"Oral Health" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The optimal state of the mouth and normal functioning of the organs of the mouth without evidence of disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D009909
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N01.400.535
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oral Health" by people in Profiles.
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Validation of the Child-Oral-Health-Impact-Profile among adolescents in Johannesburg: A cross-sectional study. Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med. 2023 Oct 25; 15(1):e1-e8.
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Primary school mobile dental program in New South Wales, Australia: protocol for the evaluation of a state government oral health initiative. BMC Public Health. 2023 02 20; 23(1):363.
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Perceptions of provincial and district level managers' on the policy implementation of school oral health in South Africa. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Jan 06; 21(1):18.
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Implementation fidelity of school oral health programs at a District in South Africa. PLoS One. 2020; 15(11):e0241988.
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The policy implementation gap of school oral health programmes in Tshwane, South Africa: a qualitative case study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020 Apr 21; 20(1):338.
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Systematic review of factors influencing oral health-related quality of life in children in Africa. Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med. 2019 Jul 24; 11(1):e1-e12.
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African countries propose a regional oral health strategy: The Dakar Report from 1998. Oral Dis. 2004 May; 10(3):129-37.
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Dental caries, socio-economic development and national oral health policies. Int Dent J. 1999 Aug; 49(4):196-202.