Dental Care

"Dental Care" 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.

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The total of dental diagnostic, preventive, and restorative services provided to meet the needs of a patient (from Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982).

Descriptor ID	D003729
MeSH Number(s)	E06.170 N02.421.240.190
Concept/Terms	Dental Care Dental Care Care, Dental

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Dental Care".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Dentistry [E06]
Dental Care [E06.170]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Dental Health Services [N02.421.240]
Dental Care [N02.421.240.190]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Dental Care".

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Bar chart showing 24 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2024 and 2025

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2007	0	1	1
2009	2	1	3
2010	1	0	1
2014	0	1	1
2015	1	0	1
2016	2	0	2
2017	3	0	3
2018	1	0	1
2019	1	0	1
2020	0	2	2
2024	2	2	4
2025	2	2	4

Below are the most recent publications written about "Dental Care" by people in Profiles.

Atanda A, Amedari MI, Agaku IT, Hayman LW, Hossain MB. Medicaid expansion, dental visits and expenditures in veterans, older adults, and the foreign-born. Sci Rep. 2025 Jun 04; 15(1):19669.

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Devi A, Kritz-Silverstein D, Martinez LS, Calzo JP, Strong DR, Hoeft KS, Finlayson TL. Factors Associated With Oral Hygiene Practices Among Young Mexican-Identifying Southern Californians. J Public Health Dent. 2025 Sep; 85(3):302-308.

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Finlayson TL, Garcia-Alcaraz C, Malcarne VL, Ryder M, Ayala GX, Martinez LS, Schiaffino MK, Hoeft KS, Gansky SA, Dougherty E, Stamm N, Shue B, Maupom? G. Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Oral Health Behavior Social Support (OHBSS) Scales in English and Spanish for Mexican-origin young adults. BMC Oral Health. 2025 Apr 10; 25(1):515.

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Amedari MI, Atanda AJ, Amedari IK, Monger M, Walker BH. The association between predisposing, enabling and need factors and oral health care utilization among U.S. working age adults. BMC Oral Health. 2025 Apr 07; 25(1):501.

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Martinez LS, Devi A, Maupom? G, Schiaffino MK, Ayala GX, Malcarne VL, Hoeft KS, Finlayson TL. Using a Social Network Approach to Characterize Oral Health Behavior Social Support Among Mexican-Origin Young Adults. J Health Commun. 2025; 30(1-3):13-28.

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Devi A, Martinez LS, Kritz-Silverstein D, Calzo JP, Strong DR, Hoeft KS, Finlayson TL. Psychosocial Determinants of Poor Dental Attendance Among Young Mexican-Identifying Adults in California. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2025 Apr; 53(2):190-197.

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Tao YK, Tseng YW, Tzou KY, Kuo CY, Nguyen HT, Lu HT, Chuang AE. Advancing teeth whitening efficacy via dual-phototherapeutic strategy incorporating molybdenum disulfide embedded in carrageenan hydrogel for dental healthcare. Int J Biol Macromol. 2024 Sep; 276(Pt 1):133647.

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Wu YY, Mattheus D, Woodworth F, Zhang W. Disparities of Delayed Dental Visits and Severe Tooth Loss Among Older Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders in Hawai'i: A Cross-Sectional Study of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data from 2012 to 2020. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 Jun; 12(3):1587-1597.

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Mattheus D, Shannon M, Lim E. Benefits of Oral Health Education at Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) Clinic Visits: Assessments of Parent's Oral Health Beliefs, Behaviors and Dental Access in O'ahu, Hawai'i. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2020 05 01; 79(5 Suppl 1):32-39.

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Serna CA, Sanchez J, Arevalo O, Tomar SL, McCoy V, Devieux J, De La Rosa M, Bastida E. Self-reported factors associated with dental care utilization among Hispanic migrant farmworkers in South Florida. J Public Health Dent. 2020 09; 80(3):186-193.

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