Journal Articles

Below are publications by CDC staff in peer-reviewed journals covering oral health topics of significance.

Wei L, Griffin SO, Parker M, Thornton-Evans G. Dental health status, use, and insurance coverage among adults with chronic conditions: Implications for medical-dental integration in the United States. J Am Dent Assoc. 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adaj.2021.12.012.

Fleming E, Afful J, Griffin SO. Prevalence of tooth loss among older adults: United States, 2015–2018. NCHS Data Brief. 2020;368. View full text.

Patel N, Fils-Aime R, Li C, Lin M, Robison V. Prevalence of past-year dental visit among US adults aged 50 years or older, with selected chronic diseases, 2018. Prev Chronic Dis. 2021;18:200576. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd18.200576

Chen Y, Zhang P, Luman ET, Griffin SO, Rolka DB. Incremental dental expenditures associated with diabetes among noninstitutionalized U.S. adults aged ≥18 years old in 2016–2017. Diabetes Care. 2021;Apr:dc202744. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2337/dc20-2744

Linabarger M, Griffin SO, Hamilton EK. Utility of state-based basic screening survey reports for National Oral Health Surveillance in older adults. Prev Chronic Dis. 2021;18:200471. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd18.200471

Crews JE, Chou CF, Naavaal S, Griffin SO, Saaddine JB. Self-reported oral health status among adults aged 40+ years with and without vision impairment: National Health Interview Study, 2008. Am J Ophthalmol. 2020;210:184–191. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2019.08.022

Williams S, Wei L, Griffin SO, Thornton-Evans G. Untreated caries among U.S. working-aged adults and association with reporting need for oral health care. J Am Dent Assoc. 2021;152(1):55–64. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adaj.2020.09.019

Parker ML, Thornton-Evans G, Wei L, Griffin SO. Prevalence of and changes in tooth loss among adults aged ≥50 years with selected chronic conditions — United States, 1999–2004 and 2011–2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020;69:641–646. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6921a1

Naavaal S, Griffin SO, Jones JA. Impact of making dental care affordable on quality of life in adults aged 45 years and older. J Aging Health. 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264319857967

Kim S, Park S, Lin M. Permanent tooth loss and sugar-sweetened beverage intake in U.S. young adults. J Public Health Dent. 2017 Mar;77(2):148–154. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jphd.12192.

Lin M, Li CH, Wei L, et al.. Prevalence of past-year dental visit among US adults, 1999–2010: comparison of trends and estimates between the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and three national surveys. J Publ Health Dent. 2017 Mar;77(2):105–114. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jphd.12180.

Dye BA, Thornton-Evans G, Xianfen L, Iafolla TJ. Dental caries and tooth loss in adults in the United States, 2011–2012. NCHS Data Brief. 2015;197:1–8. View full text.

Griffin SO, Jones JA, Brunson D, Griffin PM, Bailey WD. Burden of oral disease among older adults and implications for public health priorities. Am J Public Health. 2012:102(3):411–418. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2011.300362.

Griffin S, Barker L, Griffin P, Cleveland J, Kohn W. Oral health needs among adults in the United States with chronic diseases. J Am Dent Assoc. 2009;140(10);1266–1274. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2009.0050.

Griffin SO, Gray SK, Malvitz DM, Gooch BF. Caries risk in formerly sealed teeth. J Am Dent Assoc. 2009;140(4):415–423. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2009.0190.

Jaramillo F, Eke PI, Thornton-Evans GO, Griffin SO. Acculturation and dental visits among Hispanic adults. Prev Chronic Dis. 2009;6(2). View full text.

Dye BA, Tan S, Smith V, et al. Trends in oral health status, United States, 1988–1994 and 1999–2004. Vital Health Stat. 2007;11(248). View full text. [PDF – 1.84 MB]

Eke PI, Genco RJ. CDC periodontal disease surveillance project: background, objectives, and progress report. J Periodontol. 2007;78(suppl 7):1366–1372. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1902/jop.2007.070134

Beltrán-Aguilar ED, Barker LK, Canto MT, et al. Surveillance for dental caries, dental sealants, tooth retention, edentulism, and enamel fluorosis — United States, 1988–1994 and 1999–2002. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2005;54(3);1–44. View full text.

