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How cold is too cold? A theoretical analysis of the optimal trigger for index insurance for frost damage to crops
1 INTRODUCTION Insurance exists so that risk-averse parties facing a risk can share the outcome of the peril in exchange for a premium payment. However, the insurer will naturally charge a premium that sufficiently compensates for not only the expected value of the insured loss (i.e., expected claims under the contract), but also covers for any claim auditing that would need to occur. Claim auditing costs are an example of transaction costs, or frictions, in an insurance arrangement.
English Longitudinal Study of Ageing: Associations Between Common Mental Disorder and Oral Health
1 Introduction Mental disorders and oral diseases are prevalent public health problems (WHO 2023, 2025); however, less is known about the link between these conditions (Kenny et al. 2020; Kisely 2016). Oral health is an important component of overall health, allowing fundamental processes of daily life such as chewing, speaking, and smiling to occur without pain, discomfort, and embarrassment. However, for those with mental disorders, oral health remains a neglected component of care (Kenny et al.
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Exploring the Acceptability of HIV Testing in the UK Dental Setting: A Qualitative Study
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Analysis of public records of lobbying practices of the ultra-processed sugary food and drink industries in Chile: a qualitative study
Research in context A PubMed search on Apr 26, 2024, using the following MeSH terms: “Food Industry” AND (“Chile” OR “Latin America”) AND “Health Policy”, identified 47 papers of which only two explored corporate political practices (including lobbying) of the food and drinks industry in Chile.
Alzheimer’s Disease: A New Model Defining the Mechanism of Iron- Catalyzed Radical Damage to Neurons
Keywords Alzheimer's disease, mechanism of iron-catalyzed radical damage College Physical and Mathematical Sciences Department Chemistry and Biochemistry Abstract The MEG proposal focused on understanding how elevated homocysteine levels cause the inability of cells to control iron levels as a cause for Alzheimer’s disease. Iron is associated with the amyloid plaques and tau tangles that are proposed to cause damage to neurons.
Urgent need for transformative change in NHS dentistry
2 Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England Faster, simpler and fairer: our plan to recover and reform NHS dentistry. The National Health Service (NHS) general dental service in England, UK, has been at the centre of media and political attention in 2024.
Oral cancers are rising in the UK
News & Views Oral cancers are... Oral cancers are rising in the UK Editorials BMJ 2023; 383 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p2907 Cite this as: BMJ 2023;383:p2907 Richard G Watt, professor1, Anja Heilmann, associate professor1, David I Conway, professor2 1University College London, London, UK 2University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK Correspondence to: R G Watt r.watt@ucl.ac.uk Time to step up prevention, including more equitable access to dental care Oral cancers are in the news in the UK.
The Development of Individualized Anemia Treatments Using Point of Care Diagnostics to Distinguish Anemia Caused by Infection or Chronic Inflammation
Article Title Keywords individualized anemia treatments, point of care diagnostics, infection, chronic inflammation College Physical and Mathematical Sciences Department Chemistry and Biochemistry Watt, Dr. Richard (2019) "The Development of Individualized Anemia Treatments Using Point of Care Diagnostics to Distinguish Anemia Caused by Infection or Chronic Inflammation," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2019: Iss. 2019, Article 195.
Oral health inequalities-Developments in research, policy and practice over the last 50 years
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Oral health inequalities-Developments in research, policy and practice over the last 50 years
Abstract At times of major geopolitical conflict, macroeconomic crisis and the ‘aftershocks’ of the COVID-19 syndemic still having a global impact, it is the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in society who undoubtedly suffer the most. During these turbulent and uncertain times, it is essential that sufficient policy attention is given to tackling the persistent and stark health inequalities that exist both between and within countries.
WHO calls to end the global crisis of oral health
Global oral health has been in a silent crisis for too long. The challenges related to oral diseases for populations, communities, and individuals rarely get sufficient public attention, the active voices of people affected by oral diseases are not prioritised, and oral health has been absent from global health policy agendas for more than 15 years.
