OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Public Health Dentistry is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Mobile photographic screening for dental caries in children: Diagnostic performance compared to unaided visual dental examination	17
Racism and oral health equity in the United States: Identifying its effects and providing future directions	16
Socioeconomic status, social support, and oral health‐risk behaviors in Canadian adolescents	13
Dental amalgam restorations in nationally representative sample of US population aged ≥15 years: NHANES 2011–2016	11
Randomized experiment on the effect of incentives and mailing strategy on response rates in a mail survey of dentists	11
Perceived racial discrimination partially mediates racial‐ethnic disparities in dental utilization and oral health	11
Factors associated with dental fluorosis among Malaysian children exposed to different fluoride concentrations in the public water supply	10
Community water fluoridation and the integrity of equitable public health infrastructure	10
The oral health status of America's rural children: An opportunity for policy change	10
Household food insecurity and children's oral health: Findings from the 2016–2018 National Survey of Children's Health	9
How do state‐level racism, sexism, and income inequality shape edentulism‐related racial inequities in contemporary United States? A structural intersectionality approach to population oral health	9
Racial/ethnic inequality in the association of allostatic load and dental caries in children	9
The return of oral health to global health is significant for public health everywhere	9
American Indian/Alaska Native, Black, and Hispanic dentists' experiences of discrimination	9
Molar‐incisor hypomineralization in quilombola children and adolescents: A study of prevalence and associated factors	9
The 2021 report on oral health in America: Directions for the future of dental public health and the oral health care system	8
Family functioning and dental caries among preschool children	8
Parental acculturation and oral health of children among immigrants	8
Impact of state‐level training requirements for medical providers on receipt of preventive oral health services for young children enrolled in Medicaid	8
Beneficiaries' perspectives on improved oral health and its mediators after Medicaid expansion in Michigan: a mixed methods study	8
Depression is related to edentulism and lack of functional dentition: An analysis of NHANES data, 2005–2016	8
Empowering dentists to administer COVID‐19 vaccines	7
The health care utilization model: Application to dental care use for Black and Hispanic children	7
Association between adverse childhood experiences among children with special healthcare needs and dental care utilization	7
Trends in dental insurance claims in the United States before and during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic in 2020	7

Dental care utilization during pregnancy by Medicaid dental coverage in 26 states: Pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system 2014–2015	7
From describing disparities to understanding why disparities exist: Anti‐racist methods to support dental public health research	7
Item and scale properties of the Oral Health Literacy Adults Questionnaire assessed by item response theory	7
Addressing social determinants of oral health, structural racism and discrimination and intersectionality among immigrant and non‐English speaking Hispanics in the United States	7
Molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH): prevalence and degree of severity in a Mexican pediatric population living in an endemic fluorosis area	7
Geographic variations in dental sealant utilization by Medicaid enrollees	6
Development of a classification (descriptive) system for a preference‐based quality of life measure for dental caries (dental caries utility index) among adolescents	6
A systematic review of dental‐related emergency department visits among Medicaid beneficiaries	6
The influence of family socioeconomic status on toothbrushing practices in Australian children	6
Undoing structural racism in dentistry: Advocacy for dental therapy	5
Understanding topical fluoride hesitancy and refusal behaviors through the extended parallel process model and health belief model	5
Racial and oral health equity in dental school curricula	5
Comparing the magnitude of oral health inequality over time in Canada and the United States	5
Fluoridated water impact on tooth decay and fluorosis in 17–20‐year‐olds exposed to fluoride toothpaste	5
Oral health‐related quality of life in US adults with type 2 diabetes	5
Sleep disorders, anxiety and obesity associated with untreated dental caries in children eight to ten years of age	5
Slipping through the cracks: Just how underrepresented are minorities within the dental specialties?	4
The impact of underutilization of preventive dental care by adult Medicaid participants	4
Anti‐racism structures in academic dentistry: Supporting underrepresented racially/ethnically diverse faculty	4
Dental access and expenditures for adults with intellectual and other disabilities	4
Effectiveness of silver diamine fluoride in arresting dental caries in residents living in nursing homes: A randomized controlled trial	4
From a call to action to taking action: Exploring the science, education, practice, and policy implications of dental public health as an antiracist discipline	4
Topical fluoride hesitancy among caregivers: Development of a content‐valid topical fluoride hesitancy identification item pool	4
Dental public health post‐graduate trainees in the US: Experiences, challenges, and opportunities—A qualitative study	4
The association between adverse childhood experiences and oral health: A systematic review	4
Dental service utilization and immigrant family structure	4
Success rates of pediatric dental referrals made by public health dental hygiene practitioners	4
Racism in oral healthcare settings: Implications for dental care‐related fear/anxiety and utilization among Black/African American women in Appalachia	4
Community based participatory research approaches to combat oral health inequities among American Indian and Alaska Native populations	4
Assessing oral health content in nondental professional association websites	3
Spanish‐speaking Mexican‐American parents' experiences while navigating the dental care system for their children	3
Dental Health Services Victoria value‐based health care principles for oral health models of care	3
Opioid prescribing by oral and maxillofacial surgeons in the United States, 2016–2019	3
Stressful life events, oral health, and barriers to dental care during pregnancy	3
Training dental hygienists to place interim therapeutic restorations in a school‐based teledentistry program: Oregon's virtual dental home	3
Dental pain in adult and elderly homeless people: Prevalence, associated factors, and impact on the quality of life in Midwest Brazil	3
Caregivers' report of preventive dental care visits and services for US WIC‐participating and non‐participating children	3
Oral health status and behavior in elderly Koreans with periodontal disease	3
Children's eating behaviour traits and dental caries	3
Trends in dental insurance claims in the United States in the context of the COVID‐19 pandemic: A 3‐year perspective (2019–2022)	3
A certain protective effect of vitamin D against dental caries in US children and youth: A cross‐sectional study	3