Blicher B, Joshipura K, Eke PI. Validation of self-reported periodontal disease: a systematic review. J Dent Research. 2005;84(10):881–890. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F154405910508401003.

Eke PI. Public health implications of periodontal infections in adults: conference proceedings. J Publ Health Dent. 2005;65(1):56–65. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-7325.2005.tb02787.x.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dental visits among dentate adults with diabetes — United States, 1999 and 2004. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2005;54(46):1181–1183. View full text.

Gooch BF, Bailey W. Fluoride isn’t just for kids. Dent Abstr. 2005;50(2):68–69. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0011-8486(05)80054-8.

Gooch BF, Malvitz DM, Griffin SO, Maas WR. Promoting the oral health of older adults through the Chronic Disease Model: CDC’s perspective on what we still need to know. J Dent Educ. 2005;69(9):1058–1063. View full text.

Griffin SO, Griffin PM, Swann JL, Zlobin N. New coronal caries in older adults: implications for prevention. J Dent Res. 2005;84(8):715–720. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F154405910508400806.

Griffin SO, Griffin PM, Swann JL, Zlobin N. Estimating rates of new root caries in older adults. J Dent Res. 2004;83(8):634–638. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F154405910408300810.

Macek MD, Beltrán-Aguilar ED, Lockwood SL, Malvitz DM. Updated comparison of the caries susceptibility of various morphological types of permanent teeth. J Publ Health Dent. 2003;63(3):174–182. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-7325.2003.tb03496.x.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Public health and aging: retention of natural teeth among older adults — United States, 2002. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2003;52(50):1226–1229. View full text.

Truman BI, Gooch BF, Sulemana I, et al; and the Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Reviews of evidence on interventions to prevent dental caries, oral and pharyngeal cancers, and sports-related craniofacial injuries. Am J Prev Med. 2002;23(suppl 1):21–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-3797(02)00449-X.

Gaffield ML, Colley Gilbert BJ, Malvitz DM, Romaguera R. Oral health during pregnancy: an analysis of information collected by the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System. J Am Dent Assoc. 2001;(132):1009–1016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2001.0306.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Promoting oral health: interventions for preventing dental caries, oral and pharyngeal cancers, and sports-related craniofacial injuries: a report on the recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2001;50(RR-21):1–13. View full text.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recommendations for using fluoride to prevent and control dental caries in the United States. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2001;50(RR-14):1–42. View full text.

Tomar SL, Asma S. Smoking-attributable periodontitis in the United States: findings from NHANES III. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. J Periodontol. 2000;(71):743–751. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1902/jop.2000.71.5.743.

Tomar SL, Lester A. Dental and other health care visits among U.S. adults with diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2000;23(10):1505–1510. View full text [PDF – 51 KB].

Beltrán-Aguilar ED, Estupiñán-Day S, Baez R. Analysis of prevalence and trends of dental caries in the Americas between the 1970s and 1990s. Int Dent J. 1999;49(6):322–329. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1875-595x.1999.tb00532.x.

Janes GR, Blackman DK, Bolen JC, et al. Surveillance for use of preventive health-care services by older adults, 1995–1997. MMWR Surveill Summ. 1999;48(8):51–88. View full text [PDF – 1.08 MB].

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Total tooth loss among persons aged greater than or equal to 65 years — selected states, 1995–1997. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1999;48(10):206–210. View full text.

