Richard G Watt
Biographic Data
| ID | 6056453 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard G Watt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard G |
| FAMILY NAME | Watt |
| SIGNATURE | WATT R G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 34 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 51 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 34 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Neighbourhood belonging, social cohesion, and mental wellbeing of children and parents in an ethnically diverse community sample in England
Neighbourhood cohesion is considered an important and modifiable determinant of mental health that interacts with factors such as deprivation and ethnicity in complex ways. UK studies adequately representing ethnic minority groups are however scarce. We examined associations between neighbourhood belonging, social cohesion, and mental wellbeing of children and parents in an ethnically diverse community sample in England. We analysed cross-section…
Head injuries in early childhood in the UK; is there a social gradient
OBJECTIVES: To examine if there is a social gradient in early childhood head injuries among UK children. METHODS: Cross-sectional study, using data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study (MCS). The second, third and fourth sweeps of the MCS were analysed separately, when children were 3, 5 and 7 years old. Logistic regression models were used to explore the associations between head injuries and family socioeconomic position (social class, household…
Evaluating the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the ‘strengthening families, strengthening communities’ group-based parenting programme
Prospectively registered Randomised Controlled Trial ISRCTN15194500
Intersectoral collaboration and coordination mechanisms for implementing water fluoridation
Partnership creation, consolidation, and shared mission, especially between health and sanitation sectors, were identified as main challenges for implementing water fluoridation policy
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…
Examining the associations between oral health and social isolation
In Western countries, the most important part of the face in communication is the mouth, whereas it is the eyes in Asian countries; thus oral health could be more important in social interactions in Western countries. Our aim was to examine differences in the association between oral health status and social isolation among older people by comparing Japan and England. We used cross-sectional information obtained from adults aged 65+ in two ongoin…
Importance of socioeconomic factors in predicting tooth loss among older adults in Japan
Ending the neglect of global oral health
Oral diseases
Oral diseases are among the most prevalent diseases globally and have serious health and economic burdens, greatly reducing quality of life for those affected. The most prevalent and consequential oral diseases globally are dental caries (tooth decay), periodontal disease, tooth loss, and cancers of the lips and oral cavity. In this first of two papers in a Series on oral health, we describe the scope of the global oral disease epidemic, its orig…
Do welfare regimes matter for oral health? A multilevel analysis of European countries
What influences 11-year-olds to drink? Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study
Examining drinking at this point in the lifecourse has potentially important public health implications as around one in seven 11 year olds have drank, although the vast majority are yet to explore alcohol. Findings support interventions working at multiple levels that incorporate family and peer factors to help shape choices around risky behaviours including drinking
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
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 qualitative study exploring parental accounts of feeding pre‐school children in two low‐income populations in the UK
Good nutrition in the early years of life is essential, yet the diets of many pre-school children in the UK are known to be poor. Understanding the decisions parents make when feeding young children is very important in determining what type and nature of interventional support may be developed to promote good nutrition. The aim of this study was to explore using qualitative methods, parental perceptions of feeding their children in order to info…
Developing a nutrition intervention in children's centres
Objective The present study explored parents’ requirements for healthy eating support prior to the development of a tailored intervention. Design A cross-sectional study of parents attending children's centres. Setting Children's centres in Cornwall (rural south-west England) and Islington (urban London borough). Subjects A total of 261 parents (94·2 % female) of pre-school children (aged 2–5 years) completed a questionnaire on factors influencin…
Parental food involvement predicts parent and child intakes of fruits and vegetables
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
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
The role of health-related behaviors in the socioeconomic disparities in oral health
Parental food involvement predicts parent and child intakes of fruits and vegetables
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 …
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 …
Examining the associations between oral health and social isolation
In Western countries, the most important part of the face in communication is the mouth, whereas it is the eyes in Asian countries; thus oral health could be more important in social interactions in Western countries. Our aim was to examine differences in the association between oral health status and social isolation among older people by comparing Japan and England. We used cross-sectional information obtained from adults aged 65+ in two ongoin…
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
Socio-economic determinants of selected dietary indicators in British pre-school children
Objectives: To assess the proportion of pre-school children meeting reference nutrient intakes (RNIs) and recommendations for daily intakes of iron, zinc, vitamins C and A, and energy from non-milk extrinsic sugars. To assess whether meeting these five dietary requirements was related to a series of socio-economic variables. Design: Secondary analysis of data on daily consumption of foods and drinks from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (ND…
Associations between health promoting schools’ policies and indicators of oral health in Brazil
No detailed analyses have been undertaken on the effects of Health Promoting Schools on oral health status. The objective of this study was to assess whether the oral health of 12-year-old children in supportive schools, where health promoting policies had been developed, was better than that of children in non-supportive schools. A sample of 1823 12-year-old children in 33 public (government-funded) schools were selected in deprived areas of Cur…
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…
Structure of the sense of coherence scale in a nationally representative sample
The role of health-related behaviors in the socioeconomic disparities in oral health
Four-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of a social support intervention on infant feeding practices
In a 4-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial, this study aimed to evaluate the longer-term effects of a peer-led infant feeding intervention that was delivered during the first year of life. The original intervention used monthly home visits from trained volunteers to improve infant feeding practices among a sample of low-income mothers in two disadvantaged London boroughs. Outcome measures at follow-up included children's eating and dr…
Socio-economic status and oral health-related behaviours in Korean adolescents
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 qualitative study exploring parental accounts of feeding pre‐school children in two low‐income populations in the UK
Good nutrition in the early years of life is essential, yet the diets of many pre-school children in the UK are known to be poor. Understanding the decisions parents make when feeding young children is very important in determining what type and nature of interventional support may be developed to promote good nutrition. The aim of this study was to explore using qualitative methods, parental perceptions of feeding their children in order to info…
Developing a nutrition intervention in children's centres
Objective The present study explored parents’ requirements for healthy eating support prior to the development of a tailored intervention. Design A cross-sectional study of parents attending children's centres. Setting Children's centres in Cornwall (rural south-west England) and Islington (urban London borough). Subjects A total of 261 parents (94·2 % female) of pre-school children (aged 2–5 years) completed a questionnaire on factors influencin…
Parental food involvement predicts parent and child intakes of fruits and vegetables
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
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 …
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
What influences 11-year-olds to drink? Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study
Examining drinking at this point in the lifecourse has potentially important public health implications as around one in seven 11 year olds have drank, although the vast majority are yet to explore alcohol. Findings support interventions working at multiple levels that incorporate family and peer factors to help shape choices around risky behaviours including drinking
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
Do welfare regimes matter for oral health? A multilevel analysis of European countries
Medicine (32 works) · Environmental health (25 works) · Dental Health and Care Utilization (19 works) · Gerontology (18 works) · Population (18 works) · Demography (16 works) · Psychology (16 works) · Public health (15 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (13 works) · Socioeconomic status (13 works)