Prevalence of non‐cavitated lesions and progression, regression, and no change from age 9 to 23 years	3
Advancing oral health policy through persuasive messaging and effective research measures	3
Integrating oral health into community health worker and peer provider certifications in Michigan: A community action report	2
Intersectoral collaboration and coordination mechanisms for implementing water fluoridation: Challenges from a case study in Brazil	2
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A student‐led qualitative study to explore dental undergraduates' understanding, experiences, and responses to racism in a dental school	2
Racial/ethnic disparities in preventive dental services use and dental caries among children	2
Calibration and reliability testing of a novel asynchronous photographic plaque scoring system in young children	2
Racial and ethnic disparities in oral healthcare quality among children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP	2

Cost‐effectiveness of probiotics and fluoride varnish in caries prevention in preschool children	2
Stronger together. Diverse dentists weigh in on racism and its impact on oral health in our communities	2
Parenting practices and oral impact on daily performance in southern Brazil	2
The influence of living conditions and individual behaviors on the oral‐systemic disease connection: a cross‐sectional analysis	2
Ontario dentists' ease to discuss sensitive health issues with their patients: A cross‐sectional study	2
American Board of Dental Public Health diplomate survey, 2021: Competency domains and practice	2
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Implementation problems and adaptations among organizations delivering school‐based dental sealant programs	2
Caries disparities among Medicaid‐enrolled young children from pediatric primary care settings	2
Dental care use and other population characteristics of older Americans with self‐reported chronic conditions in the health and retirement study	2
A psychometric network perspective to oral health literacy: Examining the replicability of network properties across the general community and older adults from Brazil	2
Engaging new partners in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine promotion: Considerations for training private practice dental professionals in HPV vaccine promotion	2
Development of quality measures to assess tooth decay outcomes from electronic health record data	2
The future of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander oral health lies in the footprints of the past: Re‐framing oral health discourse	2
Are dental‐related psychological variables important for dental attendance in China? A cross‐sectional study	2
Association between cash transfer programs and oral health—A scoping review	2
Global caries experience in children and its relationship with government expenditures on education and health, sugar consumption, and years of schooling: An ecological study	2
Dental pain management with prescription opioids by nondental healthcare professionals in a healthcare system network	2
Association between oral health knowledge, perceived oral health related quality of life, perceived oral health status and emergency department and/or urgent care visit: Results from the multi‐si	2
Refining the process: Safety net dental professionals' experiences with teledentistry implementation during the first year of COVID‐19	1
Does having children affect women's oral health? A longitudinal study	1
Interviews with policymakers in Australian health policy: Understanding the process of policy development	1
Explaining income inequities in tooth loss among Brazilian adults	1
Immediate impact of bringing a school to the community with a new community‐based clinical education program	1
Dental care utilization in Massachusetts before and after initiation of medication for opioid use disorder: A cross‐sectional study of a state all‐payer claims database	1
Safe, supportive neighborhoods: Are they associated with childhood oral health?	1
The burden of oral health problems in children with mental health disorders in the United States	1
Patient centered dental home: Building a framework for dental quality measurement and improvement	1
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Effectiveness of telehealth in providing preventive oral health care: A pilot evaluation of patient, carer, and clinician experience	1
An assessment of compliance with optimal fluoride levels for oral health benefit by New Zealand drinking water suppliers	1
Australian dental practitioners experience of burnout	1
Addressing Black men's oral health through community engaged research and workforce recruitment	1
Test of an organizational change model to reduce no‐shows in dental care settings	1
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The legacy of Deamonte Driver	1
Effects of Medicaid expansion on self‐reported use of dental services in socioeconomically vulnerable subgroups	1
Using electronic dental records to establish a surveillance system for dental decay in rural Western Alaska	1
Findings from a caries risk assessment registry quality improvement initiative in an oral health partnership model	1
Socioeconomic, behavioral, and psychological factors related to oral health in Myanmar: A cross‐sectional study	1
Analysis of gum bleeding among children aged 12–15 years in Jiangxi Province and related influencing factors	1
Race and payor type for child visits with public health dental hygienist practitioners	1
Participation in the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund policy by dentists in South Carolina's safety net	1
Dental opioid prescription patterns in academic and community settings	1
Implementation and analysis of an enhanced screening and testing protocol for prediabetes in a dental school patient population	1
Food insecurity and consumption of cariogenic foods in mothers and their two‐year‐old children in Appalachia	1
Effect of CDC adjustment of state‐reported data on community water fluoridation statistics	1
Cost‐related avoidance of oral health service utilization among lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals in Canada	1
Dentist attitudes toward an annual benefit maximum in Iowa's adult Medicaid program	1
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Anti‐racist approaches to increase access to general and oral health care during a pandemic in the Pacific Islander community	1
Exposure to household dysfunction at childhood and later number of teeth among older Japanese adults: A life course study from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study	1
Professionally applied fluorides for preventing and arresting dental caries in low‐ and middle‐income countries: Systematic review	1
The use of dental radiographs for age estimation of unaccompanied migrant minors: Scientific and ethical concerns	1
Auxiliary delivered school based oral health promotion among 12–14‐year‐old children from a low resource setting–A cluster randomized trial	1
Estimating the prevalence of untreated caries in permanent teeth from the DMF index and lifetime caries prevalence	1
Change in parental knowledge and beliefs about early childhood dental caries following a pragmatic community‐based trial	1
Variations in temporal trends in non‐traumatic dental condition related emergencies	1
Which factors are associated with the number of dental providers employed in correctional settings?	1
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