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Expanding the Physician's Role in Addressing the Oral Health of AdultsLeonard A Cohen
Leonard A Cohen is with the Division of Dental Public Health, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore
Am J Public Health 103:408-12. 2013..I have outlined the rationale for and progress toward expanding the physician's role in addressing the oral health of adults...
Health literacy impact on patient-provider interactions involving the treatment of dental problemsLeonard A Cohen
Department of Health Promotion and Policy, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Dent Educ 75:1218-24. 2011..In general, respondents did not express health literacy-related problems. Additional research is needed to identify health literacy-related barriers to effective patient-provider communication...
Comparison of patient centeredness of visits to emergency departments, physicians, and dentists for dental problems and injuriesLeonard A Cohen
Department of Health Promotion and Policy, University of Maryland Dental School, USA
J Am Coll Dent 77:49-58. 2010..This report compares patient assessments of patient centeredness during treatment in hospital emergency departments (EDs) and physician and dentist offices for dental problems and injuries...- Comparison of patient visits to emergency departments, physician offices, and dental offices for dental problems and injuriesLeonard A Cohen
Department of Health Promotion and Policy, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Public Health Dent 71:13-22. 2011..We undertook this study to examine whether there are differences in their use by low-income White and minority adults as compared with higher-income adults... - Low-income and minority patient satisfaction with visits to emergency departments and physician offices for dental problemsLeonard A Cohen
Department of Health Promotion and Policy, The Dental School, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA
J Am Coll Dent 76:23-31. 2009.... - The role of non-dental health professionals in providing access to dental care for low-income and minority patientsLeonard A Cohen
Department of Health Promotion and Policy, Division of Health Services Research, University of Maryland Dental School, 650 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Dent Clin North Am 53:451-68. 2009..This is because, in general, the elderly and ethnic and racial minorities face significant economic barriers to accessing private dental services... - Toothache pain: behavioral impact and self-care strategiesLeonard A Cohen
Department of Health Promotion and Policy, University of Maryland Dental School, Maryland, USA
Spec Care Dentist 29:85-95. 2009..The majority of respondents ultimately sought pain relief from a dentist. We identified a number of significant differences in the strategies used across racial/ethnic groups... - Role of pharmacists in consulting with the underserved regarding toothache painLeonard A Cohen
Department of Health Promotion and Policy, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) 49:38-42. 2009..To examine the pharmacist's role in managing toothache pain from the patient's perspective... - Toothache pain: a comparison of visits to physicians, emergency departments and dentistsLeonard A Cohen
Department of Health Promotion and Policy, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Am Dent Assoc 139:1205-16. 2008..The authors conducted a study to explore their use by low-income and minority adults in comparison with the use of traditional dental services... - Coping with toothache pain: a qualitative study of low-income persons and minoritiesLeonard A Cohen
Department of Health Promotion and Policy, University of Maryland Dental School, 650 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Public Health Dent 67:28-35. 2007..This study examined the behavioral impact of toothache pain as well as self-care strategies for pain relief among minority and low-income individuals... - Visits to non-dentist health care providers for dental problemsLeonard A Cohen
Department of Health Promotion and Policy, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, 21201, USA
Fam Med 38:556-64. 2006..This study was conducted to gain a better understanding of the role that non-dentist health care providers play in providing access to oral health care services... - Adult patient visits to physicians for dental problemsLeonard A Cohen
Department of Health Promotion and Policy, University of Maryland Dental School, USA
J Am Coll Dent 73:47-52. 2006..This study was conducted to examine the rate with which patients visit physician offices for the treatment of dental problems and their satisfaction with the treatment received... - Attitudes of advanced dental education students toward individuals with AIDSLeonard A Cohen
University of Maryland, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Dental School, Department of Health Promotion and Policy, 666 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Dent Educ 69:896-900. 2005..Therefore, dental education programs at all levels should give consideration to interventions to address provider attitudes and potential biases... - Attitudes of dental hygiene students toward individuals with AIDSLeonard A Cohen
Dental School, Department of Health Promotion and Policy, University of Maryland Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, 666 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Dent Educ 69:266-9. 2005..It appears, therefore, that the hygiene students displayed no bias toward homosexuals and only very minimal bias toward individuals with AIDS... - Dental visits among older U.S. adults, 1999: the roles of dentition status and costMark D Macek
Department of Health Promotion and Policy, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery Dental School, University of Maryland, 21201 1586, USA
J Am Dent Assoc 135:1154-62; quiz 1165. 2004..Aging populations will bring unique challenges to dentistry. Understanding dental visit patterns will help the profession become prepared... - Hospital admissions associated with nontraumatic dental emergencies in a Medicaid populationLeonard A Cohen
Department of Oral Health Care Delivery, University of Maryland Dental School, 666 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Am J Emerg Med 21:540-4. 2003..Although some hospital admissions related to dental problems could be unavoidable, further studies are needed to better understand mechanisms for reducing the use of EDs for care best provided in community-based dental offices... - A Medicaid population's use of physicians' offices for dental problemsLeonard A Cohen
Department of Oral Health Care Delivery, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore 21201, USA
Am J Public Health 93:1297-301. 2003..This study evaluated how the elimination of Medicaid reimbursement to dentists for the treatment of adult dental problems affected patients' visits to physicians... - Dental visits to hospital emergency departments by adults receiving Medicaid: assessing their useLeonard A Cohen
Department of Oral Health Care Delivery, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore 21201, USA
J Am Dent Assoc 133:715-24; quiz 768. 2002..People lacking access to private dental services may use hospital emergency departments, or EDs. In 1993, Maryland eliminated Medicaid reimbursement to dentists for adult emergency services... - Medicaid coverage and utilization of adult dental servicesC Daniel Mullins
School of Pharmarcy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 15:672-87. 2004....
Research Grants
- Toothache Pain: Sources of Care and Self-RemediesLeonard Cohen; Fiscal Year: 2005..The instrument will be pretested on poor White, Black, Hispanic subjects (both individuals who sought relief from dentists and those who did not) who have experienced toothache pain during the preceding six months. ..
- Patient Visits to Physician Offices and/or Emergency Rooms for Dental ProblemsLeonard Cohen; Fiscal Year: 2007..These issues will grow in importance with the aging of the population, as elderly individuals, in general, are more likely to visit a physician than a dentist. ..