Background: Early childhood caries is considered one of the most prevalent diseases in childhood, affecting almost half of preschool-age children globally. In the Netherlands, approximately one-third of children aged 5 years already have dental caries, and dental care providers experience problems reaching …

Objective This scoping review aims to identify complex health interventions (CHI’s) to prevent early childhood caries (ECC), explore the level of complexity of the identified CHI’s, and explore the details of their development, evaluation, and implementation. Introduction Many interventions to prevent …

The aim of this systematic review was to examine the association between malnutrition and oral health in older people (≥ 60 years of age). A comprehensive systematic literature search was performed in four databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Dentistry and Oral Sciences Source, and Embase) for literature from …

Objectives: The animated medication information tool ‘Watchyourmeds’ provides information in an accessible manner through animated videos and therefore appears to be especially suitable for people with limited health literacy. This study aimed to assess the implementation of this animated medication …

Abstract: There is growing evidence for the beneficial effects of starting oral health prevention early in life. Preventing dental caries in very young children requires considerable investment from parents. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to explore parents’ willingness to pay (WTP) and willingness …

Het gebruik van genotsmiddelen, een onjuist samengestelde voeding, bewegingsarmoede, metabole en mentale stress evenals overgewicht verhogen het risico op parodontitis. De genoemde leefstijlkeuzes zijn (in)direct van invloed op het immuunsysteem en kunnen ontstekingsreacties ter hoogte van het parodontium …

Inleiding Het doel van dit vragenlijstonderzoek was om de attitude, kennis, informatiebehoefte en uitvoering van mondgezondheidsbevordering door jeugdartsen en jeugdverpleegkundigen op het consultatiebureau in kaart te brengen. Methode Tien jeugdgezondheidszorginstanties hebben een digitale vragenlijst …

Background: In frail older people with natural teeth factors like polypharmacy, reduced salivary flow, a decrease of oral self-care, general healthcare issues, and a decrease in dental care utilization contribute to an increased risk for oral complications. On the other hand, oral morbidity may have …

Background: Regular inspection of the oral cavity is required for prevention, early diagnosis and risk reduction of oral- and general health-related problems. Assessments to inspect the oral cavity have been designed for non-dental healthcare professionals, like nurses. The purpose of this systematic …

Verslag van het project Samenredzaam. Drie best practices, uitgevoerd door het Netwerk Utrecht Zorg Ouderen (NUZO) om ouderen zo lang mogelijk zelfstandig en prettig te kunnen laten wonen in hun dagelijkse omgeving.