Ira B Lamster
Biographic Data
| ID | 6056611 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ira B Lamster |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ira B |
| FAMILY NAME | Lamster |
| SIGNATURE | LAMSTER I B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Columbia University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7969-7263 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
A Community-Based Oral Public Health Approach to Promote Health Equity
Objectives. We explored the interrelationships among diabetes, hypertension, and missing teeth among underserved racial/ethnic minority elders. Methods. Self-reported sociodemographic characteristics and information about health and health care were provided by community-dwelling ElderSmile participants, aged 50 years and older, who took part in community-based oral health education and completed a screening questionnaire at senior centers in Man…
Integrating Oral and General Health Screening at Senior Centers for Minority Elders
Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities regarding untreated oral disease exist for older adults, and poor oral health diminishes quality of life. The ElderSmile program integrated screening for diabetes and hypertension into its community-based oral health activities at senior centers in northern Manhattan. The program found a willingness among minority seniors (aged ≥ 50 years) to be screened for primary care sensitive conditions by dental p…
What contributes to self‐rated oral health among community‐dwelling older adults? Findings from the ElderSmile program
Recent dental care contributed to better self-rated oral health among community-dwelling older adults living in northern Manhattan. Significant gradients were evident in the caries experience and periodontal inflammation of dentate adults by self-rated oral health, suggesting that untreated oral disease contributes to poor self-rated oral health
Exploring the role of peer density in the self-reported oral health outcomes of older adults
Lamster and Formicola Respond
Giddon et al. suggest that as midlevel dental providers (MLPs) are introduced, confusion can occur regarding who is a dentist and who is an MLP. They suggest that a name change is in order and that “oral physician” be used to differentiate doctoral-trained providers (dentists) from others who do not receive this level of education. The authors reference our recent editorial,1 which introduced reports from the 2010 Dunning Symposium, a meeting hel…
A summary of the 2010 Dunning Symposium
The 15th Dunning Symposium was held on November 29 and 30, 2010 in conjunction with the Greater New York Dental meeting in New York City. Since the first symposium in 1981, the symposia have addressed major issues in the field of dentistry that impact on the oral health of the public. The theme for this symposium dealt with how the practice of dentistry would emerge given healthcare reform legislation, opportunities for dentists to become more en…
The Dental Profession in Transition
During the 20th century, dentistry has evolved as a profession, one offering a full range of services, from effective prevention to complex oral and maxillofacial surgery and from basic restorative care to full rehabilitation of severely compromised dentitions. Our understanding of the underlying pathology that accounts for oral diseases and our knowledge about the interaction between oral diseases and diseases and disorders of different organ sy…
A Systems Perspective for Dental Health in Older Adults
As the population of older adults in the United States expands with the aging of the baby boom generation coupled with longer life expectancies, the need for coordinated and cost-effective health policies becomes more acute. Oral health promotion and care may help prevent potentially debilitating oral conditions that can cause significant discomfort, affect social interaction, and reduce the ability to properly masticate, thereby affecting nutrit…
A Model for Dental Practice in the 21st Century
The dental profession is responsible for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and disorders of the oral cavity and related structures. Although the majority of the US population receives excellent oral health care, a significant portion is unable to access regular care. Along with proposals to develop midlevel providers, the scope of practice for dentists needs to be reconceptualized and expanded. A broad number of primary health …
ElderSmile
Societal changes, including the aging of the US population and the lack of routine dental service coverage under Medicare, have left many seniors unable to afford any dental care whatsoever, let alone the most advanced treatments. 1 In 2004, the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine and its partners instituted the ElderSmile program in the largely impoverished communities of Harlem and Washington Heights/Inwood in New York City. The long…
Influence of Musculoskeletal Conditions on Oral Health Among Older Adults
Both musculoskeletal disorders and diseases of the oral cavity are common and potentially serious problems among older persons, yet little attention has been given to the links between them. Several musculoskeletal diseases, including osteoporosis, Paget’s disease, and arthritic disorders, may directly involve the oral cavity and contiguous structures. Drugs used to treat musculoskeletal diseases, including corticosteroids and bisphosphonates, in…
Oral Disease Burden in Northern Manhattan Patients With Diabetes Mellitus
Objectives. We explored the association between diabetes mellitus and oral disease in a low-socioeconomic-status urban population. Methods. Dental records of 150 adults with diabetes and 150 nondiabetic controls from the dental clinic at Columbia University in Northern Manhattan matched by age and gender were studied. Results. There was a 50% increase in alveolar bone loss in diabetic patients compared with nondiabetic controls. Diabetes, increas…
Dentists’ Management of the Diabetic Patient
