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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 2022
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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 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), 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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Verlinden, D.A. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author), Verrips, G.H.W. (author), Reijneveld, S.A. (author)Young children rely on their parents with respect to oral health routines. However, parental knowledge on this topic is often insufficient. Well-child care may be an excellent route to reach parents because almost all of them attend. To evaluate the effectiveness of an 8.5 min web-based film about oral health, provided by well-child care, a non...article 2020
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Verlinden, D.A. (author), Reijneveld, S.A. (author), Lanting, C.I. (author), van Wouwe, J.P. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author)The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess differences in caries experience according to socio-economic status (SES) in a health-care system with full coverage of dental costs for children up to the age of 18 yr. In 2011 and 2014, by performing hurdle negative binomial models, we obtained data on 3,022 children and young adults aged 5,...article 2019
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Rogers, H.J. (author), Rodd, H.D. (author), Vermaire, E.J.H. (author), Stevens, K. (author), Knapp, R. (author), Yousfi, S.El. (author), Marshman, Z. (author)Background Economic evaluations provide policy makers with information to facilitate efficient resource allocation. To date, the quality and scope of economic evaluations in the field of child oral health has not been evaluated. Furthermore, whilst the involvement of children in research has been actively encouraged in recent years, the success...article 2019
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Rogers, H.J. (author), Vermaire, E.J.H. (author), Gilchrist, F. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author)Dental caries has significant negative impacts on the lives of children and young people. Whilst the impacts on children’s oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) have been increasingly investigated, the effect on children’s overall wellbeing remains largely unknown. Data were obtained from a survey conducted across four cities in the...article 2019
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Crombag, P. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author)The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of caries among children living in the interior of Suriname and to investigate the influence of the reachability of their habitats and different ethnicities on the prevalence of caries. As part of children’s regular dental check-ups, data on the prevalence of caries were registered for...article 2018
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Vermaire, J.H. (author), van Exel, N.J.A. (author)Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate whether parents can be matched with attitudes towards oral health by means of a short vignette sheet, developed based on the results of an earlier Q-methodological study. Furthermore, this study aims to explore how the attitudes associate with diet and oral hygiene habits and with clinical...article 2018
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Berendsen, J. (author), Bonifacio, C. (author), van Gemert-Schriks, M. (author), van Loveren, C. (author), Verrips, E. (author), Duijster, D. (author)Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate parents’ Willingness to Invest (WTI) in their children's oral health in terms of money, visits to a dental practice, and brushing minutes. Objectives were to assess the association between parents’ WTI and a) children's dental caries experience, b) children's oral hygiene behavior (OHB), and c) maternal...article 2018
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Scheerman, J.F.M. (author), van Empelen, P. (author), van Loveren, C. (author), van Meijel, B. (author)Background: The insertion of fixed orthodontic appliances increases the risk of dental caries, particularly in adolescents. Caries can be prevented through good oral health behavior. To support adolescents with fixed orthodontic appliances and for promoting oral health behavior, we developed a theory- and evidence-based mHealth program, the...article 2018
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Eijsink, A.M. (author), Schipper, G. (author), Vermaire, J.H. (author)Background People with intellectual disabilities have less favourable outcomes in—among others—oral health variables, compared to their peers without intellectual disabilities. Before being able to develop target interventions for caregivers, all their prevailing viewpoints regarding oral hygiene need to be identified. Methods This Q-methodology...article 2018
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Scheerman, J.F.M. (author), van Meijel, B. (author), van Empelen, P. (author), Kramer, G.J.C. (author), Verrips, G.H.W. (author), Pakpour, A.H. (author), van Braak, M.C.T. (author), van Loveren, C. (author)Background Adolescents with fixed orthodontic appliances are at high risk of developing dental caries. To date, new smartphone technologies have seldom been used to support them in the preventive behavior that can help prevent dental caries. After an intervention-mapping process, we developed a smartphone application (the WhiteTeeth app) for...article 2018
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de Jong-Lenters, M. (author), Duijster, D. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author), van Loveren, C. (author), Verrips, E. (author)The aim of this study was to assess the association between externalizing behaviour problems and dental caries in children. A further objective was to explore direct and indirect pathways between sociodemographic factors, family functioning and parenting factors, oral health behaviours, externalizing behaviour problems, and dental caries using...article 2018
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Keijser, B.J.F. (author), van den Broek, T.J. (author), Slot, D.E. (author), van Twillert, L. (author), Kool, J. (author), Thabuis, C. (author), Ossendrijver, M. (author), van der Weijden, F.A. (author), Montijn, R.C. (author)Background: The oral cavity harbors a complex microbial ecosystem, intimately related to oral health and disease. The use of polyol-sweetened gum is believed to benefit oral health through stimulation of salivary flow and impacting oral pathogenic bacteria. Maltitol is often used as sweetener in food products. This study aimed to establish the...article 2018
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Rosier, B.T. (author), van Loveren, C. (author), Zaura, E. (author), Loos, B.G. (author), Keijser, B.J.F. (author), Crielaard, W. (author), Lagerweij, M.D. (author)In the past, epidemiological studies focused on cavitated stages of caries. The arrival of the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) in 2004 allowed for clinical measurements of the initial stages of enamel caries. However, since the introduction, most studies applying the ICDAS still have studied the diseased population....article 2017
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Prodan, A. (author), Imangaliyev, S. (author), Brand, H.S. (author), Rosema, M.N.A. (author), Levin, E. (author), Crielaard, W. (author), Keijser, B.J.F. (author), Veerman, E.C.I. (author)Introduction: Understanding the changes occurring in the oral ecosystem during development of gingivitis could help improve prevention and treatment strategies for oral health. Erythritol is a non-caloric polyol proposed to have beneficial effects on oral health. Objectives: To examine the effect of experimental gingivitis and the effect of...article 2016
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Scheerman, J.F.M. (author), van Loveren, C. (author), van Meijel, B. (author), Dusseldorp, E. (author), Wartewig, E. (author), Verrips, G.H.W. (author), Ket, J.C.F. (author), van Empelen, P. (author)Objectives. This systematic and meta-analytic review aimed to quantify the association of psychosocial correlates with oral hygiene behaviour among 9- to 19-year olds. Methods. A systematic search up to August 2015 was carried out using the following databases: PubMed, PsycInfo, Embase, CINAHL and Web of Science. If necessary, authors of studies...article 2016
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van Wijk, A.J. (author), Molendijk, G. (author), Verrips, G.H.W. (author)Aims: To determine oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) in a large sample of substance abusers and to evaluate the effect of dental treatment on OHRQoL. Design: A longitudinal observational study. Settings: A dental care clinic specialized in treating severely addicted patients. Participants: A sample of severely addicted substance...article 2016