Head injuries in early childhood in the UK; is there a social gradient?
Head injuries in early childhood in the UK; is there a social gradient?
The effect on student behaviour and achievement of removing incentives to complete online formative assessments
Dr Stephen Agnew University of Canterbury Dr Jane Kerr Clinical and Pharmaceutical Research Trust Professor Richard Watt University of Canterbury Keywords: online assessment, quizzes, incentives, formative assessment, quantitative Abstract This research explored the effect of incentives to complete online quizzes during a course. When a 1% weighting incentive per quiz was removed, student engagement dropped dramatically. There is also evidence that students who continued to complete quizzes...
Physical punishment and child outcomes: a narrative review of prospective studies
1. Clark H Coll-Seck AM Banerjee A et al. A future for the world's children? A WHO–UNICEF–Lancet Commission. Lancet. 2020; 395: 605-658 2. United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child 42nd Session. General Comment No. 8. The right of the child to protection from corporal punishment and other cruel or degrading forms of punishment. United Nations, Geneva2006 3. United Nations Transforming our world: the 2020 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Multimorbidity: a challenge and opportunity for the dental profession
Abstract Multimorbidity (the coexistence of two or more chronic conditions) is common, is likely to be on the increase and has a major impact on quality of life, increased risk of mortality, and significant financial costs to the health and social care system. Multimorbidity is strongly associated with increasing age and is also directly linked to socioeconomic status.
COVID-19 is an opportunity for reform in dentistry
The COVID-19 global pandemic continues to have devastating health, economic, and social effects, and is profoundly affecting the delivery of health services. Because of the infection risks associated with aerosol generated procedures, such as the use of high-speed drills, dental services across much of the world have been essentially closed since late March, 2020. During this period there was limited access to emergency dental care.
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Reforming Oral Health Care
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IADR and AADR applaud the Lancet Oral Health Series - Authors' reply
On behalf of all coauthors of the Lancet Oral Health Series , and the accompanying Comment, we welcome the Correspondence from the leadership of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) and the American Association for Dental Research (AADR). We are all proud IADR members and appreciate that the leadership of these organisations highly values the advancement of dental public health research.
A call for action to improve US oral health care
To view the full text, please login as a subscribed user or purchase a subscription. Click here to view the full text on ScienceDirect. Globally, oral health has been a neglected topic given low priority compared with many other competing health problems. 1 Could this situation be about to change—is oral health at a tipping point?2 On July 20, 2019, The Lancet, one of the oldest and most prestigious international medical journals, published a collection of oral health papers.
Ending the neglect of global oral health: time for radical action
1. Kassebaum NJ Smith AGC Bernabé E et al. Global, regional, and national prevalence, incidence, and disability-adjusted life years for oral conditions for 195 countries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors. J Dent Res. 2017; 96: 380-387 2. Peres MA Macpherson LMD Weyant RJ et al. Oral diseases: a global public health challenge. Lancet. 2019; 394: 249-260 3.
Understanding and tackling oral health inequalities in vulnerable adult populations: from the margins to the mainstream
Abstract Vulnerable and socially excluded groups in society persistently experience significantly worse oral health and poorer access to dental services than the mainstream population. Action to tackle these unfair, unjust and avoidable inequalities in oral health needs to be informed by an understanding of the broad range of interacting factors that ultimately influence oral health across society and specifically the most vulnerable and marginalised.
Health insurance and education: major contributors to oral health inequalities in Colombia
Health insurance and education: major contributors to oral health inequalities in Colombia Carol C Guarnizo-Herreño1,2, Richard G Watt2, Nathaly Garzón-Orjuela3,4, Elizabeth Suárez-Zúñiga1, Georgios Tsakos2 1 Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia 2 Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK 3 Instituto de investigaciones clínicas, Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia 4 Facultad de Medicina,...
