Search for dissertations about: "Dental health professionals"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words Dental health professionals.

  2. 1. Health promotion in pregnancy and early parenthood : the challenge of innovation, implementation and change within the Salut Programme

    Author : Kristina Edvardsson; Anneli Ivarsson; Rickard Garvare; Monica Nyström; Eva Eurenius; Rolf Wahlström; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Antenatal care; Child health care; Counselling; Dental health services; Dissemination; Health Promotion; Implementation; Intervention; Parents; Pregnancy; Prevention; Obesity; Overweight; Pre-­school; Primary Health Care; Sustainability; Public health medicine research areas; Folkhälsomedicinska forskningsområden; folkhälsa; Public health; Epidemiology; epidemiologi;

    Abstract : Background: In 2005, the Västerbotten County Council launched a child health promotion programme, “the Salut Programme”, in response to an alarming prevalence of overweight and obesity, and trends of increased dental caries, among young county citizens. The programme, initially developed in four pilot areas, is built on multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral collaboration and aims to support and strengthen health promotion activities in health care, social services and school settings. READ MORE

  4. 2. Infant Dental Enucleation in Sweden : Perspectives on a Practice among Residents of Eastern African Origin

    Author : Jir Barzangi; Kristina Arnrup; Kirsti Skovdahl; Lennart Unell; Ivar Espelid; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Infant; Africa; Traditional Medicine; Cuspid; Postoperative Complications; Child Advocacy; Emigrants and Immigrants; Sweden;

    Abstract : Infant dental enucleation (IDE) is a practice consisting of the removal of deciduous canine tooth buds in infants. Practiced mainly in Eastern Africa, the purpose is to treat or to prevent bodily symptoms and diseases. IDE can cause both general and oral complications. READ MORE

  5. 3. Self-directed learning, teamwork, holistic view and oral health

    Author : Leif Leisnert; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Livslångt lärande; Munhälsa; Tandläkarutbildning; Problembaserat lärande; Oral health; Education; Dental; Diagnosis; Patient Care Team;

    Abstract : The dental program at the Malmö dental school, the so called Malmö-model, is guided by four linked principles: self-directed learning, teamwork, a holistic view of patient care, and oral health (Fig.1). Figure 1. The four guiding principles of problem based learning at TVH, Malmö. READ MORE

  6. 4. The fearful patient in routine dental care

    Author : Carl-Otto Brahm; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Dental fear; Dental health professionals; Dentists; Patients; Stress; Attitudes; Experiences; Competence; Treatment strategies; Training; Treatment models; Communication; Pain; Discomfort; Tension; Patient satisfaction;

    Abstract : Background: Managing dental fear is a daily challenge in dental care. The overall aims of this thesis were to study the attitudes of dental health professionals to fearful dental patients, and their skills and strategies when treating these patients. READ MORE

  7. 5. A multidisciplinary risk assessment of dental restorative materials

    Author : Anders Tillberg; Anders Berglund; Bengt Järvholm; Lars Widman; Nils Eriksson; Nils Roar Gjerdet; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Dental materials; adverse reactions; Social factors; self-reported health; material safety data sheet; resin-based dental materials; allergy; follow-up study; subgroups; long term prognosis; perceived health; ODONTOLOGY; ODONTOLOGI;

    Abstract : Amalgam has been used as a dental restorative material for centuries, but its potential health effects and biopersistance has lead to a decreased use especially in the Nordic countries. New materials have been introduced, partly to replace the mercury containing amalgam and partly because of esthetical reasons. READ MORE