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There is weak evidence that a single, universal dental recall interval schedule reduces caries incidenceScott L Tomar
University of Florida College of Dentistry, Dept of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, 1329 SW 16th Street, Room 5188, PO Box 103628, Gainesville, FL 32610 3628, USA
J Evid Based Dent Pract 11:89-91. 2011
The influence of active coping and perceived stress on health disparities in a multi-ethnic low income sampleJennifer M Watson
Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, The University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
BMC Public Health 8:41. 2008..The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of coping style, stress, socioeconomic status (SES), and discrimination on health disparities in a large urban multi-ethnic sample...- Florida adults' oral cancer knowledge and examination experiencesScott L Tomar
University of Florida College of Dentistry, Division of Public Health Services and Research, 1600 SW Archer Road, PO Box 100404, Gainesville, FL 32610 0404, USA
J Public Health Dent 65:221-30. 2005..This study assessed awareness of oral cancer, knowledge of its major risk factors and clinical signs, and oral cancer examination experiences among Florida adults aged 40 years and older... - An assessment of the dental public health infrastructure in the United StatesScott L Tomar
University of Florida College of Dentistry, Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, 1329 SW 16th Street, Room 5180, Gainesville, FL 32610 3628, USA
J Public Health Dent 66:5-16. 2006..This study examined several elements of the U.S. dental public health infrastructure in government, education, workforce, and regulatory issues, focused primarily at the state level... - Public health perspectives on surveillance for periodontal diseasesScott L Tomar
Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida 32610 3628, USA
J Periodontol 78:1380-6. 2007.... - Perceived risk of harm from cigarettes or smokeless tobacco among U.S. high school seniorsScott L Tomar
University of Florida, Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, Gainesville, FL 32610 3628, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 9:1191-6. 2007..Those who perceived that using smokeless tobacco was riskier than smoking were even more likely to be current smokers (OR = 2.43; 95% CI 1.96-3.01). Effective methods for communicating accurate health risks to young people are needed... - Epidemiologic perspectives on smokeless tobacco marketing and population harmScott L Tomar
University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida 32610 3628, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:S387-97. 2007..The evidence base for promotion of snuff use as a public health strategy is weak and inconsistent... 
Planning and evaluating community oral health programsScott L Tomar
Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL 32610 3628, USA
Dent Clin North Am 52:403-21, vii. 2008..Such approaches help ensure that stakeholders agree on the purpose of the program, work toward its success, and contribute toward its continuous improvement...- Is smokeless tobacco use an appropriate public health strategy for reducing societal harm from cigarette smoking?Scott L Tomar
University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Gainesville, FL 32610 3628, USA
Int J Environ Res Public Health 6:10-24. 2009..There are ethical challenges to promoting ST use. Based on the precautionary principle, the burden of proof is on proponents to provide evidence to support their position; such evidence is lacking... - Changes in the oral health of US children and adolescents and dental public health infrastructure since the release of the Healthy People 2010 ObjectivesScott L Tomar
University of Florida College of Dentistry, Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, Gainesville, Florida 32610 3628, USA
Acad Pediatr 9:388-95. 2009.... - Patterns of dual use of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco among US males: findings from national surveysScott L Tomar
Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Suite 5180, Gainesville, Florida 32610 3628, USA
Tob Control 19:104-9. 2010..This study examined patterns of concurrent use of smokeless tobacco (ST) and cigarettes among young people and adults in the USA just before cigarette companies' control of the nation's ST market... - Oral health-related quality of life among low-income adults living with HIVScott L Tomar
Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida 32610 3268, USA
J Public Health Dent 71:241-7. 2011..To explore oral health-related quality of life and its correlates among low-income human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients receiving primary HIV care... - Attributes of an ideal oral health care systemScott L Tomar
