K A Atchison

Biographic Data

ID1732278
NAMEK A Atchison
GIVEN NAMESK A
FAMILY NAMEAtchison
SIGNATUREATCHISON K A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of California, Los Angeles
ORCID0000-0001-7146-234X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS23
TOTAL CITATIONS4
WORKS AS AUTHOR23
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1990
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Oral Health Literacy and Dental Caries Status in Adults

    Open AccessMark D Macek, K A Atchison et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2025

    The relationship between OHL and dental caries in an adult population of dental school patients is complex. Additional research, likely involving qualitative studies and more precise epidemiological assessments, is needed to understand this complicated association

  • Association between oral health knowledge, perceived oral health related quality of life, perceived oral health status and emergency department and/or urgent care visit

    Open AccessFolasayo Adunola, Mark D Macek et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2023

    Individuals unsatisfied with their oral health and those with unfavorable perceived oral health related quality of life could benefit from a greater awareness of dental service availability and extended hours including weekend hours at public dental clinics

  • Assessing oral health content in nondental professional association websites

    Open AccessJane A Weintraub, Alice R Jamison et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2021

    Many nondental professional associations could increase OH website content and education with assistance from dental organizations

  • Did you know Medicare does not usually include a dental benefit? Findings from a multisite investigation of oral health literacy

    Open AccessMark D Macek, K A Atchison et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2017

    Policymakers and those assisting in Medicare enrollment should ensure information regarding dental coverage is communicated in ways that individuals of varying literacy, language, and culture understand what is necessary to make appropriate decisions

  • Assessing health literacy and oral health

    Open AccessMark D Macek, K A Atchison et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2016

    Our analysis showed that dental school patients exhibit a range of health literacy abilities. It also revealed that the relationship between health literacy and oral health is not straightforward, depending on patient characteristics and the unique circumstances of the encounter. We anticipate future analyses of MOHLRS data will answer questions about the role that health literacy and various mediating factors play in explaining oral health dispa…

  • Pilot testing a predoctoral dental public health curriculum

    Open AccessVinodh Bhoopathi, K A AtchisonARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2015

    The curriculum was successfully utilized in varied formats and well received. Through AAPHD, this standardized DPH core curriculum is now available for widespread use at dental schools and dental hygiene programs

  • Developing a flexible core D ental P ublic H ealth curriculum for predoctoral dental and dental hygiene schools

    Open AccessK A Atchison, Kathryn Atchison et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2015

    A flexible curriculum is available at the AAPHD website to enable the incorporation of DPH topics into the curriculum

  • Developing core dental public health competencies for predoctoral dental and dental hygiene students

    Open AccessAna Karina Mascarenhas, K A AtchisonARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2015

    Dental professionals are an "underutilized" workforce, when it comes to advocating for prevention and wellness in populations. The goal of this HRSA-funded project is to develop dental public health (DPH) competencies and curriculum for US predoctoral dental and dental hygiene programs. These competencies and accompanying curriculum are designed to better prepare the oral health workforce to meet the needs of the entire population, including the …

  • A brief 20‐item dental/medical health literacy screen ( REALMD ‐20)

    Open AccessMelanie W Gironda, Melanie Gironda et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2013

    The REALMD-20 is a quick screening instrument that can be used by clinicians to detect limited dental/medical health literacy among adult patients seeking treatment in dental/medical clinic settings

  • Screening for oral health literacy in an urban dental clinic

    Open AccessK A Atchison, Melanie W Gironda et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2010

    The REALM-D is an effective instrument for use by medical and dental clinicians in detecting differences among people of different backgrounds and for whom English was not their primary language

  • Predictors of treatment preference for mandibular fracture

    Open AccessClaudia Der‐martirosian, Claudia Der-Martirosian et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2009

    The significance of symptom severity 1-month post-surgery raises an important issue regarding the healing process. Moreover, the significance of standard gamble as a predictor of treatment choice for mandibular fracture should encourage other researchers to use this measure of willingness to accept risk when studying acute conditions such as jaw fracture

