Embracing Whole-Person Health in Research and Practice
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A supplement in JDR Clinical & Translational Research, supported by CareQuest Institute, features nine articles that provide strong evidence for health systems to integrate oral, behavioral, and systemic health. In the accompanying editorial, authors from CareQuest Institute write:
The decades-long understanding of the links between oral, systemic, and behavioral health stands in stark contrast to the siloes in which health care continues to be provided.
The authors represent providers from several aspects of health care, including oral health, primary care, nursing, and behavioral health. Their articles explore the present and future of medical, dental, and behavioral integration.
- California School Nurses’ Knowledge in Identifying Dental Conditions and Making Dental Referrals
- Delivery of Oral Health Services at Medical Visits through Three Medical Dental Integration Models
- Sub-Optimal Oral Health, Multi-morbidity and Access to Dental Care
- Periodontal Disease and Metabolic Control of Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
- Oral Health Recovery: Randomized Evaluation of an Oral-Behavioral Health Integration Approach
- One Health and Oral Health: A Scoping Review to Inform Research and Challenges
- Toward a Comprehensive Model of Medical-Dental-Behavioral Integration
- System-based Intervention for Medical Providers to Improve Dental Attendance in Adult Primary Care
- Attitudes Toward Adolescent Mental Health Screening in a Dental Setting: A Mixed-Methods Study
Read the supplement in JDR Clinical & Translational Research (open access)
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