Daniel J Caplan

Biographic Data

ID7098609
NAMEDaniel J Caplan
GIVEN NAMESDaniel J
FAMILY NAMECaplan
SIGNATURECAPLAN D J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR12
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX0

  • Dental caries incidence and associated factors in young adults

    Open AccessChukwuebuka Ogwo, Grant Brown et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2023

    The incidence of caries from age 17 to 23 in this study was low. This study suggests and reinforces the need to continue to advocate for caries preventive strategies such as fluoride use, encouraging milk intake, and reducing sugar-sweetened beverage intakes

  • Survival analysis of caries incidence in African‐American school‐aged children

    Open AccessTariq S Ghazal, Steven M Levy et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2018

    There was a global/overall significant caries protective effect of water consumption during the school-age period of child development

  • Preventive dental care among Medicaid‐enrolled senior adults

    Open AccessMary C Kelly, Daniel J Caplan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2017

    The strongest predictor of receipt of dental procedures in the two years after nursing facility entry was the receipt of dental procedures in the three years before entry while community-dwelling. This underscores the importance of the senior adult establishing a source of dental care while community-dwelling

  • Comparison of Treatment Result and Compliance between Private Practice Medicaid and Non‐Medicaid Orthodontic Patients – A Brief Communication

    Open AccessSteven P Dickens, Steven Dickens et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2008

    Treatment result and compliance for orthodontic Medicaid patients were assessed and compared to non-Medicaid patients of similar initial severity. All 55 North Carolina practices providing orthodontic treatment covered by Medicaid were asked to submit their last five Medicaid cases and five non-Medicaid cases of similar initial treatment complexity Nine practices agreed to participate. Initial models, final models, and progress notes were obtaine…

  • A Conceptual Framework for Hispanic Oral Health Care

    Open AccessGloria Mejía, Gloria C Mejia et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2008

    The need to study the health and health care determinants of US Hispanics is mandated by their rapid population growth. Nonetheless, it is challenging to study such a diverse population that incorporates many similarities and differences in values and experiences. This paper aims to highlight the factors that should be considered in Hispanic oral health research in the United States, and presents, in a theoretical framework, the relationships bet…

  • The Cost‐Effectiveness of Large Amalgam and Crown Restorations Over a 10‐Year Period

    Open AccessJustine L Kolker, Peter C Damiano et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2006

    Neither the large amalgam or crown restoration had both the lowest cost and the highest effectiveness. The higher incremental cost-effectiveness ratio for crowns should be considered when making treatment decisions between large amalgam and crown restorations

  • Root Canal Filled Versus Non-Root Canal Filled Teeth

    Open AccessDaniel J Caplan, Jianwen Cai et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2005

    Though endodontic therapy can prolong tooth survival, pulpal involvement still may hasten tooth loss, underscoring the importance of caries prevention and prompt restorative care

  • Clinical Factors Related to Noncompletion of Root Canal Therapy

    Open AccessDaniel J Caplan, B Alex WhiteARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2001

    Because patients with greater evidence of past and current oral disease were less likely to have completed RCT, they may require additional counseling about the importance of carrying through with prescribed treatment

  • A Two‐year Longitudinal Study of Dental Caries in Permanent First Molars of Korean Elementary Schoolchildren

    Open AccessB H Cho, Bon‐Kyoung Cho et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2001

    Recognizing the limitations of this convenience sample, dental sealants should be used more widely in this Korean population, and should be applied soon after tooth eruption

  • Complex Sampling

    Open AccessDaniel J Caplan, Gary D Slade et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry1999

    Investigators in dental public health often use strategies other than simple random sampling to identify potential subjects; however, their statistical analyses do not always take into account the complex sampling mechanism. Often it is not clear whether a given strategy requires adjustment for stratification and/or cluster sampling of observations. We propose that the need for such adjustment depends on the primary study objective. As a general …

  • Racial Differences in Survival of Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer Patients in North Carolina

    Open AccessDaniel J Caplan, Irva Hertz‐picciottoARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry1998

    In the first 18 months after diagnosis, blacks with oral and pharyngeal cancer have higher all-cause mortality than whites diagnosed at the same stage of disease. Racial differences are greater among those with localized disease than for those with more advanced conditions

  • Factors Related to Loss of Root Canal Filled Teeth

    Open AccessDaniel J Caplan, Jane A WeintraubARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry1997

    Conditions evident during treatment planning may help dentists assess patients' chances of losing an RCF tooth