Jayanth Kumar

Biographic Data

ID7099048
NAMEJayanth Kumar
GIVEN NAMESJayanth
FAMILY NAMEKumar
SIGNATUREKUMAR J
AFFILIATIONSNew York State Department of Health
ORCID0000-0003-1959-3419
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS3
WORKS AS AUTHOR12
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1989
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX1

  • Barriers and Facilitators to Promoting Oral Health Literacy and Patient Communication among Dental Providers in California

    Open AccessWinston Tseng, Elizabeth Pleasants et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    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, …

  • Does water fluoridation affect the prevalence of enamel fluorosis differently among racial and ethnic groups

    Open AccessShivani Arora, Jayanth Kumar et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2017

    Enamel fluorosis was not associated with race/ethnicity. Our analysis suggests that exposure to similar levels of fluoride in the water does not appear to place certain race/ethnic groups at a higher risk for developing enamel fluorosis, and lowering the optimal range of drinking water fluoride to a single value of 0.7 ppm will provide a level of protection against enamel fluorosis that will benefit all race/ethnicity groups

  • Does fluoride in drinking water delay tooth eruption

    Open AccessIsmail Adeyemi Jolaoso, Jayanth Kumar et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2014

    Exposure to fluoride in drinking water did not delay the eruption of permanent teeth. The observed difference in dental caries experience among children exposed to different fluoride levels could not be explained by the timing of eruption of permanent teeth

  • Effect of Tobacco Smoke on the Oral Health of US Women of Childbearing Age

    Open AccessHiroko Iida, Jayanth Kumar et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2009

    Dental caries and periodontitis were prevalent among certain subgroups of women of reproductive age. Smoking was found to be a significant risk indicator for various negative oral health outcomes. Barriers to accessing to dental care that were manifested by untreated caries among Black women, mothers, and Medicaid beneficiaries must be better understood

  • Racial and Ethnic Disparity in Oral Cancer Awareness and Examination

    Open AccessJunhie Oh, Jayanth Kumar et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2008

    These data suggest the need to improve the oral cancer awareness and examination rate in New York State. Routine examination of the mouth by primary care providers as part of a physical examination would provide the best opportunity for improving the low oral cancer examination rates in minority populations

  • Early Childhood Caries‐related Visits to Hospitals for Ambulatory Surgery in New York State

    Open AccessSangeeta Wadhawan, Jayanth Kumar et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2003

    Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the utilization of ambulatory surgery at hospitals for the treatment of early childhood caries in New York State. Methods: Data for this study came from the Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System in New York State. We analyzed 16,149 oral health‐related ambulatory surgeries performed between 1996 and 1999 in children younger than 6 years of age. Results: Between 1996 and 1999, the …

  • The New York State Minority Health Survey

    Open AccessAmit Chattopadhyay, Jayanth Kumar et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2003

    Increasing dental insurance coverage and increasing awareness about oral health care would be the two biggest factors in meeting the goals of year 2010

  • Low Birth Weight and Dental Fluorosis

    Open AccessJayanth Kumar, Jayanth V Kumar et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2000

    Lower birth weight did not explain the higher prevalence of dental fluorosis observed among African-American children

  • Changes in dental fluorosis and dental caries in Newburgh and Kingston, New York

    J V Kumar, Jayanth Kumar et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1998References: 31

    OBJECTIVES: This study sought to determine whether the prevalence of dental fluorosis and dental caries had changed in a fluoridated community and a nonfluoridated community since an earlier study conducted in 1986. METHODS: Dental fluorosis and dental caries data were collected on 7- to 14-year-old lifelong residents (n = 1493) of Newburgh and Kingston, NY. RESULTS: Estimated dental fluorosis prevalence rates were 19.6% in Newburgh and 11.7% in …

  • Workshop on Guidelines for Sealant Use

    Open AccessMark D Siegal, Jayanth Kumar et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry1995

  • Changes in Dental Caries Prevalence in Upstate New York Schoolchildren

    Open AccessJayanth Kumar, Elmer Green et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry1991

    A survey of second and fifth grade children was conducted in upstate New York to determine recent trends in dental caries prevalence. Clinical examinations were conducted on 960 second grade and 837 fifth grade children in 51 schools. A single examiner derived the findings on a uniform basis using a standard protocol. An examination of changes in the percent of caries-free children and mean DMFS/dfs indices revealed that caries prevalence has con…

  • Trends in dental fluorosis and dental caries prevalences in Newburgh and Kingston, NY

    J V Kumar, Jayanth Kumar et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1989Cited by: 3References: 31

    A study was undertaken in New York State to determine the changes in dental fluorosis prevalence from 1955 to 1986 in fluoridated Newburgh and non-fluoridated Kingston children. The frequency and severity of dental fluorosis among 884 7-14-year-old children were measured by two dentists utilizing Dean's Index. Data regarding residential and fluoride history were obtained from the parents of participants. Among the Newburgh residents, the prevalen…