Oral health status of older rural adults in the United States
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Dentists should consider opening up their practice in rural America. Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the National Health Interview Surveys show that elderly rural Americans are more likely than urban elderly to have lost their teeth, have no dental insurance, and have less access to a dentist. More elderly people are moving to rural areas when they retire.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Dental Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-8177
Year: 2003
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Human papillomavirus oropharyngeal cancers associated
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The exposure to human papilliomavirus (HPV) especially strain 16 has the strongest association with oropharyngeal cancers. Men are three times more likely to have cancers of the head and neck than women. The recently approved HPV vaccine encourages the study of its efficacy and safety in males and, if suceesful recommendation of the vaccine for young adult males.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Dental Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-8177
Year: 2007
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Demographics and occurrence of oral and pharyngeal cancers: the outcomes, the trends, the challenge
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About 30,000 Americans are diagnosed with mouth or throat cancer each year and only half will still be alive five years later. This is primarily because most patients are not diagnosed in the early stage of the disease when it is easiest to cure.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Dental Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-8177
Year: 2001
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