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    • Randomized pilot study to disseminate caries-control services in dentist offices 

      Grembowski, David; Spiekerman, Charles; del Aguila, Michael A.; Anderson, Maxwell; Reynolds, Debra; Ellersick, Allison; Foster, James; Choate, Leslie (2006)
      Background: To determine whether education and financial incentives increased dentists' delivery of fluoride varnish and sealants to at risk children covered by capitation dental insurance in Washington state (U.S.). Methods: ...
    • Readability of pediatric health materials for preventive dental care 

      Hendrickson, Rachel L.; Huebner, Colleen E.; Riedy, Christine A. (2006)
      Background: This study examined the content and general readability of pediatric oral health education materials for parents of young children. Methods: Twenty-seven pediatric oral health pamphlets or brochures from ...
    • Reducing Oral Health Disparities: A Focus on Social and Cultural Determinants 

      Patrick, Donald L.; Lee, Rosanna Shuk Yin; Nucci, Michele; Grembowski, David; Jolles, Carol Zane; Milgrom, Peter (2006)
      Oral health is essential to the general health and well-being of individuals and the population. Yet significant oral health disparities persist in the U.S. population because of a web of influences that include complex ...
    • A simulation study comparing aberration detection algorithms for syndromic surveillance 

      Jackson, Michael L.; Baer, Atar; Painter, Ian; Duchin, Jeff (2007)
      Background: The usefulness of syndromic surveillance for early outbreak detection depends in part on effective statistical aberration detection. However, few published studies have compared different detection algorithms ...