Alice M Horowitz
Biographic Data
| ID | 6070676 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alice M Horowitz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alice M |
| FAMILY NAME | Horowitz |
| SIGNATURE | HOROWITZ A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 75 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 75 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Barriers and Facilitators to Promoting Oral Health Literacy and Patient Communication among Dental Providers in California
Studies demonstrate that dental providers value effective provider-patient communication but use few recommended communication techniques. This study explored perspectives of California dental providers and oral health literacy experts in the United States on use of communication techniques. We conducted a qualitative key informant interview study with 50 participants between November 2019 and March 2020, including 44 dental providers (dentists, …
Oral Health Literacy and Dental Care among Low-Income Pregnant Women
Objectives: In this study, we sought to determine the impact of oral health literacy (OHL) on use of prenatal dental care and knowledge, understanding, and practices related to preventing dental caries (tooth decay) among low-income pregnant women in Maryland. Methods: We conducted a mixed methods study using a survey and a structured guide for one-on-one interviews or focus groups. The study included 117 pregnant women and was conducted between …
Obstetric Providers' Role in Prenatal Oral Health Counseling and Referral
Objectives: In this study, we explored what Maryland obstetric (OB) residents and certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) know, understand, and counsel pregnant women about oral health. We also examined the frequency with which they refer patients to dentists and their perspectives on barriers to prenatal dental care. Methods: This qualitative descriptive study used one-on-one phone interviews to identify providers' perspectives about the need for prenat…
Mission of Mercy emergency dental clinics
The 2014 Mid-Maryland Mission of Mercy emergency dental clinic attracted people with risk factors for oral and chronic diseases. Those with one or more risk factors were more likely to receive oral surgery (specifically, tooth extraction). These findings strongly suggest that organizers of MOM emergency dental clinics include wrap-around primary care, health promotion and disease prevention services along with provision of dental services. While …
The 2014 Mid-Maryland Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic
Perspectives of Maryland Adults Regarding Caries Prevention
Objectives. We obtained in-depth information from low-income parents and caregivers of young children about their knowledge and understanding of and practices related to the prevention and control of dental caries (tooth decay). Methods. In 2010, we conducted 4 focus groups in Maryland communities with low-income, English-speaking parents and caregivers who had at least 1 child aged 6 years or younger or who were pregnant. We developed a focus gr…
Health Literacy Environmental Scans of Community-Based Dental Clinics in Maryland
Objectives. We conducted health literacy environmental scans in 26 Maryland community-based dental clinics to identify institutional characteristics and provider practices that affect dental services access and dental caries education. Methods. In 2011–2012 we assessed user friendliness of the clinics including accessibility, signage, facility navigation, educational materials, and patient forms. We interviewed patients and surveyed dental provid…
What Maryland Adults With Young Children Know and Do About Preventing Dental Caries
Objectives. We sought to determine Maryland adults’ knowledge, understanding, opinions, and practices with respect to prevention and early detection of dental caries. Methods. We conducted a statewide random-digit-dialing, computer-assisted telephone survey in 2010 among 770 adults who had a child aged 6 years or younger living in their home. A traditional random-digit sample and a targeted low-income sample were included. Analyses included frequ…
An oral health literacy intervention for Indigenous adults in a rural setting in Australia
This study uses a functional, context-specific oral health literacy intervention to improve oral health literacy-related outcomes amongst rural-dwelling Indigenous adults. Outcomes of this study will have implications for policy and planning by providing evidence for the effectiveness of such interventions as well as provide a model for working with Indigenous communities
Oral health literacy
Oral health literacy is a relatively new but critical concept in our efforts to decrease disparities and increase oral health for all Marylanders. Oral health literacy is important because low health literacy contributes to disease which results in increased costs for all of us. Those with low health literacy are usually at highest risk for oral diseases and problems. These individuals include the poor, those with low levels of education, minorit…
Outcomes of oral cancer early detection and prevention statewide model in Maryland
A high oral cancer mortality rate and a moderately high oral cancer incidence rate prompted Maryland to develop a statewide approach to oral cancer early detection and prevention. This approach can serve as a model for other states. Key lessons learned include the need to: develop a comprehensive plan that focuses on actions to increase awareness, education and training for the public, dental and non-dental providers and policy makers; include or…
Perspectives of Maryland women regarding oral health during pregnancy and early childhood
The focus groups with low-income women provided rich and insightful information and implications for future communication strategies to help prevent dental diseases among pregnant women and their infants
Opinions of South Carolina Dental Students toward Tobacco Use Interventions
This study indicates that although MUSC dental students support tobacco cessation training for dentists, the majority responded that they are not adequately trained and are not comfortable providing tobacco cessation education to patients. A comprehensive tobacco prevention and cessation program is indicated for the objective of Healthy People 2010 to be met
Health and Literacy
The John W. Knutson Distinguished Service Award in Dental Public Health?2004 Recipient
Improving the Oral Health of Alaska Natives
Concluding Comments
Herschel S. Horowitz Memorial Symposium Concluding Remarks
Oral Health Education Courses for University Students
Coverage and Quality of Oral Cancer Information in Selected Popular Press
Despite local and limited national efforts and activities aimed at increasing public awareness of oral cancer, the popular press coverage of those activities was minimal or nonexistent
Early Childhood Caries
This study demonstrates that the prevalence of ECC was high among children in Seoul. Early educational intervention programs for pregnant women and mothers of young children should be developed based on the risk factors identified in this study
