Georgios Tsakos
Biographic Data
| ID | 1741218 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Georgios Tsakos |
| GIVEN NAMES | Georgios |
| FAMILY NAME | Tsakos |
| SIGNATURE | TSAKOS G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5086-235X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 38 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 38 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Life course socioeconomic position and general and oral health in later life
The relationship between SEP and health is bidirectional, but with a clearly stronger role for the social causation pathway
Dental attendance and behavioural pathways to adult oral health inequalities
BACKGROUND: While inequalities in oral health are documented, little is known about the extent to which they are attributable to potentially modifiable factors. We examined the role of behavioural and dental attendance pathways in explaining oral health inequalities among adults in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. METHODS: Using nationally representative data, we analysed inequalities in self-rated oral health and number of natural teeth. Hig…
Importance of socioeconomic factors in predicting tooth loss among older adults in Japan
Wider Dental Care Coverage Associated with Lower Oral Health Inequalities
Countries with different oral health care systems may have different levels of oral health related inequalities. We compared the socioeconomic inequalities in oral health among older adults in Japan and England. We used the data for adults aged 65 years or over from Japan ( N = 79,707) and England ( N = 5115) and estimated absolute inequality (the Slope Index of Inequality, SII) and relative inequality (the Relative Index of Inequality, RII) for …
Development of a tool to assess oral health-related quality of life in patients hospitalised in critical care
The new CCU-OHQoL tool may be of use in the assessment of oral health-related quality of life in CCU patients. Deterioration of OHQoL seems to be common in CCU patients
Do welfare regimes matter for oral health? A multilevel analysis of European countries
Explaining time changes in oral health-related quality of life in England
BACKGROUND: Oral diseases are highly prevalent and impact on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). However, time changes in OHRQoL have been scarcely investigated in the current context of general improvement in clinical oral health. This study aims to examine changes in OHRQoL between 1998 and 2009 among adults in England, and to analyse the contribution of demographics, socioeconomic characteristics and clinical oral health measures. ME…
Oral Health—A Neglected Aspect of Subjective Well-Being in Later Life
A deterioration in oral health and oral health-related quality of life increases the risk of depressive symptoms among older adults and highlights the importance of oral health as a determinant of subjective well-being in later life
Social Capital and Oral Health Among Adults 50 Years and Older
OBJECTIVES: This study examines the differential associations of structural and functional social capital with objective and subjective measures of oral health, and the interactions between social capital and other sociodemographic and health factors. METHODS: Secondary analysis of data on 8552 adults 50 years and older from the third wave (2006-2007) of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing was conducted. Oral health outcomes were self-rated …
Association between tooth loss and hypertension among a primarily rural middle aged and older I ndian adult population
Partial tooth loss was associated with a higher probability of hypertension among dentate middle-aged and older adults in four states of India
Socioeconomic position and subjective oral health
There were clear socio-economic inequalities in subjective oral health among adults in England, Wales and Northern Ireland with stronger gradients for those at younger ages
Patterns of clustering of six health-compromising behaviours in Saudi adolescents
The six health-compromising behaviours clustered into two conceptually distinct clusters among Saudi Arabian male adolescents, one reflecting non-adherence to preventive behaviours and the second undertaking of risk behaviours. Clustering of health behaviours has important implications for health promotion
Social relationships and health related behaviors among older US adults
Social relationships of older Americans were independently associated with different health-related behaviors, even after adjusting for demographic and socioeconomic determinants. Availability of emotional support did not however mediate these associations. More research is needed to assess if strengthening social relationships would have a significant impact on older people's health behaviors and ultimately improve their health
Social determinants of dental treatment needs in Brazilian adults
Dental treatment needs related to primary care (restoration and tooth extraction) and secondary care (prosthesis) were strongly associated with individual socioeconomic position, mainly income and education, in Brazilian adults. In addition to this individual effect, a city-level contextual effect, represented by HDI, was also observed for need for restorations and prosthesis, but not for tooth extractions. These findings have important implicati…
Early Life Conditions, Adverse Life Events, and Chewing Ability at Middle and Later Adulthood
Objectives. We sought to determine the extent to which early life conditions and adverse life events impact chewing ability in middle and later adulthood. Methods. Secondary analyses were conducted based on data from waves 2 and 3 of the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), collected in the years 2006 to 2009 and encompassing information on current chewing ability and the life history of persons aged 50 years or older from …
Social Relationships and Oral Health Among Adults Aged 60 Years or Older
