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  1. Article ; Online: Social support associated with restorative treatment, professionally applied fluoride and flossing: A cross-sectional analysis including recent immigrants from Central America and Mexico in the Midwest USA.

    Brooks, Caroline V / Maupomé, Gerardo

    Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

    2023  Volume 52, Issue 2, Page(s) 187–195

    Abstract: Objectives: This study examined how Mexican and Central American immigrants' social support was associated with three selected dental outcomes among recent immigrants, prior to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.: Methods: Using baseline wave data from the ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: This study examined how Mexican and Central American immigrants' social support was associated with three selected dental outcomes among recent immigrants, prior to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
    Methods: Using baseline wave data from the 2017-2022 VidaSana study about the health and social networks of Mexican and Central American immigrants living in Indiana, this study utilized logistic and ordinal logistic regression to predict lifetime fluoride use, lifetime dental restoration and flossing frequency, across levels of social support and differences between Mexican and Central American immigrants.
    Results: Data from 547 respondents were included in the present analysis (68% women; mean age 34.4 years [SD 11.2]; Central American 42%; Mexican 58%). Results show a high level of social support was associated with increased probability of fluoride use, dental restoration and higher flossing frequency for Mexican immigrants. However, social support for Central American immigrants was associated with a decreased likelihood of fluoride use, more infrequent flossing, and had no significant association with dental restorations experience. What would be a negative association between Central American immigrants and dental restoration was accounted for by education level and never having been to a dentist.
    Conclusions: While higher social support was linked to beneficial outcomes for oral health in Mexican immigrants, the opposite was found in Central Americans. These findings highlighted the complexities of social relationships among new immigrants, and potential heterogeneity within the Hispanic population, particularly regarding social and behavioural measures as they pertain to oral health. Further research is needed to identify the underlying mechanisms producing both differences in social support and oral health outcomes.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Central America ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Emigrants and Immigrants ; Fluorides/therapeutic use ; Mexican Americans ; Mexico/epidemiology ; Pandemics ; Social Support ; Young Adult ; Middle Aged ; Central American People
    Chemical Substances Fluorides (Q80VPU408O)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-01
    Publishing country Denmark
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 189172-8
    ISSN 1600-0528 ; 0301-5661
    ISSN (online) 1600-0528
    ISSN 0301-5661
    DOI 10.1111/cdoe.12912
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  2. Article ; Online: Successful Retention Strategies for Research Targeting Hispanic/Latinx (Including Recent Immigrants) in the Midwest Region of the United States.

    Rodriguez, Cindy / Gil, Cindy / Maupomé, Gerardo

    Hispanic health care international : the official journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses

    2024  , Page(s) 15404153241235668

    Abstract: Recruiting and retaining Hispanic/Latinx (H/L) participants, specifically undocumented immigrants, is challenging in part because of the mistrust and fear in participating in research studies. Additionally, only a few longitudinal studies describe the ... ...

    Abstract Recruiting and retaining Hispanic/Latinx (H/L) participants, specifically undocumented immigrants, is challenging in part because of the mistrust and fear in participating in research studies. Additionally, only a few longitudinal studies describe the recruit and retention strategies among Mexican and Central American immigrants aiming to expand the knowledge base about those underprivileged groups; this was the objective of the 6-year longitudinal VidaSana study. In the present methods report, we specifically omit the presentation of results from the empirical data findings of the VidaSana study: the present report describes the process and offers a subjective appraisal of multiple and complementary approaches in the recruitment and retention strategies for Hispanics living in the Midwest region of the United States, including very recently arrived immigrants. This study was able to effectively recruit and retain (81.7%) a cohort of Mexican and Central American immigrants within a period of 36 months. Our recruitment and retention performance were successful in the context of the hostile environment against immigration that dominated the national landscape at the time of our study. The present methods report of the VidaSana study provides an insightful understanding in recruiting and, in particular, retaining H/Ls and H/L recent immigrants into longitudinal studies.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ISSN 1938-8993
    ISSN (online) 1938-8993
    DOI 10.1177/15404153241235668
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  3. Article ; Online: Stress and Alcohol Intake among Hispanic Adult Immigrants in the U.S. Midwest.