Patel N, Griffin SO, Linabarger M, Lesaja S. Impact of school sealant programs on oral health among youth and identification of potential barriers to implementation. J Am Dent Assoc. August 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adaj.2022.05.011

Scherrer C, Naavaal S, Lin M, Griffin SO. COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on US Childhood Caries and Potential Mitigation. J Dent Research. April 2022. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00220345221090183

Downing KF, Espinoza L, Oster ME, Farr SL. Preventive Dental Care and Oral Health of Children and Adolescents With and Without Heart Conditions — United States, 2016–2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2022;71:189–195. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7106a1

Hamilton EK, Bernal J, Lin M, Thornton-Evans G, Griffin SO. Visualizing county-level data to target dental safety-net programs for children. Prev Chronic Dis. 2021;18:200488. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd18.200488

Lin M, Thornton-Evans G, Griffin SO, Wei L, Junger M, Espinoza L. Increased dental use may affect changes in treated and untreated dental caries in young children. JDR Clin Trans Res. 2019; 4(1):49–57. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2380084418793410

Griffin SO, Li CH, Espinoza L, Gooch BF. Filled dietary fluoride supplement prescriptions for Medicaid-enrolled children living in states with high and low water fluoridation coverage. J Am Dent Assoc. 2019;150(10)854–862. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adaj.2019.05.027.

Thornton-Evans G, Junger M, Lin M, Wei L, Espinoza L, Beltran-Aguilar E. Use of toothpaste and toothbrushing patterns among children and adolescents — United States, 2013–2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019;68:87–90. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6804a3

Wei L, Griffin SO, Robison VA. Disparities in receipt of preventive dental services in children from low-income families. Am J Prev Med. 2018;55(3):e53–e60. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2018.04.039.

Lin M, Zhang X, Holt JB, Robison V, Li CH, Griffin SO. Multilevel model to estimate county-level untreated dental caries among US children aged 6–9 years using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Prev Med. 2018 Jun;111:291–298. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.11.015.

Cao S, Gentili M, Griffin PM, Griffin SO, Serban N. Disparities in preventive dental care among children in Georgia. Prev Chronic Dis. 2017;14:170176. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd14.170176

Cao S, Gentili M, Griffin P, et al.. Estimating demand for and supply of pediatric preventive dental care for children and identifying dental care shortage areas, Georgia, 2015. Public Health Rep. 2017;132(3):343–349. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0033354917699579.

Naavaal S, Barker LK, Griffin SO. The effect of health and dental insurance on US children’s dental care utilization for urgent and non-urgent dental problems – 2008. J Publ Health Dent. 2016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jphd.12171.

Dye BA, Thornton-Evans G, Xianfen L, Iafolla TJ. Dental caries and sealant prevalence in children and adolescents in the United States, 2011–2012. NCHS Data Brief. 2015;191. View full text.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Use of dental care and effective preventive services in preventing tooth decay among U.S. children and adolescents — Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, United States, 2003–2009 and National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2005–2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014;63(suppl 2):54–60. View full text.

Lin M, Sappenfield W, Hernandez L, et al. Child- and state-level characteristics associated with preventive dental care access among US children 5–17 years of age. Matern Child Health J. 2012;16(suppl 2):320–329. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-012-1099-3.

Griffin SO, Kolavic Gray S, Malvitz DM, Gooch BF. Caries risk in formerly sealed teeth. J Am Dent Assoc. 2009;140(4):415–423. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2009.0190.

Kolavic Gray S, Griffin SO, Malvitz DM, Gooch BF. A comparison of the effects of toothbrushing and handpiece prophylaxis on retention of sealants. J Am Dent Assoc. 2009;140(1):38–46. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2009.0016.

Griffin SO, Jones K, Kolavic Gray S, Malvitz DM, Gooch BF. Exploring four-handed delivery and retention of resin-based sealants. J Am Dent Assoc. 2008;139(3):281–289. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2008.0157.

Griffin SO, Oong E, Kohn W, Vidakovic B, Gooch BF, CDC Dental Sealant Systematic Review Work Group. The effectiveness of sealants in managing caries lesions. J Dent Research. 2008;87(2):169–174. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F154405910808700211

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dental caries in rural Alaska native children — Alaska 2008. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011;60(37):1275–1278. View full text.

