Ryan R Ruff
Biographic Data
| ID | 2049364 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ryan R Ruff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ryan R |
| FAMILY NAME | Ruff |
| SIGNATURE | RUFF R R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Epidemiology and Health Promotion College of Dentistry, New York University New York NY USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0731-5614 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Unmet Dental Needs in Children Following Suspension of School‐Based Oral Health Services Due to Covid ‐19
BACKGROUND: Dental caries (tooth decay) is the world's most prevalent noncommunicable disease and can lead to pain, infection, and edentulism. Many children with caries lack access to traditional dental services. School-based caries prevention can increase access to care and reduce health inequities. Disruptions in school-based care due to pandemic control policies may result in children losing access to their primary dental care option. METHODS:…
Caries Incidence in School-Based Prevention Programs in the Presence of Interval Censoring
School-based caries prevention can positively affect caries incidence, and the results can be used to inform future program design and implementation
Comprehensive, School‐Based Preventive Dentistry
BACKGROUND: In this paper, we describe the design, program details, and baseline demographics and oral health of participants in ForsythKids, a regional, comprehensive, school-based mobile caries prevention program. METHODS: We solicited all Massachusetts elementary schools with greater than 50% of students receiving free or reduced-price meals. Six schools initially elected to participate, ultimately followed by over 50 schools. Interventions we…
Total observed caries experience
TOCE accounts for caries on primary and permanent dentition and is not subject to bias due to exfoliation. It can be used as a robust measure to evaluate community-based caries prevention programs
Neighborhood Stigma and Sleep
The primary objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between neighborhood stigma and sleep in a sample of low-income housing residents in New York City. Data were derived from the NYC Low-Income Housing, Neighborhoods, and Health Study (N = 120). Adults living in low-income housing completed a survey consisting of measures of neighborhood stigma, sleep quality, and sleep duration. Neighborhood stigma and sleep were self-reporte…
School Counselor and School Psychologist Perceptions of Accountability Policy
This paper is concerned with the professional efficacy of school counselors and school psychologists that operate under the umbrella of accountability reforms. Research questions addressed counselor and psychologist job roles and responsibilities, as well as their personal perspectives on the impact of accountability reforms on both the classroom context and student socio-emotional development. Interviews were conducted with counselors and psycho…
Racial/ethnic residential segregation, neighborhood poverty and urinary biomarkers of diet in New York City adults
School Counselor and School Psychologist Perceptions of Accountability Policy
This paper is concerned with the professional efficacy of school counselors and school psychologists that operate under the umbrella of accountability reforms. Research questions addressed counselor and psychologist job roles and responsibilities, as well as their personal perspectives on the impact of accountability reforms on both the classroom context and student socio-emotional development. Interviews were conducted with counselors and psycho…
Racial/ethnic residential segregation, neighborhood poverty and urinary biomarkers of diet in New York City adults
Neighborhood Stigma and Sleep
The primary objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between neighborhood stigma and sleep in a sample of low-income housing residents in New York City. Data were derived from the NYC Low-Income Housing, Neighborhoods, and Health Study (N = 120). Adults living in low-income housing completed a survey consisting of measures of neighborhood stigma, sleep quality, and sleep duration. Neighborhood stigma and sleep were self-reporte…
Total observed caries experience
TOCE accounts for caries on primary and permanent dentition and is not subject to bias due to exfoliation. It can be used as a robust measure to evaluate community-based caries prevention programs
Comprehensive, School‐Based Preventive Dentistry
BACKGROUND: In this paper, we describe the design, program details, and baseline demographics and oral health of participants in ForsythKids, a regional, comprehensive, school-based mobile caries prevention program. METHODS: We solicited all Massachusetts elementary schools with greater than 50% of students receiving free or reduced-price meals. Six schools initially elected to participate, ultimately followed by over 50 schools. Interventions we…
Unmet Dental Needs in Children Following Suspension of School‐Based Oral Health Services Due to Covid ‐19
BACKGROUND: Dental caries (tooth decay) is the world's most prevalent noncommunicable disease and can lead to pain, infection, and edentulism. Many children with caries lack access to traditional dental services. School-based caries prevention can increase access to care and reduce health inequities. Disruptions in school-based care due to pandemic control policies may result in children losing access to their primary dental care option. METHODS:…
Caries Incidence in School-Based Prevention Programs in the Presence of Interval Censoring
School-based caries prevention can positively affect caries incidence, and the results can be used to inform future program design and implementation
Medicine (7 works) · Dental Health and Care Utilization (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Dentistry (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works)