Health insurance and education: major contributors to oral health inequalities in Colombia
Health insurance and education: major contributors to oral health inequalities in Colombia Carol C Guarnizo-Herreño1,2, Richard G Watt2, Nathaly Garzón-Orjuela3,4, Elizabeth Suárez-Zúñiga1, Georgios Tsakos2 1Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia 2Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK 3Instituto de investigaciones clínicas, Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia 4Facultad de Medicina,...
THIS YEAR'S GAME OF THE DECADE
In college football there is this thing called the Game of the Decade and it always seems to be lurking in the doorway, like a Nebraska Cornhusker in a funny red hat or an Oklahoma Sooner in a funny red vest. A Game of the Decade is a rather special kind of contest, something on the order of a Crucial Showdown or a Battle of Giants or maybe even a Game of the Century.
Review and analysis of Chilean dental undergraduate education: curriculum composition and profiles of first year dental students
Even though oral health is globally recognised as one of the major components for good health, the burden of oral disorders continues to remain high throughout the world, suggesting that dentistry has not been effective in preventing or controlling these diseases [1, 2]. Moreover, marked oral health inequalities persist both within and between countries [3, 4]. Oral health professionals should become strong advocates for a new vision for oral health [5].
Dental caries and anthropometric measures in a sample of 5‐ to 9‐year‐old children in Dhaka, Bangladesh
This study aimed to assess associations between dental caries and anthropometric measures among a sample of children aged 5‐9 years in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A cross‐sectional observational study was conducted among 5‐ to 9‐year‐old children in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Data were collected from children and their parents attending the Dhaka Dental College Hospital and from three nearby primary schools.
Teeth and inequality: from past to present
To view the full text, please login as a subscribed user or purchase a subscription. Click here to view the full text on ScienceDirect. FiguresTeeth matter. Despite being largely preventable, oral diseases are common chronic conditions. Indeed, findings from the 2013 Global Burden of Disease Study show that untreated caries (decay) is the most prevalent and severe periodontal (gum) disease, the sixth most common disease in the world.
Breastfeeding practices in the United Kingdom: Is the neighbourhood context important?
Breastfeeding is an important public health issue worldwide. Breastfeeding rates in the United Kingdom, particularly for exclusive breastfeeding, are low compared with other OECD countries, despite its wide‐ranging health benefits for both mother and child. There is evidence that deprivation in the structural and social organisation of neighbourhoods is associated with adverse child outcomes.
Temporary employment and tooth loss: a cross-sectional study from the J-SHINE study
The results of our study showed that the experience of temporary employment was associated with tooth loss in both men and women in Japan. In addition, changes from regular to temporary employment and temporary to regular employment as well as continuous temporary employment were associated with tooth loss.
Associations of pet ownership with biomarkers of ageing: population based cohort study
Results One third of study members reported pet ownership: 1619 (18%) owned a dog, 1077 (12%) a cat, and 274 (3%) another animal. After adjustment for a range of covariates, there was no evidence of a clear association of any type of pet ownership with walking speed, lung function, chair rise time, grip strength, leg raises, balance, three markers of systemic inflammation, memory, or depressive symptoms.
A new definition for oral health developed by the FDI World Dental Federation opens the door to a universal definition of oral health
EditorialA new definition for oral health developed by the FDI World Dental Federation opens the door to a universal definition of oral healthAuthorsMichael Glick,Professor and the William M. Feagans Chair, Editor of the Journal of the American Dental AssociationSearch for more papers by this authorDavid M. Williams,Dushanka V. Kleinman,Marko Vujicic,Richard G. Watt,Robert J.
Dundee lorry driver admits bridge crash that cost Angus man his arm
An Angus man lost his arm in a horrific road accident when a lorry driver coming the other way failed to heed a bridge warning that his trailer was too tall. William Brierley appeared at Forfar Sheriff Court and admitted causing the crash that left Neil Black fighting for his life on the A92 last year.
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