Oong EM, Griffin SO, Kohn W, Gooch BF, Caufield PW. The effect of dental sealants on bacteria levels in caries lesions: a review of the evidence. J Am Dent Assoc. 2008;139(3):271–278. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2008.0156.

Salas MT, Beltrán-Aguilar ED, Chavaría P, Solórzano I, Horowitz H. Enamel fluorosis in 12- and 15-year-old school children in Costa Rica. Results of a National Survey, 1999. Community Dent Health. 2008;25:178–184. View abstract on PubMed.

Dye BA, Tan S, Smith V, et al. Trends in oral health status, United States, 1988–1994 and 1999-2004. Vital Health Stat. 2007;11(248):1–104. View full text [PDF – 2.9 MB].

Griffin SO, Jones KA, Lockwood S, Mosca NG, Honoré PA. Impact of increasing Medicaid dental reimbursement and implementing school sealant programs on sealant prevalence. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2007;13(2):202–206. View full text.

Macek M, Matte T, Sinks T, Malvitz D. Blood lead concentrations in children and method of water fluoridation, United States, 1988–1994. Environ Health Perspect. 2006;114(1):130–134. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1289%2Fehp.8319.

Jones K, Griffin S, Moonesinghe R, Jaramillo F, Vousden C. Reducing dental sealant disparities in school-aged children through better targeting of informational campaigns. Prev Chronic Dis. 2005;2(2). View full text.

Griffin SO, Griffin PM, Beltrán-Aguilar ED, Malvitz DM, Heiden KD. Estimating prevalence and severity of caries in the mixed dentition: a comparison of two screening protocols. J Publ Health Dent. 2004;64(1):14–19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-7325.2004.tb02720.x.

Adewakun A, Beltrán-Aguilar EB. Early childhood caries in Anguilla, British West Indies. General Dent. 2003;51(1):42–47. View abstract on PubMed.

Griffin SO, Griffin PM, Gooch BF, Barker LK. Comparing the costs of three sealant delivery strategies. J Dent Res. 2002;81(9):641–645. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F154405910208100913.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Impact of targeted, school-based dental sealant programs in reducing racial and economic disparities in sealant prevalence among schoolchildren — Ohio, 1998–1999. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2001;50(34):736–738. View full text.

Beltrán-Aguilar ED, Goldstein JW, Lockwood SA. Fluoride varnishes: a review of their clinical mechanism, efficacy, and safety. J Am Dent Assoc. 2000;131:589–596. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2000.0232.

Griffin SO, Gooch B, Beltrán ED, Sutherland JN, Barsley R. Dental services, costs and factors associated with hospitalization for Medicaid eligible children, Louisiana 1996–1997. J Publ Health Dent. 2000;60(1):21–27. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-7325.2000.tb03287.x.

M. Lin M, Griffin SO, Park S, Li C, Robison V, Espinoza L. Associations between Household Water Fluoridation Status and Plain Tap or Bottled Water Consumption. JDR Clin Trans Res. 2021; 6(4):440–447. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/238008442096041910.1177/2380084420960419.

Barker L, Duchon K, Lesaja S, Robison V, Presson S. Adjusted fluoride concentrations and control ranges in 34 states — 2006–2010 and 2015. J Am Water Works Assoc. 2017. DOI:10.5942/jawwa.2017.109.0095. View full text.

Beltrán ED. Use of dietary fluoride supplements by children living in Berlin, Germany, may have a dose-response preventive effect against dental caries, regardless of their use of fluoridated salt. J Evid Base Dent Pract. 2011;11:112–115. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebdp.2011.03.015.

Beltrán-Aguilar ED, Barker L, Dye BA. Prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis in the United States, 1999–2004. NCHS Data Brief. 2010;53. View full text.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Populations receiving optimally fluoridated public drinking water — United States, 1992–2006. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2008;57(27):737–741. View full text.

Griffin SO, Regnier E, Griffin PM, Huntley V. Effectiveness of fluoride in preventing caries in adults. J Dent Res. 2007;86(5):410–414. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/154405910708600504.

