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Schuller, A.A. (author), Hoekstra, A.R. (author)As age increases, the proportion of older people visiting a dental practice decreases. The aim of this survey was to gain insight into the extent to which frailty and/or dental status are related to visiting a dental practice and what barriers older (frail) people experience in this respect. A questionnaire was distributed among people eligible...article 2023
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Weening-Verbree, L.F. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author), Zuidema, S.U. (author), Hobbelen, J.S.M. (author)An Oral Care Program (OCP) was implemented in home care nursing teams in a northern province of the Netherlands to improve the oral health and hygiene of older people who make use of formal home care in 2018-2019. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the experiences of the stakeholders involved (older people, home-care nurses and dental...article 2023
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Rødseth, S.C. (author), Høvik, H. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author), Bjertness, E. (author), Skudutyte-Rysstad, R. (author)Objective: To investigate dental caries prevalence amongst adults in Central Norway and assess changes over the last 45 years. Materials and methods: The cross-sectional HUNT4 Oral Health Study was conducted in 2017-2019. A random sample of 4913 participants aged ≥19 years answered questionnaires and underwent clinical and radiographic...article 2023
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Schuller, A.A. (author), Hoekstra, A.R. (author)Aims. With increasing age, the proportion of older individuals visiting a dental clinic decreases. The aim was to gain insight into a) whether frailty or dental status were associated with visiting a dental clinic and b) their perceived barriers to accessing oral health care. Methods. Individuals eligible for the yearly influenza vaccination in...article 2023
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Verlinden, D.A. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author), Reijneveld, S.A. (author), van Dommelen, P. (author), Vermaire, J.H. (author)Objectives: Economic evaluations can support provision of adequate and affordable oral care, requiring valid information on costs. The aim was to assess the validity of (a) patients' self-report (PS) and routine electronic patient records (EPR) regarding time spent per visit and (b) PS regarding types of treatment and type of dental...article 2022
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de Verhoeff, M.C. (author), Lobbezoo, F. (author), van Leeuwen, A.M. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author), Koutris, M. (author)Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative condition affecting the quality of life. Due to a worsening of oral health in PD patients with the progression of the disease, oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) could be impaired as well. Objectives: To assess whether PD patients in The Netherlands experience worse OHRQoL...article 2022
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Weening-Verbree, L.F. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author), Zuidema, S.U. (author), Hobbelen, J.S. (author)The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the implementation of an Oral Care Program on home care nurses' attitudes and knowledge about oral health (care) and the impact on older people's oral health. A pre-post study, without a control group, was conducted. A preventive Oral Care Program (OCP) was designed, focusing on home care...article 2022
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Børsting, T. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author), van Dommelen, P. (author), Stafne, S.N. (author), Skeie, M.S. (author), Skaare, A.B. (author), Mørkved, S. (author), Salvesen, K.A. (author), Stunes, A.K. (author), Mosti, M.P. (author), Gustafsson, M.K. (author), Syversen, U. (author), Fagerhaug, T.N. (author)Purpose The study aimed to investigate associations between maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy and molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) and hypomineralised second primary molars (HSPM) among children. Methods The study had a longitudinal design using prospectively collected data from 176 mother and child pairs. Mothers were initially...article 2022
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Vermaire, J.H. (author), Elhorst, J.H. (author), Algra, H. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author)Introduction: the aim was to assess whether adolescents with mild intellectual disabilities (MID) differ from their peers in oral health and oral health behaviour. Methods: a total of 97 adolescents with MID participated in this comparative study. Outcomes were compared to data of 17-year-old Dutch adolescents (n = 581) from a national...article 2021
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de Ridder, M.T. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author)From the age of 18, dental care is no longer covered by basic healthcare insurance [in the Netherlands]. Individuals can voluntarily take out additional insurance however. The aim of this study was to map out what information those nearly 18 years old receive about the changes in coverage of dental care (Part A) and what their preferences were...article 2021