University of Florida College of Dentistry, Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, 1329 SW 16th Street, Suite 5180, PO Box 103628, Gainesville, FL 32610 3628, USA
J Public Health Dent 70:S6-14. 2010..This paper sought to articulate the attributes that an ideal oral health care system would possess, which would be consistent with the principles of the leading authorities on the public's health... - Racial differences in oral and pharyngeal cancer treatment and survival in FloridaScott L Tomar
Division of Public Health Services and Research, University of Florida College of Dentistry, 1600 SW Archer Road, P O Box 100404, Gainesville, FL 32610 0404, USA
Cancer Causes Control 15:601-9. 2004..This study examined racial differences in treatment and survival for blacks and whites in Florida diagnosed with oral or pharyngeal cancer... - Snuff use and smoking in U.S. men: implications for harm reductionScott L Tomar
University of Florida College of Dentistry, Division of Public Health Services and Research, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
Am J Prev Med 23:143-9. 2002..Encouraging smokers to switch to snuff may have unintended public health implications. This study examined the associations between snuff use and smoking in a representative sample of U.S. men... - Dental and other health care visits among U.S. adults with diabetesS L Tomar
Division of Oral Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Diabetes Care 23:1505-10. 2000..For adults with diabetes, we compared the frequency of past-year dental visits with past-year visits for diabetes care, dilated eye examinations, and foot examinations... - Trends and patterns of tobacco use in the United StatesScott L Tomar
University of Florida College of Dentistry, Division of Public Health Services and Research, Gainesville, Florida 32610 0404, USA
Am J Med Sci 326:248-54. 2003..Despite recent progress, tobacco use remains prevalent in the United States. State and local governments need to invest adequate resources in the full range of tobacco control activities... - Dentistry's role in tobacco controlS L Tomar
University of Florida College of Dentistry, Division of Public Health Services and Research, 1600 S W Archer Road, P O Box 100404, Room D8 38, Gainesville, Fla 32610, USA
J Am Dent Assoc 132:30S-35S. 2001..Tobacco use also is responsible for 75 percent of deaths resulting from oral and pharyngeal cancer, more than one-half of the cases of periodontitis and numerous other oral health effects... - Is use of smokeless tobacco a risk factor for cigarette smoking? The U.S. experienceScott L Tomar
University of Florida College of Dentistry, Division of Public Health Services and Research, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 5:561-9. 2003..It appears that smokeless tobacco may be a starter product for subsequent smoking among young U.S. males but may have little effect on quitting smoking... - Is trust a predictor of having a dental home?Michelle A Graham
Department of Operative Dentistry, Division of Public Health Services and Research, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, USA
J Am Dent Assoc 135:1550-8; quiz 1622. 2004..Developing a better understanding of sociodemographic variables that predict having a dental home may aid in reducing the disparities in oral health among minorities in the United States... - Perceived social status, language and identified dental home among Hispanics in FloridaMichelle A Graham
Division of Public Health Services and Research, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville 32610-0404, USA
J Am Dent Assoc 136:1572-82. 2005.... - ACORN, UF-CD serve needy communitiesJoseph T Vu
University of Florida College of Dentistry, USA
Todays FDA 14:27. 2002 - Trends in smokeless tobacco use among adults and adolescents in the United StatesDavid E Nelson
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevemtion, Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, USA
Am J Public Health 96:897-905. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: Smokeless tobacco use has declined sharply, especially among adolescent boys. Ongoing prevention and cessation efforts are needed to continue this trend... - Perspectives of African Americans and dentists concerning dentist-patient communication on oral cancer screeningYoujin Choi
College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida, Department of Health Education and Behavior, Gainesville, FL 32611 8400, USA
Patient Educ Couns 71:41-51. 2008..This study compared how dentists and African American adults view the current state of dentist-patient communication regarding oral cancer and its detection... - Oral cancer in African Americans: addressing health disparitiesVirginia J Dodd
Department of Health Education and Behavior, College of Health and Human Performance, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Am J Health Behav 32:684-92. 2008..To explore factors underlying African Americans' perceptions of oral cancer and the oral cancer exam. Study findings were used to guide development of oral cancer messages designed to increase oral cancer exams among African Americans... - Metallic taste phantom predicts oral pain among 5-year survivors of head and neck cancerHenrietta L Logan
Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida, Room 5192, 1329 SW 16th Street, Gainesville, FL 32610 3628, USA
Pain 140:323-31. 2008..Routine assessment of oral pain levels could improve current analgesic approaches among head and neck cancer survivors... - Factors associated with early-stage diagnosis of oral and pharyngeal cancerJennifer M Watson
Department of Community Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 3628, USA
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 37:333-41. 2009.... - Effectiveness of a social marketing media campaign to reduce oral cancer racial disparitiesJennifer M Watson
University of Florida, Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, PO Box 103628, Gainesville, FL 32610 3628, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 101:774-82. 2009..The purpose of this study was to provide a systematic evaluation of a theory-driven oral cancer awareness media campaign... - Preventive oral health care in early childhood: knowledge, confidence, and practices of pediatricians and family physicians in FloridaJill Boylston Herndon
Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
J Pediatr 157:1018-1024.e1-2. 2010..To examine the relationships among pediatricians' and family physicians' oral health training, knowledge, confidence, and practice patterns... - Smoking and smokeless tobacco: increased risk for oral painJoseph L Riley
Division of Public Health Services and Research, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610 0404, USA
J Pain 5:218-25. 2004..Smokers were at significantly increased risk for oral pain and related limitation of daily activities. The data also suggest that the risk for oral pain associated with tobacco use decreases significantly if tobacco cessation occurs... - Dental students' opinions and knowledge about caries management and preventionJaana T Autio-Gold
University of Florida College of Dentistry, Department of Operative Dentistry, Gainesville, FL 32610 0415, USA
J Dent Educ 72:26-32. 2008..Such programs should stress, in addition to actual training, the importance of prevention in students' future practice... - Smoking status and pain level among head and neck cancer patientsHenrietta L Logan
Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
J Pain 11:528-34. 2010..When pain is elevated, smokers may be motivated to use tobacco as a means of reducing pain, which in turn reinforces smoking behavior. Tobacco cessation programs should include pain management as a component of treatment... - Effectiveness of a community-based oral cancer awareness campaign (United States)Rebecca K Papas
Division of Public Health Services and Research, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
Cancer Causes Control 15:121-31. 2004..The purpose of this study was to provide the first systematic evaluation in the United States of a community-based oral cancer awareness campaign... - Perception of racism explains the difference between Blacks' and Whites' level of healthcare trustAlbert O Adegbembo
Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida 32608 1128, USA
Ethn Dis 16:792-8. 2006..To test the hypothesis that the level of healthcare trust does not differ between Blacks and Whites... - Prevalence of noncavitated and cavitated carious lesions in 5-year-old head start schoolchildren in Alachua County, FloridaJaana T Autio-Gold
Department of Operative Dentistry, Division of Public Health Services and Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Pediatr Dent 27:54-60. 2005..This report describes the prevalence of early noncavitated and cavitated carious lesions in the primary dentition of 5-year-old Head Start schoolchildren in Alachua, Fla... - Carbon monoxide levels among patrons of hookah cafesTracey E Barnett
Department of Behavioral Science and Community Health, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, 101 S Newell Drive, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Am J Prev Med 40:324-8. 2011..In Florida, smoking is prohibited in public places under the Florida Clean Indoor Act but permitted in establishments that have less than 10% gross revenue from food... - Attitudes and practices of Florida nurse practitioners on oral cancer prevention and early detectionXiaoxian Meng
Department of Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida College of Dentistry, 1329 SW 16th Street, PO Box 103628, Gainesville, FL 32610 3620, USA
J Cancer Educ 23:57-62. 2008..Oral cancer continues to have a relatively low survival rate because most tumors are diagnosed at late stages. Nurse practitioners may be optimally positioned for oral cancer prevention and early detection... - Estimated impact of competing policy recommendations for age of first dental visitKari Jones
