Janet A Yellowitz

Biographic Data

ID7099037
NAMEJanet A Yellowitz
GIVEN NAMESJanet A
FAMILY NAMEYellowitz
SIGNATUREYELLOWITZ J A
AFFILIATIONSNational Institutes of Health
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS3
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR3
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1998
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
H-INDEX0

  • Oral cancer examinations among smokers and moderate‐heavy drinkers, U nited S tates, 2008

    Open AccessMark D Macek, Janet A YellowitzARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2013

    Current smokers did not receive OCEs at a rate consistent with their increased risk, whereas moderate-heavy drinkers did. One explanation for this finding is that medical and dental visit behaviors indirectly influenced OCE rates. Dentition status played an important role, as having teeth is strongly associated with dental visit behaviors. Health-care practitioners are encouraged to consider the smoking and drinking statuses of their patients whe…

  • Oral Cancer Examinations Among Adults at High Risk

    Open AccessMark D Macek, Britt C Reid et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2003

    Practitioners should improve the provision rates of oral cancer examinations in accordance with published guidelines, especially among current smokers and edentulous alcohol users who have not been to the dentist in the last year. Recommendations for improvement are presented

  • Maryland Adults' Knowledge of Oral Cancer and Having Oral Cancer Examinations

    Open AccessAlice M Horowitz, Hyock‐Soo Moon et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry1998

    Objectives : This study sought to determine (1) knowledge of risk factors for oral cancer, (2) knowledge of signs and symptoms of oral cancers, and (3) factors associated with having had an oral cancer examination among 916 Maryland adults 18 years of age and older. Methods : A statewide, random‐digit dial, computer‐assisted telephone survey was conducted. The pretested instrument consisted of 32 questions that required 12 minutes to complete. Re…