Using electronic dental records to establish a surveillance system for dental decay in rural Western Alaska

Bibliographic Data

ID13584524
AuthorsTimothy K Thomas (0000-0001-9958-8411, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage AK USA, corresponding author), Dane Lenaker (0000-0002-7977-4716, Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation Bethel AK USA), Gretchen M Day (0000-0003-4697-1884, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage AK USA), Jennifer C Wilson (0000-0002-6475-3381, Southcentral Foundation Anchorage AK USA), Peter Holck (0000-0002-9805-5151, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage AK USA), JONATHAN NEWMAN (0000-0001-6855-7305, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage AK USA), Dana Bruden (0000-0003-1948-9531, Arctic Investigation Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Anchorage AK USA), Thomas W Hennessy (Arctic Investigation Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Anchorage AK USA)
Year2020
Volume81
Issue3
Pages224-231
Publication date2020-12-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Public Health Dentistry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4006 • E-ISSN: 1752-7325
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jphd.12435
PMID33283270
OpenAlexW3112465021
LanguageEN
References cited6

An oral health surveillance system has been established in western Alaska using the Electronic Dental Record. High rates of ECC and FMDR were observed. This surveillance system will allow assessments of ECC prevalence and impact of dental interventions

Census · Dental care · Dental decay · Dental health · Early childhood caries · Electronic health record · Environmental health · Health care · Oral health · Population · Demography · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Dentistry · Medicine · Oral microbiology and periodontitis research · Pediatric health and respiratory diseases

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