Division of Public Private Partnerships, National Center for Health Marketing, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, MS K 39, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Pediatrics 115:906-14. 2005.... - Influences of adult-onset diabetes on orofacial pain and related health behaviorsBridgett Rahim-Williams
College of Public Health and Health Professions, Department of Behavioral Science and Community Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
J Public Health Dent 70:85-92. 2010..This study tested the hypothesis that persons with orofacial pain and comorbid adult-onset diabetes will experience greater functional and emotional impact than persons experiencing orofacial pain without diabetes... - A review of malocclusion among individuals with mental and physical disabilitiesKatherine Winter
College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
Spec Care Dentist 28:19-26. 2008..Only a deep bite was more frequent in controls compared to the individuals with disabilities... - Oral health surveillance: past, present, and future challengesEugenio D Beltran-Aguilar
Division of Oral Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, MS F 10, Chamblee, GA 30341, USA
J Public Health Dent 63:141-9. 2003..At the state and local level, however, we envision an integrated system of data collection as a constantly evolving process as new techniques are developed in response to new demands... - Non-cigarette tobacco use among women and adverse pregnancy outcomesLucinda J England
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30030, USA
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 89:454-64. 2010..We highlight research gaps and provide recommendations for a global research agenda... - Mental health differences between rural and urban men living with HIV infection in various age groupsConstance R Uphold
Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center, North Florida South Georgia Veterans Health System, Research Department, Gainesville, FL 32608 1197, USA
J Community Health 30:355-75. 2005..Rural men had higher levels of non-AIDS-related stress only when the US Census Bureau's categorization was used, which highlights the importance of carefully selecting and describing methods to categorize rural versus urban residence... - Smokeless tobacco use: harm reduction or induction approach?Dorothy K Hatsukami
Tobacco Use Research Center, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Prev Med 38:309-17. 2004..Use of ST as a smoking cessation method or as a means to reduce cigarettes has been proposed. The impact of using ST in these ways is relatively unknown... - Errors in analyzing associations between use of smokeless tobacco and cigarettesScott L Tomar
Addiction 99:260-2; author reply 262-4. 2004 - Spit (Smokeless) Tobacco Intervention for High School Athletes: results after 1 yearMargaret M Walsh
Room 495, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94143 1361, USA
Addict Behav 28:1095-113. 2003..To determine the efficacy of a spit tobacco (ST) intervention designed to promote ST cessation and discourage ST initiation among male high school baseball athletes... - Perceived oral health status and unmet dental needs among adults in Union CountyEvan B Rosen
Todays FDA 20:16-9. 2008..A comprehensive dental public approach is needed to improve oral health in that county... - Smokeless tobacco use is a significant predictor of smoking when appropriately modeledScott L Tomar
Nicotine Tob Res 5:571-3. 2003 - Florida nurse practitioners' attitudes and practices regarding oral cancer prevention and early detectionXiaoxian Meng
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA
J Am Acad Nurse Pract 19:668-75. 2007..To examine Florida nurse practitioners' (NPs') attitudes and practices regarding oral cancer prevention and early detection... - Dental care visits among dentate adults with diabetes, United States, 2003Mark D Macek
Department of Health Promotion and Policy, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Dental School, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Public Health Dent 68:102-10. 2008..This analysis evaluates nationally representative data to test the relation between diabetes status and dental care visits, and to compare diabetes care, foot care, eye care, and dental care visits among dentate adults with diabetes... - Re: chronic disease mortality in a cohort of smokeless tobacco usersJon O Ebbert
Am J Epidemiol 158:1021; author reply 1021-2. 2003 - Building the science base for dental public healthScott L Tomar
J Public Health Dent 62:131. 2002 - Tobacco concernsScott L Tomar
J Am Dent Assoc 138:154-6. 2007
Research Grants
- Florida Model for Oral Cancer Control, Phase IScott Tomar; Fiscal Year: 2003....
- Reducing Oral Cancer Disparities in FloridaScott Tomar; Fiscal Year: 2007..Effectiveness of the interventions will be measured through population-based surveys and utilization of the hotline and clinics. ..