OBJECTIVE: This study assessed associations between social relationships and oral health outcomes and whether these associations were explained by demographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral factors, and physical health. METHODS: We used the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999-2004) data on 4014 adults aged 60 years or older. Oral health outcomes were edentulism, number of decayed teeth, root decay, number of sound or filled tee…
A sober look at the links between oral and general health
The article ‘Oral Health as a Risk Factor for Mortality in Middle-Aged Men: the Role of Socioeconomic Position and Health Behaviours’ by Sabbah et al .1 adds to the continuing interest placed on the associations between oral and general health. This is an old observation and at least a century long debate, when the theory of focal sepsis linked oral sepsis and dental extractions with endocarditis. Yet in recent years, this field of research has c…
Socioeconomic inequalities in oral health in different European welfare state regimes
BACKGROUND: There is very little information about the relationship between welfare regimes and oral health inequalities. We compared socioeconomic inequalities in adults' oral health in five European welfare-state regimes: Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxon, Bismarckian, Southern and Eastern. METHODS: Using data from the oral health module of the Eurobarometer 72.3 survey, we assessed inequalities in two self-reported oral health measures: no functional …
Does social capital affect the incidence of functional disability in older Japanese? A prospective population-based cohort study
BACKGROUND: Recent increases in numbers of older people have been accompanied by increases in those with functional disability. No study has examined the association between community social capital and the onset of functional disability. METHODS: The association between community social capital and the onset of functional disability was examined using data from the Aichi Gerontological Evaluation Study, a prospective cohort established in 2003 i…
Impact of treating dental caries on schoolchildren’s anthropometric, dental, satisfaction and appetite outcomes
Effect of Dental Treatment on Children's Growth. Clinical Trial Gov ID# NCT01243866
Impacts of recurrent aphthous stomatitis on quality of life of 12- and 15-year-old Thai children
SP3-83 Relationship between clinical dental status and the perception of oral health-related quality of life in adults, Brazil
Introduction The objective of this study was to assess the impact of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in adults and to investigate the relationship between OHRQoL indicator and specific clinical dental measures. Methods Cross-sectional survey was carried out of 501 adults between 35 and 59 years, living in five different areas covered by the Community Health Agents Program/Family Health Strategy (CHAP/FHS) in Salvador—Bahia, Brazil. D…
SP3-84 Impact of oral health status on quality of life in adults, Brazil
Introduction The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of impacts of oral health status on quality of life among adults, Brazil. Methods A cross-sectional survey was carried out of 501 adults between 35 and 59 years, living in five different areas covered by the Community Health Agents Program/Family Health Strategy (CHAP/FHS) in Salvador—Bahia, Brazil. Data were collected from July to October, 2008, through interviews and clinical…
P2-242 Tooth loss is associated with increased blood pressure in adults
Introduction In addition to well-known risk factors, markers of dental disease and inflammation, such as tooth loss, are suggested to be also independently associated with blood pressure. Objectives To investigate whether tooth loss is associated with increased blood pressure among adults, independently of the established risk factors. Methods A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out with a sample of 1720 adults from Florianópolis…
Social Gradients in Oral Health in Older Adults
Objectives. We examined prospective associations between socioeconomic position (SEP) markers and oral health outcomes in a national sample of older adults in England. Methods. Data were from the English Longitudinal Survey of Aging, a national cohort study of community-dwelling people aged 50 years and older. SEP markers (education, occupation, household income, household wealth, subjective social status, and childhood SEP) and sociodemographic …
Does social capital affect the incidence of functional disability in older Japanese? A prospective population-based cohort study
BACKGROUND: Recent increases in numbers of older people have been accompanied by increases in those with functional disability. No study has examined the association between community social capital and the onset of functional disability. METHODS: The association between community social capital and the onset of functional disability was examined using data from the Aichi Gerontological Evaluation Study, a prospective cohort established in 2003 i…
Income inequality, social capital and self-rated health and dental status in older Japanese
Effects of allostatic load on the social gradient in ischaemic heart disease and periodontal disease
INTRODUCTION: Psychosocial stress and allostatic load have been postulated as a mechanism explaining socioeconomic inequalities in general and oral health. This study tested whether markers of allostatic load are associated with both ischaemic heart disease and periodontal disease and whether they affect education and income gradients for both conditions. METHODS: Data are from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, conducted…
The role of health-related behaviors in the socioeconomic disparities in oral health
Social Gradients in Oral Health in Older Adults
Objectives. We examined prospective associations between socioeconomic position (SEP) markers and oral health outcomes in a national sample of older adults in England. Methods. Data were from the English Longitudinal Survey of Aging, a national cohort study of community-dwelling people aged 50 years and older. SEP markers (education, occupation, household income, household wealth, subjective social status, and childhood SEP) and sociodemographic …
