Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39463683›Full record

ArticleCureus2024

Assessing Oral Health Content in Non-dental Professional Association Websites in India: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Anju James, Chandrashekar Janakiram, Vaishnav Vinodkumar, Anand Suresh, Vijay S Kumar

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Anju JamesDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, IND.
Chandrashekar JanakiramDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, IND.
Vaishnav VinodkumarDepartment of Periodontology, Amrita School of Dentistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, IND.
Anand SureshDepartment of Periodontology, PSM College of Dental Science and Research, Thrissur, IND.
Vijay S KumarDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, IND.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThere is a growing need for inter-professional education (IPE) to reduce the burden of oral diseases and address oral health disparities. Professional websites associated with inter-professional education can serve as a reliable source of information about oral health. Hence, the study was conducted to determine the prevalence of oral health content on non-dental health professional associations' websites in India.

methodsEighty-nine organizations were selected from five types of health professional associations. Six dental search terms were used on searchable websites. The keywords were dental, oral, dentistry, mouth, teeth, and fluoride. Websites were assessed for any oral health content.

resultsOnly four websites (4.5%) had any oral health content, and all four were physician-related.

conclusionThe study highlights the limited and inconsistent oral health content on non-dental professional association websites. Improving the availability, accuracy, and comprehensiveness of oral health information on these platforms is crucial to enhancing oral health literacy and promoting better oral health outcomes.

Indexed as

allied health personnelindiainterprofessional educationoral healthphysicians

Identifiers

PMID39463683
PMCPMC11512602

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.