  • National Oral Health Conference

    Open AccessChris Forsch, K A Atchison et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2005

  • Is Depressive Symptomatology Associated with Worse Oral Functioning and Well‐being Among Older Adults

    Open AccessNancy R Kressin, Avron Spiro et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2002

    These findings further emphasize the importance of treating depression among older adults, and suggest that both dentists and physicians have a role in recognizing and referring patients for such treatment

  • Demonstrating Successful Aging Using the International Collaborative Study for Oral Health Outcomes

    Open AccessK A Atchison, Ronald Andersen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2000

    As the lifespan increases and people are faced with 15 to 20 years of "old age," we ask what one considers successful aging with respect to oral health. We propose a comprehensive combination of outcome variables, maintenance of teeth, manageable periodontal condition, positive perceived oral health, satisfaction with their access to and receipt of dental services, and minimal functional problems, that together comprise a definition of successful…

  • Components of Self‐reported Oral Health and General Health in Racial and Ethnic Groups

    Open AccessK A Atchison, Claudia Der‐martirosian et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry1998

    This study confirms that the GOHAI is valid when used in younger and ethnically diverse samples. The findings also emphasize that oral health is distinct from general health and that the use of generic self-reported measures of health may miss important aspects of oral health that are valuable for dental health professionals

  • Comparing the Impact of Oral Disease in Two Populations of Older Adults

    Open AccessNancy R Kressin, K A Atchison et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry1997

    The GOHAI exhibits satisfactory psychometric properties in both samples of older men. Results suggest continued use of the GOHAI as an indicator of the impact of oral conditions on functioning and well-being in a variety of samples

  • Conceptualizing oral health and oral health-related quality of life

    Open AccessHelen C Gift, K A Atchison et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine1997Cited by: 3References: 10

  • Factors Affecting Self‐ratings of Oral Health

    Open AccessRuth E Matthias, K A Atchison et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry1995

    Self-rated oral health may be, for older adults, a better measure of "health" than of "morbidity

  • Oral Health, Health, and Health-Related Quality of Life

    Helen C Gift, K A AtchisonARTICLEMedical Care1995

    Health-related quality of life is a multidimensional concept with five broad domains: opportunity/resilience, health perception, functional states, impairments/diseases, and duration of life. It addresses the tradeoff between how long and how well people live. The health-related quality of life approach has provided greater opportunity for investigation of the interrelations among oral health, health, and related outcomes. The inclusion of patien…

  • Measuring oral health status

    Open AccessI D Coulter, Millicent Marcus et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine1994Cited by: 1References: 59

  • The Relationship Between Dental Utilization and Preventive Participation Among a Well‐elderly Sample

    Open AccessK A Atchison, S Allison Mayer‐Oakes et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry1993

    Previous studies have shown that dental utilization by older people is lower than for the general population. This study hypothesizes that an elder's tendency toward participating in preventive health activities may be an important factor in explaining the likelihood of accessing the dentist. Subjects included 1,911 older individuals who enrolled in the UCLA Medicare Screening and Health Promotion Trial. All were interviewed about their utilizati…

  • Comparison of Oral Health Ratings by Dentists and Dentate Elders

    Open AccessK A Atchison, Ruth E Matthias et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry1993

    Previous studies suggest a discrepancy between the way dentists and patients measure oral health. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between a dentist's rating of an older dentate person's oral health and the patient self-rating using a single-item indicator, and to compare the clinical (i.e., number of teeth, caries, etc.) and subjective (problems with function, pain, etc.) factors that influence the rating. The study sa…

  • Development of the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index

    Open AccessK A Atchison, KA Atchison et al.ARTICLEJournal of Dental Education1990

    The development of measures for assessing oral health status is essential to the evolution and maturation of a scientific knowledge base in geriatric dentistry. The literature suggests a high prevalence of dental diseases in older adults, yet valid and reliable instruments to assess the impact of oral diseases on older individuals or populations are lacking. This paper describes the rationale for and the development of the Geriatric Oral Health A…