The effects of income and education on ethnic differences in oral health
BACKGROUND: Ethnic differences exist in oral health. However, the causes of the differences have not been adequately addressed. The objective of this study is to examine the effect of socioeconomic position on ethnic differences in oral health. METHODS: Data were from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted in the USA (1988-94). The effects of income and education on ethnic differences in perceived oral health, gingiv…
Socioeconomic inequalities in oral health in different European welfare state regimes
BACKGROUND: There is very little information about the relationship between welfare regimes and oral health inequalities. We compared socioeconomic inequalities in adults' oral health in five European welfare-state regimes: Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxon, Bismarckian, Southern and Eastern. METHODS: Using data from the oral health module of the Eurobarometer 72.3 survey, we assessed inequalities in two self-reported oral health measures: no functional …
Do welfare regimes matter for oral health? A multilevel analysis of European countries
Early Life Conditions, Adverse Life Events, and Chewing Ability at Middle and Later Adulthood
Objectives. We sought to determine the extent to which early life conditions and adverse life events impact chewing ability in middle and later adulthood. Methods. Secondary analyses were conducted based on data from waves 2 and 3 of the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), collected in the years 2006 to 2009 and encompassing information on current chewing ability and the life history of persons aged 50 years or older from …
Oral Health—A Neglected Aspect of Subjective Well-Being in Later Life
A deterioration in oral health and oral health-related quality of life increases the risk of depressive symptoms among older adults and highlights the importance of oral health as a determinant of subjective well-being in later life
Socio-economic status and oral health-related behaviours in Korean adolescents
Can Oral Health‐Related Quality of Life Measures Substitute for Normative Needs Assessments in 11 to 12‐year‐old Children
Although normative needs and OHRQoL are associated, when assessed appropriately, there was considerable discrepancy between them. OHRQoL measures cannot replace normative needs. Instead, both should be used in combination in order to cover different dimensions of oral health
Time Absent from School due to Dental Conditions and Dental Care in Thai Schoolchildren
The level of school absence for dental-related conditions and care was low per child but cumulatively was considerable. The time missed because of dental reasons was substantially less than the time missed because of other health and social reasons
Oral Health and Cognitive Function in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III)
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association between oral health and cognitive function in early-, mid-, and late-adult life. METHODS: A secondary analysis was carried out of a large, well-characterized community sample (NHANES III). Analyzed variables included three measures of oral health (gingival bleeding, loss of periodontal attachment, loss of teeth) and three measures of cognitive function: the Symbol Digit Substitution Test (SDST), the Seri…
Relationship between parental locus of control and caries experience in preschool children – cross-sectional survey
The findings support the hypothesis that higher internal parental LoC is associated with better control of both untreated caries and caries experience in their preschool children and highlight that a more internal LoC within the family is advantageous in the prevention of dental caries
Effects of allostatic load on the social gradient in ischaemic heart disease and periodontal disease
INTRODUCTION: Psychosocial stress and allostatic load have been postulated as a mechanism explaining socioeconomic inequalities in general and oral health. This study tested whether markers of allostatic load are associated with both ischaemic heart disease and periodontal disease and whether they affect education and income gradients for both conditions. METHODS: Data are from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, conducted…
Structure of the sense of coherence scale in a nationally representative sample
Assessing Levels of Agreement between Two Commonly Used Oral Health‐Related Quality of Life Measures
There was a moderate level of agreement between OHIP14 and OIDP, which may be partly due to the fact that both OHRQoL measures assess different levels of oral impacts on quality of life in addition to having different scoring systems
Comparison of the Generic and Condition‐Specific Forms of the Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (Oidp) Index
Although generic and condition-specific OIDP forms were able to discriminate adolescents with normative need for orthodontic treatment from those without such a need, CS-OIDP attributed to malocclusion had better ability to distinguish between groups. Further studies are needed to compare discriminative ability of both OIDP forms between groups with different levels of other oral conditions
Relationship between dental status and Oral Impacts on Daily Performances in older Southern Chinese people
Clinical dental status indicators were related to OIDP, regardless of the scoring format used to calculate the OIDP index. Clinical indicators that included natural plus replaced teeth were more strongly associated with the OIDP index than their corresponding indicators that included only natural teeth
The effects of income and education on ethnic differences in oral health
