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A. John Spencer
Researcher at University of Adelaide
Publications - 126
Citations - 5659
A. John Spencer is an academic researcher from University of Adelaide. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Water fluoridation. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 126 publications receiving 5226 citations.
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The vicious cycle of dental fear: exploring the interplay between oral health, service utilization and dental fear
TL;DR: Results are consistent with a hypothesised vicious cycle of dental fear whereby people with high dental fear are more likely to delay treatment, leading to more extensive dental problems and symptomatic visiting patterns which feed back into the maintenance or exacerbation of existing dental fear.
Australia's dental generations: the National Survey of Adult Oral Health 2004-06
TL;DR: Australia's dental generations provides a detailed snapshot of oral health in the adult population at the beginning of the twenty-first century, and describes levels of oral disease, perceived oral health and patterns of dental care for the nation, and among sociodemographic subgroups.
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Evaluating the role of dental behaviour in oral health inequalities
TL;DR: The commonly held view that the poor oral health of poor people is explained by personal neglect was not supported in this study.
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Efficacy of an oral health promotion intervention in the prevention of early childhood caries.
Kamila Plutzer,A. John Spencer +1 more
TL;DR: An oral health promotion programme based on repeated rounds of anticipatory guidance initiated during the mother's pregnancy was successful in reducing the incidence of S-ECC in these very young children.
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Social impact of oral conditions among older adults
Gary D. Slade,A. John Spencer +1 more
TL;DR: The high frequency of social impact reported in this study no doubt reflects extensive levels of disease experience, including high rates of missing teeth and edentulism, among older adults.