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Comorbidity and survival of elderly head and neck carcinoma patientsB C Reid
Department of Oral Health Care Delivery, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Cancer 92:2109-16. 2001..Alcohol and tobacco, the primary etiologic agents for head and neck carcinoma (HNCA), cause other chronic diseases and may contribute to the high prevalence of comorbid conditions and generally poor survival of persons with HNCA...
The American Society of Anesthesiologists' class as a comorbidity index in a cohort of head and neck cancer surgical patientsB C Reid
Department of Oral Health Care Delivery, School of Dentistry, Room 3E 04, University of Maryland, 666 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21203, USA
Head Neck 23:985-94. 2001..We assessed the American Society of Anesthesiologists' (ASA) class, as a measure of comorbidity in comparison to the commonly used Charlson index for prognostic ability in a HNCA population...
A comparison of three comorbidity indexes in a head and neck cancer populationBritt C Reid
Department of Oral Health Care Delivery, School of Dentistry, Room 3E 04, University of Maryland, 666 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Oral Oncol 38:187-94. 2002..0001). Although the ATC index appears promising, the HNCA and Charlson indexes had similar adjusted RR's, dose-response patterns, P-values, and chi-square scores and appear particularly well-suited to the measurement of comorbidity...
Race/ethnicity and untreated dental caries: the impact of material and behavioral factorsBritt C Reid
Department of Health Promotion and Policy, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore 21201, USA
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 32:329-36. 2004..To use nationally representative data, group variables into categories of material and behavioral factors, and assess their relative contribution to racial/ethnic variation in untreated caries...
Special Olympics: the oral health status of U.S. athletes compared with international athletesBritt C Reid
Department of Health Promotion and Policy, University of Maryland Dental School, 666 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 20201, USA
Spec Care Dentist 23:230-3. 2003..8 versus 13.5%), fluorosis (3.5 versus 8.8%), signs of gingival disease (27.8 versus 40.1%), or to be edentulous (0.1 versus 3.7%). These relationships persisted after adjustment for sex and age differences between the populations...
Comorbidity and early diagnosis of head and neck cancer in a Medicare populationBritt C Reid
Health Services Research Program, Department of Health Promotion and Policy, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
Am J Prev Med 27:373-8. 2004..Comorbidity was hypothesized to affect the relationship between use of healthcare services and stage of disease...
Prevalence and predictors of untreated caries and oral pain among Special Olympic athletesBritt C Reid
Department of Oral Health Care Delivery, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, 666 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 20201, USA
Spec Care Dentist 23:139-42. 2003..These findings were discouraging given that the study participants represented a generally well-supported, high-functioning stratum of persons with mental retardation in the United States...
Opportunities for oral cancer screening among older African-American womenAnn C Klassen
Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Prev Med 37:499-506. 2003..Although older persons in low-income communities often lack regular dental care, little is known about the characteristics of groups at greatest risk for poor screening...
Dental insurance and clinical dental outcomes in NHANES IIITonya R Stancil
Northrop Grumman Information Technology, Rockville, Maryland, USA
J Public Health Dent 65:189-95. 2005..05) than their respective counterparts. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that having private dental insurance is associated with better clinical oral health status...
Computerized local dental anesthetic systems: patient and dentist satisfactionE G Grace
University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Dent 31:9-12. 2003..CONCLUSIONS resulting from the study are that computer controlled dental anesthetic injections and traditional anesthetic injections were accepted equally well by both dentists and patients...
Oral cancer examinations among adults at high risk: findings from the 1998 National Health Interview SurveyMark D Macek
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery Dental School, University of Maryland, 666 West Baltimore Street, Room 3 E 02, Baltimore, MD 21201 1586, USA
J Public Health Dent 63:119-25. 2003..This investigation assessed whether cigarette smoking and alcohol use were associated with receipt of an oral cancer examination...
A comparison of health professions student attitudes regarding tobacco curricula and interventionist rolesJacquelyn L Fried
Dental Hygiene Program, Department of Health Promotion and Policy, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore 21201, USA
J Dent Educ 68:370-7. 2004..001). Consistent and comprehensive multidisciplinary tobacco-related curricula could offer desirable standardization...
Continuity of care and early diagnosis of head and neck cancerBritt C Reid
Department of Health Promotion and Policy, Health Services Research Program, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 21201, USA
Oral Oncol 42:510-6. 2006..Primary care physicians including general/family physicians may represent a relevant group for encouraging increased opportunistic HNCA screening efforts among their patients...
Dental insurance visits and expenditures among older adultsRichard J Manski
Department of Health Promotion and Policy, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, 666 W Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Am J Public Health 94:759-64. 2004..We examined the effect of age, income, and coverage on dental service utilization during 1996...
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...
Dental visits among smoking and nonsmoking US adults in 2000Susan K Drilea
Health Research Analyst 4, NIDCR CDC Data Resource Center, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Am J Health Behav 29:462-71. 2005..To examine dental visits among smoking and nonsmoking adults in a nationally representative sample...
Cigarette smoking, periodontal disease: and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseJeffrey J Hyman
Office of Science Policy and Analysis, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, MD 20892 6401, USA
J Periodontol 75:9-15. 2004..The goal of this study was to better understand the role of smoking in a possible relationship between periodontal disease and COPD...
Epidemiologic risk factors for periodontal attachment loss among adults in the United StatesJeffrey J Hyman
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, MD 20892 6401, USA
J Clin Periodontol 30:230-7. 2003..The objective of this study was to identify variables related to periodontal loss of attachment (LOA)...
The role of cigarette smoking in the association between periodontal disease and coronary heart diseaseJeffrey J Hyman
Office of Science Policy and Analysis, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, MD 20892 6401, USA
J Periodontol 73:988-94. 2002..The goal of this study was to better understand the role of smoking in the relationship between periodontal disease and heart attack history...
Sickle cell anemia and dental caries: a literature review and pilot studyBrian Laurence
Howard University College of Dentistry, Restorative Department, Washington, DC 20059, USA
Spec Care Dentist 22:70-4. 2002..While none of the observed differences was statistically significant, these findings were of clinical interest and should be pursued in future large-scale studies...
The military oral health care system as a model for eliminating disparities in oral healthJeffrey J Hyman
Office of Science Policy and Analysis, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 45 Center Drive, Room 4AS 37K, MSC 4601, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
J Am Dent Assoc 137:372-8. 2006....
