Oral Health Literacy Initiative — Articles
- Oral Health Literacy — featured in USPHS Chief Dental Officer Newsletter #36: June 24, 2019 (PDF - 392KB)
- Oral health literacy and associated oral conditions — Firmino, Ramon Targino et al. The Journal of the American Dental Association, Volume 148, Issue 8, 604 - 613
- Oral health literacy and knowledge among patients who are pregnant for the first time — Hom, Jacqueline M. et al. The Journal of the American Dental Association (2012), Volume 143, Issue 9, 972 - 980
- Oral health knowledge among elderly patients — McQuistan, Michelle R. et al. The Journal of the American Dental Association (2015), Volume 146, Issue 1, 17 - 26
- Use of communication techniques by Maryland dentists — Maybury, Catherine et al. The Journal of the American Dental Association (2013), Volume 144, Issue 12, 1386 - 1396
- Dentist-patient communication techniques used in the United States — Rozier, R. Gary et al. The Journal of the American Dental Association (2011), Volume 142, Issue 5, 518 - 530
Other Initiative Information
- Educational Materials — Patient handouts on a variety of dental topics developed by Albuquerque Dental Support Center.
- Resources — Links to oral health literacy topics such as teach-back technique, effective writing, and improving the health literacy environment.
- Presentations — Links to IHS PowerPoint presentations on oral health literacy.
- Videos — Videos about topics such as teach-back technique and health literacy.
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