BACKGROUND: Ethnic differences exist in oral health. However, the causes of the differences have not been adequately addressed. The objective of this study is to examine the effect of socioeconomic position on ethnic differences in oral health. METHODS: Data were from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted in the USA (1988-94). The effects of income and education on ethnic differences in perceived oral health, gingiv…
The role of health-related behaviors in the socioeconomic disparities in oral health
Socio-economic status and oral health-related behaviours in Korean adolescents
Impacts of recurrent aphthous stomatitis on quality of life of 12- and 15-year-old Thai children
SP3-83 Relationship between clinical dental status and the perception of oral health-related quality of life in adults, Brazil
Introduction The objective of this study was to assess the impact of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in adults and to investigate the relationship between OHRQoL indicator and specific clinical dental measures. Methods Cross-sectional survey was carried out of 501 adults between 35 and 59 years, living in five different areas covered by the Community Health Agents Program/Family Health Strategy (CHAP/FHS) in Salvador—Bahia, Brazil. D…
SP3-84 Impact of oral health status on quality of life in adults, Brazil
Introduction The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of impacts of oral health status on quality of life among adults, Brazil. Methods A cross-sectional survey was carried out of 501 adults between 35 and 59 years, living in five different areas covered by the Community Health Agents Program/Family Health Strategy (CHAP/FHS) in Salvador—Bahia, Brazil. Data were collected from July to October, 2008, through interviews and clinical…
P2-242 Tooth loss is associated with increased blood pressure in adults
Introduction In addition to well-known risk factors, markers of dental disease and inflammation, such as tooth loss, are suggested to be also independently associated with blood pressure. Objectives To investigate whether tooth loss is associated with increased blood pressure among adults, independently of the established risk factors. Methods A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out with a sample of 1720 adults from Florianópolis…
Social Gradients in Oral Health in Older Adults
Objectives. We examined prospective associations between socioeconomic position (SEP) markers and oral health outcomes in a national sample of older adults in England. Methods. Data were from the English Longitudinal Survey of Aging, a national cohort study of community-dwelling people aged 50 years and older. SEP markers (education, occupation, household income, household wealth, subjective social status, and childhood SEP) and sociodemographic …
Income inequality, social capital and self-rated health and dental status in older Japanese
Impact of treating dental caries on schoolchildren’s anthropometric, dental, satisfaction and appetite outcomes
Effect of Dental Treatment on Children's Growth. Clinical Trial Gov ID# NCT01243866
Social Relationships and Oral Health Among Adults Aged 60 Years or Older
OBJECTIVE: This study assessed associations between social relationships and oral health outcomes and whether these associations were explained by demographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral factors, and physical health. METHODS: We used the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999-2004) data on 4014 adults aged 60 years or older. Oral health outcomes were edentulism, number of decayed teeth, root decay, number of sound or filled tee…
A sober look at the links between oral and general health
The article ‘Oral Health as a Risk Factor for Mortality in Middle-Aged Men: the Role of Socioeconomic Position and Health Behaviours’ by Sabbah et al .1 adds to the continuing interest placed on the associations between oral and general health. This is an old observation and at least a century long debate, when the theory of focal sepsis linked oral sepsis and dental extractions with endocarditis. Yet in recent years, this field of research has c…
Socioeconomic inequalities in oral health in different European welfare state regimes
BACKGROUND: There is very little information about the relationship between welfare regimes and oral health inequalities. We compared socioeconomic inequalities in adults' oral health in five European welfare-state regimes: Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxon, Bismarckian, Southern and Eastern. METHODS: Using data from the oral health module of the Eurobarometer 72.3 survey, we assessed inequalities in two self-reported oral health measures: no functional …
Does social capital affect the incidence of functional disability in older Japanese? A prospective population-based cohort study
BACKGROUND: Recent increases in numbers of older people have been accompanied by increases in those with functional disability. No study has examined the association between community social capital and the onset of functional disability. METHODS: The association between community social capital and the onset of functional disability was examined using data from the Aichi Gerontological Evaluation Study, a prospective cohort established in 2003 i…
Socioeconomic position and subjective oral health
There were clear socio-economic inequalities in subjective oral health among adults in England, Wales and Northern Ireland with stronger gradients for those at younger ages
Patterns of clustering of six health-compromising behaviours in Saudi adolescents
The six health-compromising behaviours clustered into two conceptually distinct clusters among Saudi Arabian male adolescents, one reflecting non-adherence to preventive behaviours and the second undertaking of risk behaviours. Clustering of health behaviours has important implications for health promotion
Medicine (36 works) · Dental Health and Care Utilization (30 works) · Environmental health (26 works) · Gerontology (24 works) · Population (21 works) · Demography (20 works) · Oral health (20 works) · Dentistry (18 works) · Socioeconomic status (17 works) · Gerontology (15 works)