Macek M, Matte T, Sinks T, Malvitz D. Blood lead concentrations in children and method of water fluoridation, United States, 1988–1994. Environ Health Perspect. 2006;114(1):130–134. View full text.

Beltrán-Aguilar ED, Griffin SO, Lockwood SA. Prevalence and trends in enamel fluorosis in the United States from the 1930s to the 1980s. J Am Dent Assoc. 2002;133:157–165. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2002.0139.

Griffin SO, Beltrán E, Lockwood S, Barker L. Esthetically objectionable fluorosis attributable to water fluoridation. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2002;30(1):199–209. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0528.2002.300306.x.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Populations receiving optimally fluoridated public drinking water — United States, 2000. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2002;51(7):144–147. View full text.

Griffin SO, Gooch BF, Lockwood SA, Tomar SL. Quantifying the diffused benefit from water fluoridation in the United States. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2001;29:120–129. View abstract.

Griffin SO, Jones K, Tomar SL. An economic evaluation of community water fluoridation. J Publ Health Dent. 2001;61(2):78–86. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-7325.2001.tb03370.x.

Lalumandier JA, Hernandez LC, Locci AB, Reeves TG. U.S. drinking water: fluoridation knowledge level of water plant operators. J Publ Health Dent. 2001;61(2):92–98. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-7325.2001.tb03372.x.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recommendations for using fluoride to prevent and control dental caries in the United States. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2001;50(RR-14):1–42. View full text.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Achievements in public health, 1900–1999: fluoridation of drinking water to prevent dental caries. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1999;48(41):933–940. View full text.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Engineering and administrative recommendations for water fluoridation, 1995. MMWR Recomm Rep. 1995;44(RR-13):1–40. View full text.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ten great public health achievements — United States, 1900–1999. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1999;48(50):1141. View full text.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Water fluoridation and costs of Medicaid treatment for dental decay — Louisiana, 1995–1996. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1999;48(34):753–757. View full text.

Griffin SO, Wei L, Naavaal S, Fleming E. The contribution of different permanent tooth types to untreated caries: implications for public health surveillance and prevention. J Am Dent Assoc. 2021;152(4):269–276. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adaj.2021.01.003

Junger ML, Griffin SO, Lesaja S, Espinoza L. Awareness among US adults of dental sealants for caries prevention. Prev Chronic Dis. 2019;16:180398. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd16.180398

Griffin SO, Jones K, Naavaal S, O’Connell JM, Demopoulos C, Arlotta D. Estimating the cost of school sealant programs with minimal data. J Publ Health Dent. 2017. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jphd.12224

Griffin SO, Naavaal S, Scherrer CR, Patel M, Chattopadhay S. Evaluation of school-based dental sealant programs: a Community Guide systematic economic review. Am J of Prev Med. 2017;52(3):407–415. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2016.10.004.

Centers for Disease Prevention and Control. Vital signs: dental sealant use and untreated tooth decay among U.S. school-aged children. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016;65(41):1141–1145. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6541e1.

Griffin SO, Naavaal S, Scherrer C, Griffin PM, Harris K, Chattopadhay S. School-based dental sealant programs prevent cavities and are cost-effective. Health Affairs. 2016;35(12):2233–2240. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0839.

Griffin SO, Jones K, Crespin M. Calculating averted caries attributable to school-based sealant programs with a minimal data set. J Publ Health Dent. 2014;74(3):202–209. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jphd.12047.

Fontana M, Zero DT, Beltrán-Aguilar ED, Gray SK. Techniques for assessing tooth surfaces in school-based programs. J Am Dent Assoc. 2010;141(7):854–860. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2010.0283.

Gooch BF, Griffin SO, Gray SK, et al. Preventing dental caries through school-based sealant programs: updated recommendations and reviews of evidence. J Am Dent Assoc. 2009;140(11):1356–1365. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2009.0070.

