Journal of public health dentistry
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J Public Health Dent · Jan 1992
Opinions of dentists on the treatment of elderly patients in long-term care facilities.
The high prevalence of disorders in the mouths of elderly residents in long-term care (LTC) facilities suggests that the dental services available to the residents are inadequate. A questionnaire was sent to most of the dentists practicing in Vancouver (British Columbia) to solicit their opinions on treating older patients in LTC facilities, and a response was obtained from 334 (55%). It indicated that 19 percent of the respondents had treated old people within this context, although few of them felt they had been educated adequately for the service. ⋯ Many felt that it interfered with their practice and leisure, and they were concerned about the limited options available for treatment. Dentists who had attended facilities were motivated by a sense of professional or public responsibility, but they were uneasy about the limited options and about the inadequate space and equipment available. In general, the dentists were not interested in attending an institutionalized geriatric population, and they felt ill-prepared for the service.
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A general overview of the FDA new-drug evaluation process is presented with special emphasis on the regulatory requirements as outlined in the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the interpretive New Drug Regulations. Included is a description of the administrative/scientific makeup and functions of the new-drug evaluation divisions within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Some specifics relating to the investigative development of anticaries and plaque/gingivitis new drug products are discussed.
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J Public Health Dent · Jan 1990
ReviewP.L. 99-252--implications for dentists and their clinical practice.
This paper is one of a series attempting to determine the impact of Public Law 99-252, the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986, on decreasing smokeless tobacco use. Potential indicators are discussed that could be used by the dental profession to determine the efficacy of the profession's involvement in existing and future prevention and cessation efforts relative to this law. ⋯ Within each of these six broad categories, more specific indicators for measuring the impact of P. L. 99-252 relative to the dental profession were considered.
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J Public Health Dent · Jan 1990
Evaluating the impact of P.L. 99-252 on decreasing smokeless tobacco use.
Literally, Public Law 99-252 (otherwise known as the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986) includes provisions that are informational in nature. Implicitly, however, this law is considered part of the federal effort in disease prevention and health promotion. ⋯ A basic prevention strategy is suggested by this interdisciplinary approach. In addition, specific lessons could be applied from the history of successes in public health to decreasing smokeless tobacco use.