Objectives. We measured and contrasted general dentists’ and periodontists’ involvement in 3 areas of managing diabetic patients—assessment of health status, discussion of pertinent issues, and active management of patients—and identified and contrasted predictors of active management of diabetic patients. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional mail survey of random samples of general dentists and periodontists in the northeastern United States …
Lamster Responds
Oral Health Care Services for Older Adults
Dental Caries Experience in Northern Manhattan Adolescents
Adolescents in northern Manhattan have higher caries prevalence and higher levels of untreated caries than their national counterparts. Carious lesions progress to pulpal involvement in a high percentage of northern Manhattan children and require extraction or root canal therapy as treatment. There is an urgent need for affordable and available dental primary care services targeted to economically disadvantaged communities
Lack of Oral Health Care for Adults in Harlem
Objectives. Profound and growing disparities exist in oral health among certain US populations. We sought here to determine the prevalence of oral health complaints among Harlem adults by measures of social class, as well as their access to oral health care. Methods. A population-based survey of adults in Central Harlem was conducted from 1992 to 1994. Two questions on oral health were included: whether participants had experienced problems with …
Oral Health Care Services for Older Adults
A Model for Dental Practice in the 21st Century
The dental profession is responsible for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and disorders of the oral cavity and related structures. Although the majority of the US population receives excellent oral health care, a significant portion is unable to access regular care. Along with proposals to develop midlevel providers, the scope of practice for dentists needs to be reconceptualized and expanded. A broad number of primary health …
Lack of Oral Health Care for Adults in Harlem
Objectives. Profound and growing disparities exist in oral health among certain US populations. We sought here to determine the prevalence of oral health complaints among Harlem adults by measures of social class, as well as their access to oral health care. Methods. A population-based survey of adults in Central Harlem was conducted from 1992 to 1994. Two questions on oral health were included: whether participants had experienced problems with …
ElderSmile
Societal changes, including the aging of the US population and the lack of routine dental service coverage under Medicare, have left many seniors unable to afford any dental care whatsoever, let alone the most advanced treatments. 1 In 2004, the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine and its partners instituted the ElderSmile program in the largely impoverished communities of Harlem and Washington Heights/Inwood in New York City. The long…
Exploring the role of peer density in the self-reported oral health outcomes of older adults
The Dental Profession in Transition
During the 20th century, dentistry has evolved as a profession, one offering a full range of services, from effective prevention to complex oral and maxillofacial surgery and from basic restorative care to full rehabilitation of severely compromised dentitions. Our understanding of the underlying pathology that accounts for oral diseases and our knowledge about the interaction between oral diseases and diseases and disorders of different organ sy…
A Community-Based Oral Public Health Approach to Promote Health Equity
Objectives. We explored the interrelationships among diabetes, hypertension, and missing teeth among underserved racial/ethnic minority elders. Methods. Self-reported sociodemographic characteristics and information about health and health care were provided by community-dwelling ElderSmile participants, aged 50 years and older, who took part in community-based oral health education and completed a screening questionnaire at senior centers in Man…
Integrating Oral and General Health Screening at Senior Centers for Minority Elders
Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities regarding untreated oral disease exist for older adults, and poor oral health diminishes quality of life. The ElderSmile program integrated screening for diabetes and hypertension into its community-based oral health activities at senior centers in northern Manhattan. The program found a willingness among minority seniors (aged ≥ 50 years) to be screened for primary care sensitive conditions by dental p…
A Systems Perspective for Dental Health in Older Adults
As the population of older adults in the United States expands with the aging of the baby boom generation coupled with longer life expectancies, the need for coordinated and cost-effective health policies becomes more acute. Oral health promotion and care may help prevent potentially debilitating oral conditions that can cause significant discomfort, affect social interaction, and reduce the ability to properly masticate, thereby affecting nutrit…
Lack of Oral Health Care for Adults in Harlem
Objectives. Profound and growing disparities exist in oral health among certain US populations. We sought here to determine the prevalence of oral health complaints among Harlem adults by measures of social class, as well as their access to oral health care. Methods. A population-based survey of adults in Central Harlem was conducted from 1992 to 1994. Two questions on oral health were included: whether participants had experienced problems with …
Dental Caries Experience in Northern Manhattan Adolescents
Adolescents in northern Manhattan have higher caries prevalence and higher levels of untreated caries than their national counterparts. Carious lesions progress to pulpal involvement in a high percentage of northern Manhattan children and require extraction or root canal therapy as treatment. There is an urgent need for affordable and available dental primary care services targeted to economically disadvantaged communities
Oral Health Care Services for Older Adults
Lamster Responds
Dentists’ Management of the Diabetic Patient