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Vermaire, J.H. (author), Kalf, S.M. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author)Background. People with intellectual disabilities have worse health outcomes compared to their peers without. However, regarding oral health parameters, recent systematic reviews reported conflicting evidence. The aim was to assess whether adolescents with MBID differ from their peers in oral health and oral health behaviour. Methods. Ninety...article 2021
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Li, A. (author), Chen, Y. (author), van der Sluis, L.W.M. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author), Tjakkes, G.H.E. (author)BACKGROUND: Systemic effects of periodontal infection may increase the risk of central neuroinflammation, aggravating impaired cognition. This study aims to examine whether systemic inflammatory factors mediate the possible association between periodontal inflammation and cognitive function. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of...article 2021
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Li, A. (author), Chen, L. (author), Thomas, R.Z. (author), van der Velden, U. (author), Amaliya, A. (author), van der Sluis, L.W.M. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author), Tjakkes, G.H.E. (author)Objectives: The reasons for tooth extraction are rarely recorded in epidemiological datasets. It poses a diagnostic challenge to determine if tooth loss is related to periodontal disease (TLPD). The present study aimed to assess the inter-tooth relationships based on the periodontal characteristics of existing teeth. Methods: A cross-sectional...article 2021
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Beenackers, M.A. (author), Vermaire, E.J.H. (author), van Dommelen, P. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author)Large socioeconomic inequalities still exist in oral health. It is already known that oral health-related behaviour may contribute to these inequalities, but why people with a lower socioeconomic position behave less healthily is not easily understood. A possible explanation that integrates insights on health behaviour, stress, and financial...article 2021
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Wetselaar, P. (author), Vermaire, E.J.H. (author), Lobbezoo, F. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author)Objectives: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of awake bruxism and sleep bruxism in the Dutch adolescent population. Materials and methods: As part of a large epidemiologic survey on oral health of the general Dutch adolescent population in 2017, a total of 920 subjects were asked about their bruxism behaviour during daytime and during...article 2021
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Li, A. (author), Chen, Y. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author), van der Sluis, L.W.M. (author), Tjakkes, G.H. (author)Aim: To investigate the association between dietary inflammatory potential and poor periodontal health. Material and methods: A cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative sample of participants was performed. NHANES 2011-2014 (n = 7081) and NHANES 2001-2004 (n = 5098) were used as discovery and validation datasets, respectively. The...article 2021
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Li, A. (author), Vermaire, J.H. (author), Chen, Y. (author), van der Sluis, L.W.M. (author), Thomas, R.Z. (author), Tjakkes, G.H.E. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author)Background: Studies exclusively focusing on trends in socioeconomic inequality of oral health status in industrialized countries are relatively sparse. This study aimed to assess possible differences in oral hygiene and periodontal status among people of different socioeconomic status (SES) in the Netherlands over two decades. Methods: A...article 2021
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Weening-Verbree, L.F. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author), Cheung, S.L. (author), Zuidema, S.U. (author), van der Schans, C.P. (author), Hobbelen, J.S.M.H. (author)Objectives to explore attitudes, perceptions, and perceived barriers to and the perceived facilitators of daily oral health care and the actual daily oral health care performances among nursing home staff. Methods A mixed methods study in 21 nursing homes was completed; a) questionnaires for nursing staff and managers; b) focus group interviews...article 2021
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van der Valk, M.A. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author), Reyners, A.K.L. (author)In this questionnaire study, the attitude of dentists and students regarding the provision of oral care to palliative patients was investigated. The extent to which they would like to be involved in the care for this patient group was also investigated. The results showed that both research groups had relatively little affinity with palliative...article 2020
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Schuller, A.A. (author), Vermaire, J.H. (author), Verrips, G.H.W. (author)In this third article in a series of 5 in the context of the 2017 Kies-voor-Tanden Study, the results for the 11-year-olds are presented. The study was conducted among 11-year-olds who lived in Alphen aan den Rijn, Gouda, Breda or Den Bosch and consisted of a clinical oral examination and a questionnaire completed by both them and their parents....article 2020