Kristin S Hoeft
Biographic Data
| ID | 1761816 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kristin S Hoeft |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kristin S |
| FAMILY NAME | Hoeft |
| SIGNATURE | HOEFT K S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, San Francisco |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6642-3231 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Factors Associated With Oral Hygiene Practices Among Young Mexican‐Identifying Southern Californians
Improving perceptions of oral health importance and encouraging dental visits could enable increased oral hygiene behaviors among young Mexican-American identifying adults
Adolescents’ Experiences and Perceptions of E-Cigarettes and Nicotine Addiction
BACKGROUND: E-cigarettes are the most-used tobacco product among US adolescents and are associated with nicotine addiction. This qualitative investigation aimed to understand adolescents' experiences and perceptions with nicotine addiction, and related influences of addiction, to inform product regulation, health communication, and cessation resource development. METHODS: Between May 2020 and December 2021, in-depth, semi-structured individual in…
I think we can do without [tobacco]”
Most participants supported strong tobacco control policies. Public communication that promotes broader endgame benefits besides protecting youth and accelerates industry denormalisation may counter youth concerns and further bolster their support
Spanish‐speaking Mexican‐American parents' experiences while navigating the dental care system for their children
When addressing oral health literacy, it is important to consider the navigational components to improve children's oral health literacy
Barriers and Facilitators to Promoting Oral Health Literacy and Patient Communication among Dental Providers in California
Studies demonstrate that dental providers value effective provider-patient communication but use few recommended communication techniques. This study explored perspectives of California dental providers and oral health literacy experts in the United States on use of communication techniques. We conducted a qualitative key informant interview study with 50 participants between November 2019 and March 2020, including 44 dental providers (dentists, …
Beliefs and practices regarding solid food introduction among Latino parents in Northern California
Maintaining Traditions
In lower middle-income economies (LMIE), the nutrition transition from traditional diets to sugary foods and beverages has contributed to widespread early childhood dental caries. This qualitative study explores perceived risk and protective factors, and overall experiences of early childhood nutrition and oral health in indigenous Ecuadorian families participating in a community-based oral health and nutrition intervention. Dental exams of 698 c…
An ethnographic study of salt use and humoral concepts in a Latino farm worker community in California's Central Valley
BACKGROUND: This article reports on the use of domestic or table salt for its perceived health effects and healing properties in a Latino farmworker community. It explores how contemporary salt usage beliefs can be seen to have roots in long-standing humoral theories of medicine and health. METHODS: This qualitative investigation comprised 30 in-depth individual interviews and five focus groups conducted in Spanish with Mexican and Central Americ…
Rural Latino caregivers' beliefs and behaviors around their children's salt consumption
Shades of Decay
The objective of this article is to investigate parental understanding of tooth discoloration and decay and their related care seeking for young, Mexican-American children. The research design entailed semi-structured, face-to-face interviews conducted in Spanish with a convenience sample of 37 Mexican immigrant mothers of young children in a low-income urban neighborhood. Five major color terms - white, off-white, yellow, brown, and black - were…
Shades of Decay
The objective of this article is to investigate parental understanding of tooth discoloration and decay and their related care seeking for young, Mexican-American children. The research design entailed semi-structured, face-to-face interviews conducted in Spanish with a convenience sample of 37 Mexican immigrant mothers of young children in a low-income urban neighborhood. Five major color terms - white, off-white, yellow, brown, and black - were…
Rural Latino caregivers' beliefs and behaviors around their children's salt consumption
Maintaining Traditions
In lower middle-income economies (LMIE), the nutrition transition from traditional diets to sugary foods and beverages has contributed to widespread early childhood dental caries. This qualitative study explores perceived risk and protective factors, and overall experiences of early childhood nutrition and oral health in indigenous Ecuadorian families participating in a community-based oral health and nutrition intervention. Dental exams of 698 c…
An ethnographic study of salt use and humoral concepts in a Latino farm worker community in California's Central Valley
BACKGROUND: This article reports on the use of domestic or table salt for its perceived health effects and healing properties in a Latino farmworker community. It explores how contemporary salt usage beliefs can be seen to have roots in long-standing humoral theories of medicine and health. METHODS: This qualitative investigation comprised 30 in-depth individual interviews and five focus groups conducted in Spanish with Mexican and Central Americ…
Beliefs and practices regarding solid food introduction among Latino parents in Northern California
Barriers and Facilitators to Promoting Oral Health Literacy and Patient Communication among Dental Providers in California
Studies demonstrate that dental providers value effective provider-patient communication but use few recommended communication techniques. This study explored perspectives of California dental providers and oral health literacy experts in the United States on use of communication techniques. We conducted a qualitative key informant interview study with 50 participants between November 2019 and March 2020, including 44 dental providers (dentists, …
Spanish‐speaking Mexican‐American parents' experiences while navigating the dental care system for their children
When addressing oral health literacy, it is important to consider the navigational components to improve children's oral health literacy
I think we can do without [tobacco]”
Most participants supported strong tobacco control policies. Public communication that promotes broader endgame benefits besides protecting youth and accelerates industry denormalisation may counter youth concerns and further bolster their support
Adolescents’ Experiences and Perceptions of E-Cigarettes and Nicotine Addiction
BACKGROUND: E-cigarettes are the most-used tobacco product among US adolescents and are associated with nicotine addiction. This qualitative investigation aimed to understand adolescents' experiences and perceptions with nicotine addiction, and related influences of addiction, to inform product regulation, health communication, and cessation resource development. METHODS: Between May 2020 and December 2021, in-depth, semi-structured individual in…
Factors Associated With Oral Hygiene Practices Among Young Mexican‐Identifying Southern Californians
Improving perceptions of oral health importance and encouraging dental visits could enable increased oral hygiene behaviors among young Mexican-American identifying adults
Medicine (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Dental Health and Care Utilization (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Dentistry (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)