Objectives. We measured and contrasted general dentists’ and periodontists’ involvement in 3 areas of managing diabetic patients—assessment of health status, discussion of pertinent issues, and active management of patients—and identified and contrasted predictors of active management of diabetic patients. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional mail survey of random samples of general dentists and periodontists in the northeastern United States …
Influence of Musculoskeletal Conditions on Oral Health Among Older Adults
Both musculoskeletal disorders and diseases of the oral cavity are common and potentially serious problems among older persons, yet little attention has been given to the links between them. Several musculoskeletal diseases, including osteoporosis, Paget’s disease, and arthritic disorders, may directly involve the oral cavity and contiguous structures. Drugs used to treat musculoskeletal diseases, including corticosteroids and bisphosphonates, in…
Oral Disease Burden in Northern Manhattan Patients With Diabetes Mellitus
Objectives. We explored the association between diabetes mellitus and oral disease in a low-socioeconomic-status urban population. Methods. Dental records of 150 adults with diabetes and 150 nondiabetic controls from the dental clinic at Columbia University in Northern Manhattan matched by age and gender were studied. Results. There was a 50% increase in alveolar bone loss in diabetic patients compared with nondiabetic controls. Diabetes, increas…
ElderSmile
Societal changes, including the aging of the US population and the lack of routine dental service coverage under Medicare, have left many seniors unable to afford any dental care whatsoever, let alone the most advanced treatments. 1 In 2004, the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine and its partners instituted the ElderSmile program in the largely impoverished communities of Harlem and Washington Heights/Inwood in New York City. The long…
A summary of the 2010 Dunning Symposium
The 15th Dunning Symposium was held on November 29 and 30, 2010 in conjunction with the Greater New York Dental meeting in New York City. Since the first symposium in 1981, the symposia have addressed major issues in the field of dentistry that impact on the oral health of the public. The theme for this symposium dealt with how the practice of dentistry would emerge given healthcare reform legislation, opportunities for dentists to become more en…
The Dental Profession in Transition
During the 20th century, dentistry has evolved as a profession, one offering a full range of services, from effective prevention to complex oral and maxillofacial surgery and from basic restorative care to full rehabilitation of severely compromised dentitions. Our understanding of the underlying pathology that accounts for oral diseases and our knowledge about the interaction between oral diseases and diseases and disorders of different organ sy…
A Systems Perspective for Dental Health in Older Adults
As the population of older adults in the United States expands with the aging of the baby boom generation coupled with longer life expectancies, the need for coordinated and cost-effective health policies becomes more acute. Oral health promotion and care may help prevent potentially debilitating oral conditions that can cause significant discomfort, affect social interaction, and reduce the ability to properly masticate, thereby affecting nutrit…
A Model for Dental Practice in the 21st Century
The dental profession is responsible for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and disorders of the oral cavity and related structures. Although the majority of the US population receives excellent oral health care, a significant portion is unable to access regular care. Along with proposals to develop midlevel providers, the scope of practice for dentists needs to be reconceptualized and expanded. A broad number of primary health …
What contributes to self‐rated oral health among community‐dwelling older adults? Findings from the ElderSmile program
Recent dental care contributed to better self-rated oral health among community-dwelling older adults living in northern Manhattan. Significant gradients were evident in the caries experience and periodontal inflammation of dentate adults by self-rated oral health, suggesting that untreated oral disease contributes to poor self-rated oral health
Exploring the role of peer density in the self-reported oral health outcomes of older adults
Lamster and Formicola Respond
Giddon et al. suggest that as midlevel dental providers (MLPs) are introduced, confusion can occur regarding who is a dentist and who is an MLP. They suggest that a name change is in order and that “oral physician” be used to differentiate doctoral-trained providers (dentists) from others who do not receive this level of education. The authors reference our recent editorial,1 which introduced reports from the 2010 Dunning Symposium, a meeting hel…
Integrating Oral and General Health Screening at Senior Centers for Minority Elders
Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities regarding untreated oral disease exist for older adults, and poor oral health diminishes quality of life. The ElderSmile program integrated screening for diabetes and hypertension into its community-based oral health activities at senior centers in northern Manhattan. The program found a willingness among minority seniors (aged ≥ 50 years) to be screened for primary care sensitive conditions by dental p…
A Community-Based Oral Public Health Approach to Promote Health Equity
Objectives. We explored the interrelationships among diabetes, hypertension, and missing teeth among underserved racial/ethnic minority elders. Methods. Self-reported sociodemographic characteristics and information about health and health care were provided by community-dwelling ElderSmile participants, aged 50 years and older, who took part in community-based oral health education and completed a screening questionnaire at senior centers in Man…
Medicine (16 works) · Family medicine (13 works) · Dental Health and Care Utilization (12 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Gerontology (10 works) · Oral health (10 works) · Gerontology (9 works) · Nursing (8 works) · Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (8 works) · Health care (7 works)