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| Bhavna T PahelSummaryAffiliation: University of North Carolina Country: USA Publications
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Multiple imputation of dental caries data using a zero-inflated Poisson regression modelBhavna T Pahel
School of Dentistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599 7450, USA
J Public Health Dent 71:71-8. 2011..Excess zeros exhibited by dental caries data require special attention when multiple imputation is applied to such data...
Effectiveness of preventive dental treatments by physicians for young Medicaid enrolleesBhavna T Pahel
UNC School of Dentistry, 150 Old Dental Building, CB 7450, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7450, USA
Pediatrics 127:e682-9. 2011..To estimate the effectiveness of a medical office-based preventive dental program (Into the Mouths of Babes [IMB]), which included fluoride varnish application, in reducing treatments related to dental caries...
Agreement between structured checklists and Medicaid claims for preventive dental visits in primary care medical officesBhavna T Pahel
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Health Informatics J 16:115-28. 2010..However, future research should examine strategies to improve the completion of structured checklists by primary care providers if data beyond claims are to be used for program evaluation...
Cost-effectiveness of preventive oral health care in medical offices for young Medicaid enrolleesSally C Stearns
Department of Health Policy and Management, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 166:945-51. 2012..To estimate the cost-effectiveness of a medical office-based preventive oral health program in North Carolina called Into the Mouths of Babes (IMB)...
How a North Carolina program boosted preventive oral health services for low-income childrenR Gary Rozier
Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 29:2278-85. 2010..By 2006 approximately 30 percent of well-child visits for children ages six months up to three years included these services. However, additional strategies are needed to ensure preventive oral health care for more low-income children...
Follow-up preventive dental visits for Medicaid-enrolled children in the medical officeRocio Beatriz Quiñonez
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
J Public Health Dent 68:131-8. 2008..To describe the frequency and determinants of follow-up preventive oral health visits at medical offices among children screened for dental disease, receiving fluoride varnish and counseling...
Patient- and population-reported outcomes in public health dentistry: oral health-related quality of lifeR Gary Rozier
Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7411, USA
Dent Clin North Am 52:345-65, vi-vii. 2008....
Evaluation of a word recognition instrument to test health literacy in dentistry: the REALD-99Julia A Richman
Department of Pediatric Dentistry CB 7450, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7450, USA
J Public Health Dent 67:99-104. 2007..This study aims to evaluate a dental health literacy word recognition instrument...
Impact of poor oral health on children's school attendance and performanceStephanie L Jackson
School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
Am J Public Health 101:1900-6. 2011..We examined school days missed for routine dental care versus dental pain or infection to determine the relationship between children's oral health status and school attendance and performance...
Development and testing of the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Dentistry (TOFHLiD)Debra A Gong
Department of Pediatric Dentistry CB 7450, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7450, USA
J Public Health Dent 67:105-12. 2007..This study aims to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Dentistry (TOFHLiD), a new instrument to measure functional oral health literacy...
