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{"title":"Dentistry has been put on notice","authors":"Stephen K. Harrel DDS, Charles M. Cobb DDS, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.adaj.2025.01.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.adaj.2025.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Dental Association","volume":"156 3","pages":"Pages 261-262"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143074995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Video Quality","authors":"Carlos M. Ardila PhD, Pradeep K. Yadalam PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.11.016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.11.016","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Dental Association","volume":"156 3","pages":"Pages 183-184"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143074924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Patient self-reported perception and knowledge of periodontal disease","authors":"Jordan Pierce DDS, MS,&nbsp;Carlos Garaicoa-Pazmino DDS, MS,&nbsp;Tabitha K. Peter BA,&nbsp;Emilio Couso-Queiruga DDS, MS,&nbsp;Michael Schmerman DDS, MS,&nbsp;Aniruddh Narvekar BDS, MS,&nbsp;Fernando Suárez-López del Amo DDS, MS","doi":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.12.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.12.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Limited information is available about patient knowledge and perceptions of periodontal diseases. In this observational, survey-based study, the authors investigated patients’ understanding of periodontal diseases and their experience after periodontal therapy using self-reported oral health–related quality of life.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Patients receiving oral health care at the College of Dentistry, University of Oklahoma, were recruited and surveyed about topics related to general knowledge, etiopathogenesis, treatment outcomes, level of treatment satisfaction, and oral health–related quality of life in the context of periodontal diseases. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and bivariate statistical methods.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 190 surveys were collected. The results showed that 19.6% of patients did not know whether they had received a diagnosis of periodontitis and 13.7% were unaware whether they had undergone any treatment for it. Patients who reported having periodontitis had a better understanding of what a periodontal pocket was than healthy patients (79% vs 48%) and agreed smoking tobacco products could worsen the condition (92% vs 69%). Patients who had received a diagnosis of periodontal disease were more concerned about their teeth (eg, esthetics, tooth loss, function, and discomfort) than healthy patients (84.3% vs 58.9%). Lastly, a strong association was found between patients’ total knowledge scores and positive attitude toward their dental health and periodontal therapy.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Patients generally have a limited understanding of their periodontitis diagnosis and treatment. However, those requiring advanced treatment had a better understanding of their condition compared with patients not treated for periodontitis.</div></div><div><h3>Practical implications</h3><div>Clinicians will dedicate more time to patient education about periodontal diseases.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Dental Association","volume":"156 3","pages":"Pages 239-250.e4"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143382712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Addressing challenges of prenatal oral health care","authors":"Stefanie L. Russell DDS, MPH, PhD,&nbsp;Shulamite S. Huang PhD,&nbsp;Chloe Bird PhD,&nbsp;Richard E. Heyman PhD,&nbsp;Mary Kang DDS,&nbsp;Chengwu Yang MD, MS, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.12.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.12.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Dental Association","volume":"156 3","pages":"Pages 177-179"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143074962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Beyond sugar-sweetened beverages","authors":"Habib Benzian DDS, PhD, MScDPH,&nbsp;Sudeshni Naidoo BDS, PhD, MDPH, DSc,&nbsp;Shu Wen Ng PhD, FTOS","doi":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.12.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.12.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Dental Association","volume":"156 3","pages":"Pages 257-260"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142978796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association Directory","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0002-8177(25)00059-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0002-8177(25)00059-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Dental Association","volume":"156 3","pages":"Page A12"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143529087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Access for all","authors":"Saana Kataria BDS","doi":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.05.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.05.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Dental Association","volume":"156 3","pages":"Pages 180-182"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141492427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Protect those baby teeth!","authors":"Anita M. Mark","doi":"10.1016/j.adaj.2025.01.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.adaj.2025.01.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Dental Association","volume":"156 3","pages":"Page 264"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143528997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An analysis of dental board disciplinary action among general dentists in Texas","authors":"Yen-Wen Huang DDS,&nbsp;Sahar Dowlatshahi DDS, MMSc,&nbsp;Srinivas Ayilavarapu BDS, DSc, MDS,&nbsp;Jennifer Chang DDS, MSD,&nbsp;Pooja Maney BDS, MPH, PhD,&nbsp;Sridhar Eswaran BDS, MS, MSD","doi":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.12.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.12.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Dental care professionals can gain valuable insights by examining infractions reported to the state board of dentistry, which can serve as a resource to enhance their professional practice. By reviewing various infractions (violations resulting in disciplinary action) reported by the state boards, dental care professionals can foster ethical awareness, uphold professional conduct, manage risks effectively, prioritize patient-centered care, engage in continuous professional development, and promote peer accountability. This study analyzes state dental board disciplinary action data in Texas to identify common infractions among practicing general dentists and to leverage this information as an educational tool for dental care professionals.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>An electronic search of disciplinary actions was conducted, using the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners database. For this study, 1,056 disciplinary action reports were reviewed, and disciplinary infractions were classified into 5 main categories based on the nature of the infractions related to diagnosis, treatment, renewals, recordkeeping, and ethics and professionalism.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>After reviewing 1,056 disciplinary actions, the results showed that most infractions were due to inadequate recordkeeping (39%). The rest of the infractions included inadequate treatment (23%), lack of ethics and professionalism (23%), improper diagnosis (9%), and renewal issues (6%).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Dental disciplinary records offer valuable insights into common instances of misconduct within dental practices. It is essential to approach this information with a critical and reflective mindset, aiming to enhance clinical practice by learning from the common mistakes made by other clinicians.</div></div><div><h3>Practical Implications</h3><div>Understanding the frequency and nature of infractions may promote a deeper awareness and sense of direction regarding where additional focus on ethics and practice management is needed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Dental Association","volume":"156 3","pages":"Pages 225-233"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143189797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association of periodontal disease and the prevalence of acute periapical abscesses","authors":"Ilan Rotstein DDS,&nbsp;Joseph Katz DMD","doi":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.12.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.12.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Acute periapical abscesses (PAs) are a health risk to patients and require prompt and efficient treatment. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to assess the prevalence of acute PAs in patients with periodontal disease (PD).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Data aggregated from 1,799,122 patients visiting a large health center were recorded. Data from the corresponding diagnosis codes for PD and acute PAs were retrieved by searching the appropriate query in the database. The odds ratios (ORs) of acute PA and its association with PD were calculated and analyzed statistically.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Patients with PD showed significantly more PAs than did patients without PD (<em>P</em> &lt; .0001). The OR for acute PAs in patients with PD was 46.2, and the difference in prevalence compared with the total hospital patient population was statistically significant (<em>P</em> &lt; .0001). After adjustment for diabetes mellitus comorbidity, the OR for acute PAs in patients with a history of PD was 12.19, and the difference was statistically significant (<em>P</em> &lt; .0001). After adjustment for smoking comorbidity, the OR for acute PAs in patients with a history of PD was 10.13, and the difference was statistically significant (<em>P</em> &lt; .0001).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Under the conditions of this study, it appears that the odds for acute PAs are significantly higher in patients with PD seeking treatment for pain due to acute PAs.</div></div><div><h3>Practical Implications</h3><div>Oral health care professionals should be aware of the possible association between PD and increased occurrence of acute PAs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Dental Association","volume":"156 3","pages":"Pages 234-238"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143074966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}