Jessie Porter

TL;DR: It was unclear whether interventions prevented smoking relapse among women who had stopped smoking spontaneously in early pregnancy, but high-quality evidence suggests incentive-based interventions are effective when compared with an alternative (non-contingent incentive) intervention.

TL;DR: Sensitive teeth, toothache, bleeding gums, dry mouth and loose natural teeth among the dentate and loose or ill-fitting dentures among the edentate were strongly associated with higher prevalence of oral impacts even after adjusting for demographic and socio-economic factors, and for the number of teeth (dentate only).

TL;DR: Although dentists in this study may lack some core preventive knowledge, many expressed very positive attitudes towards prevention and reported to be routinely offering a range of preventive measures.

TL;DR: A study to test the feasibility of a Motivational Interviewing intervention aimed at reducing soft drink consumption in adolescents attending dental surgeries and identifies methodological considerations for undertaking a MI intervention for dietary change in adolescents in primary dental care settings.

TL;DR: The Dental Alcohol Reduction Trial (DART) aims to assess the feasibility and acceptability of screening for alcohol misuse and delivering brief advice in patients attending National Health Service (NHS) general dental practices in North London.