Griffin SO, Kolavic Gray S, Malvitz DM, Gooch BF. Caries risk in formerly sealed teeth, J Am Dent Assoc. 2009;140(4):415–423.DOI: https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2009.0190.

Oong EM, Griffin SO, Kohn W, Gooch BF, Caufield PW. The effect of dental sealants on the bacteria levels in caries lesions: a review of the evidence. J Am Dent Assoc. 2008;139(3):271–278. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2008.0156.

Griffin SO, Jones KA, Lockwood S, Mosca NG, Honore PA. Impact of increasing Medicaid dental reimbursement and implementing school sealant programs on sealant prevalence. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2007;13(2):202–206. View full text.

Beltrán-Aguilar ED, Barker LK, Canto MT, et al. Surveillance for dental caries, dental sealants, tooth retention, edentulism, and enamel fluorosis. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2005;54(3);1–44. View full text.

Griffin SO, Griffin PM, Gooch BF, Barker LK. Comparing the costs of three sealant delivery strategies. J Dent Res. 2002;81(9):641–645. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F154405910208100913.

Hannan CJ, Ricks TL, Espinoza L, Weintraub JA. Addressing oral health inequities, access to care, knowledge, and behaviors. Prev Chronic Dis. 2021;18:210060. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd18.210060

Griffin SO, Thornton-Evans G, Wei L, Griffin PM. Disparities in dental use and untreated caries prevalence by income. JDR Clinical & Translational Research. June 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F2380084420934746.

Robison V, Wei L, Hsia J. Racial/ethnic disparities among US children and adolescents in use of dental care. Prev Chronic Dis. 2020;17:190352. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd17.190352

Griffin SO, Griffin P, Li C-H, Bailey W, Brunson D, Jones J. Changes in older adults’ oral health and disparities: 1999 to 2004 and 2011 to 2016. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019;(00):1-6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15777

Dye BA, Li X, Thornton-Evans G. Oral health disparities as determined by selected Healthy People 2020 oral health objectives for the United States, 2009–2010. NCHS Data Brief. 2012;104. View full text.

Cleveland JL, Gray SK, Harte JA, Robison VA, Moorman AC, Gooch BF. Transmission of blood-borne pathogens in US dental health care settings: 2016 update. J Am Dent Assoc. 2016 Sep;147(9):729–738. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adaj.2016.03.020.

Radcliffe RA, Bixler D, Moorman A, et al. Hepatitis B virus transmissions associated with a portable dental clinic, West Virginia, 2009. J Am Dent Assoc. 2013;144(10):1110–1118. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2013.0029

Cleveland J, Foster M, Barker L, et al. Advancing infection control in dental care settings: factors associated with dentists’ implementation of guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. J Am Dent Assoc. 2012;143(10):1127–1138. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2012.0044.

Cleveland J, Robison V, Panlilio A. Tuberculosis epidemiology, diagnosis and infection control recommendations for dental settings: an update on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. J Am Dent Assoc. 2009;140(9);1092–1099. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2009.0335.

Klevens RM, Gorwitz RJ, Collins AS. Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus: a primer for dentists. J Am Dent Assoc. 2008;139(10):1328–1337. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2008.0044.

Allos BM, Schaffner W. Transmission of hepatitis B in the health care setting: the elephant in the room … or the mouse? J Infect Dis. 2007;195(9):1245–1247. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/513436.

Cleveland JL, Barker LK, Cuny EJ, Panlilio AL, National Surveillance System for Health Care Workers Group. Preventing percutaneous injuries among dental health care personnel. J Am Dent Assoc. 2007;138(2):169–178. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2007.0133.

Redd JT, Baumbach J, Kohn W, Nainan O, Khristova M, Williams I. Patient-to-patient transmission of hepatitis B virus associated with oral surgery. J Infect Dis. 2007;195(9):1311–1314. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/513435.

Duffy R, Cleveland J, Hutin Y, Cardo D. Evaluating infection control practices among dentists in Vâlcea, Romania, in 1998. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2004;25:570–575. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/502441.

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