A Community Participatory Oral Health Promotion Program in an Inner‐city Latino Community
The implementation of such a community participatory approach was feasible and useful for building upon existing local resources and addressing oral health concerns in a community not reached by traditional dental care and health promotion initiatives. Individuals in this community showed a substantial interest in oral health matters and participated in a variety of oral health prevention activities. The community approach adhered to community-ba…
Oral Cancer Knowledge and Opinions Among Maryland Nurse Practitioners
The reported knowledge of oral cancer, in conjunction with opinions about level of knowledge and training, point to a need for systematic educational updates in oral cancer prevention and early detection
Perspectives of Maryland Adult and Family Practice Nurse Practitioners on Oral Cancer
The focus groups of nurse practitioners provided rich and insightful suggestions for future strategies to help solve the oral cancer problem in Maryland, which supplemented the quantitative mail survey conducted earlier
Remarks on Receiving the John W. Knutson Distinguished Service Award
What Maryland Adults With Young Children Know and Do About Preventing Dental Caries
Objectives. We sought to determine Maryland adults’ knowledge, understanding, opinions, and practices with respect to prevention and early detection of dental caries. Methods. We conducted a statewide random-digit-dialing, computer-assisted telephone survey in 2010 among 770 adults who had a child aged 6 years or younger living in their home. A traditional random-digit sample and a targeted low-income sample were included. Analyses included frequ…
Perspectives of Maryland Adults Regarding Caries Prevention
Objectives. We obtained in-depth information from low-income parents and caregivers of young children about their knowledge and understanding of and practices related to the prevention and control of dental caries (tooth decay). Methods. In 2010, we conducted 4 focus groups in Maryland communities with low-income, English-speaking parents and caregivers who had at least 1 child aged 6 years or younger or who were pregnant. We developed a focus gr…
Effects of Supervised Daily Dental Plaque Removal by Children
In September 1973, a three-year school-based study was initiated in East Hampton, Connecticut, a rural nonfluoridated community. The purpose of the study is to determine the effect on dental decay, gingival inflammation and oral hygiene of removing dental plaque through supervised daily toothbrushing and flossing in school during a three-year period. To establish baseline data, three indexes were used: the DHC Index to evaluate gingivitis; the DM…
Effects of Supervised Daily Dental Plaque Removal by Children
After two school years of a supervised daily plaque-removal program in school, children in the treatment group showed a significant reduction in plaque and gingival inflammation scores compared with children in the control group. However, differences between groups in terms of plaque and gingivitis scores virtually disappeared during the summer vacation. The increment of dental caries was lower in the treatment group than in the control group, bu…
A Comparison of Available Strategies to Affect Children's Dental Health
Priorities in Planning and Evaluating Community Oral Health Programs
1Associate Professor Schools of Dentistry and Public Health University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota 2Public Health Educator National Caries Program National Institute of Dental Research National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland
Effective Public Education for Achieving Oral Health
1Public Health Educator National Caries Program National Institute of Dental Research National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland 2Associate Professor Schools of Dentistry and Public Health University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota
An Agenda for the Eighties
Postscript to the Forum
Sons and Daughters as Caregivers to Older Parents
This paper examines gender differences within a sample of 131 adult children identified as the primary caregiver to an older frail parent. Findings indicate that sons tend to become caregivers only in the absence of an available female sibling; are more likely to rely on the support of their own spouses; provide less overall assistance to their parents, especially “hands-on” services; and tend to have less stressful caregiving experiences indepen…
A Symposium on Building a Coalition To Improve the Public's Oral Health
A Symposium on the New Fight for Fluorides
A Symposium on Building a Coalition To Improve the Public's Oral Health
Irwin Mandel
Promoting oral health among older Americans
1Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Branch Epidemiology and Oral Disease Prevention Program National Institute of Dental Research National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland 2Professor Department of Preventive Services School of Dentistry University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota
School‐based Preventive Regimens and Oral Health Knowledge and Practices of Sixth Graders
The purpose of this study was to examine the oral health knowledge and reported practices of sixth grade students in Wichita, Kansas. A quasi-experimental design was used to test differences between two groups: (1) children who had completed a four-year regimen referred to as the National Preventive Dentistry Demonstration Program (NPDDP), and (2) a control group of children who had not been exposed to any aspect of the NPDDP. Based on incidental…
AAPHD Archives
Preface to Fluoridation Documents
Community‐based Sealant Programs in the United States
The appropriate use of pit and fissure sealants could reduce substantially the majority of occlusal caries among US school-aged children. The 1986-87 national oral health survey conducted by the NIDR showed that less than 8 percent of the children 5-17 years of age had sealants on their teeth. The purpose of this national study was to document the current status of community-based sealant programs and to identify general program characteristics. …
AAPHD Archives
President's Address Vital Signs
AAPHD Archives
AAPHD Archives
AAPHD Archives
Distinguished Service Award
AAPHD Archives
Factors Associated with the Use of Fluoride Supplements and Fluoride Dentifrice by Infants and Toddlers
Dental fluorosis may be associated with the inappropriate use of fluoride dentifrices and/or dietary fluoride supplements by young children, especially for those who consume optimally fluoridated water. Studies to date have used retrospective designs that rely on anamnestic responses of adults to determine fluoride exposures in their children. The 1986 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) collected information on current use of fluoride-contai…
Dental Health and Care Utilization (50 works) · Medicine (45 works) · Library science (37 works) · Alice (programming language (33 works) · Citation (33 works) · Computer Science (33 works) · Family medicine (30 works) · Environmental health (21 works) · Nursing (20 works) · Programming language (18 works)