settings. Recommendations are provided regarding 1)…”
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Blood Lead Concentrations in Children and Method of Water Fluoridation in the United States, 1988-1994 by Macek, Mark D., Matte, Thomas D., Sinks, Thomas, Malvitz, Dolores M.

“…Some have hypothesized that community water containing sodium silicofluoride and hydrofluosilicic acid may increase blood lead (PbB) concentrations in children…”
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SEALANTS REVISITED: Authors’ response by Griffin, Susan O., PhD, Gooch, Barbara F., DMD, MPH, Gray, Shellie Kolavic, DMD, Malvitz, Dolores M., DrPH

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Promoting the Oral Health of Older Adults Through the Chronic Disease Model: CDC's Perspective on What We Still Need to Know by Gooch, Barbara F., Malvitz, Dolores M., Griffin, Susan O., Maas, William R.

“…The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has adopted a multicomponent approach to health promotion: the Chronic Disease Model. Among its underlying…”
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The Role of Evidence in Formulating Public Health Programs to Prevent Oral Disease and Promote Oral Health in the United States by Gooch, Barbara F., Griffin, Susan O., Malvitz, Dolores M.

“…A major goal of federal, state, and local health agencies is to reduce the burden of disease in populations. To obtain sufficient resources to achieve this…”
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Oral Health Surveillance: Past, Present, and Future Challenges by Beltrán-Aguilar, Eugenio D., Malvitz, Dolores M., Lockwood, Stuart A., Rozier, R. Gary, Tomar, Scott L.

“…We reviewed and summarized the efforts in the United States to collect data on oral diseases, conditions, and behaviors implemented at the national and state…”
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Estimating Prevalence and Severity of Caries in the Mixed Dentition: a Comparison of Two Screening Protocols by Griffin, Susan O., Griffin, Paul M., Beltrán-Aguilar, Eugenio D., Malvitz, Dolores M., Heiden, Kathleen D.

“…ABSTRACT Objective: Most oral health surveys examine and record data on individual teeth or surfaces (STD), providing valid estimates of caries prevalence and…”
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Validity of Two Methods for Assessing Oral Health Status of Populations by Beltrán, Eugenio D., Malvitz, Dolores M., Eklund, Stephen A.

“…Objective: This investigation assessed two methods for estimating epidemiologic indicators of oral health status among children: (1) a visual‐only screening,…”
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Remarks on Receiving the Special Merit Award by Malvitz, Dolores M.

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Practical infection control in oral health surveys and screenings by Summers, C J, Gooch, B F, Marianos, D W, Malvitz, D M, Bond, W W

“…Examinations for oral health surveys and screenings are performed by dentists or dental hygienists in a variety of settings. To date, CDC has made no…”
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Processes and perspectives: the work of ADHA's Task Force on the Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner (ADHP) by Lyle, Deborah M, Malvitz, Delores M, Nathe, Christine

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