    Rodriguez, Jacqueline / Golzarri-Arroyo, Lilian / Rodriguez, Cindy / Maupomé, Gerardo

    International journal of environmental research and public health

    2022  Volume 19, Issue 23

    Abstract: Alcohol intake and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) among recent and very recent Hispanic immigrants are not well characterized, in particular in the context of perceived stress among such groups. The objective of the present study was to shed light on alcohol ...

    Abstract Alcohol intake and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) among recent and very recent Hispanic immigrants are not well characterized, in particular in the context of perceived stress among such groups. The objective of the present study was to shed light on alcohol intake and AUD overall, as well as potential modifications derived from varying levels of stress and socioeconomic status (SES). The study population was immigrants with six or fewer months of having arrived in the American Midwest, and members of their peer networks who had been in the U.S. for 2+ years. We found that AUD and alcohol intake spanned from very high to a considerable proportion who abstained; perceived stress did not have an obvious impact on AUD or alcohol intake. Moreover, neither New vs. Established immigrant statuses, or SES levels, were associated with AUD or alcohol intake. Future research should examine in a more finely-grained approach the components of SES to verify if the complex circumstances of recent immigrants are in fact amenable to SES classification using standard quantification approaches-even using the functional descriptions of the SES surrogates we used.
    MeSH term(s) United States/epidemiology ; Adult ; Humans ; Hispanic or Latino ; Emigrants and Immigrants ; Social Class ; Alcohol Drinking/epidemiology ; Alcoholism
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-04
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2175195-X
    ISSN 1660-4601 ; 1661-7827
    ISSN (online) 1660-4601
    ISSN 1661-7827
    DOI 10.3390/ijerph192316244
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  4. Article ; Online: Trends in dental insurance claims in the United States in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: A 3-year perspective (2019-2022).

    Maupome, Gerardo / Scully, Allison C / Yepes, Juan F / Eckert, George J / Downey, Timothy

    Journal of public health dentistry

    2023  Volume 83, Issue 2, Page(s) 147–154

    Abstract: Objectives: We showed in a previous analysis the patterns of disruption for private dental insurance claims in the United States caused by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 2020. The present report examines trends during 2020 and 2021, that is, contrasting ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: We showed in a previous analysis the patterns of disruption for private dental insurance claims in the United States caused by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 2020. The present report examines trends during 2020 and 2021, that is, contrasting perspectives during 2019 with the acute phase of the pandemic in 2020, and 2021.
    Methods: Private dental insurance paid claims from a data warehouse were obtained, encompassing a 5% random sample of records between January 2019 and December 2021 for child and adult insureds who filed a claim in 2019, 2020, and 2021. We classified claims into one of four categories based on the likelihood of being associated with urgent/emergency care.
    Results: The precipitous reduction in dental care claims in March-June 2020 recovered to almost pre-pandemic levels by the fall of 2020. However, a downward decline in private dental insurance claims started in the late fall of 2020 and continued through 2021. Differential impacts in dental care categories-in terms of urgency of care-were evident 2021, closely resembling previous trends in 2020.
    Conclusions: Dental care claims from the first year of the 2020 SARS-CoV-2 pandemic were contrasted with perspectives in 2021. A downward trend in demand/availability changes in dental care insurance claims set in for 2021, perhaps linked to perceptions of the overall economic situation. Such downward trend has continued overall, even after considering seasonal changes and the acceleration of the pandemic during the Delta, Omicron, and other variants.
    MeSH term(s) Child ; Adult ; Humans ; United States/epidemiology ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; Insurance, Dental ; Pandemics ; SARS-CoV-2
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 410719-6
    ISSN 1752-7325 ; 0022-4006
    ISSN (online) 1752-7325
    ISSN 0022-4006
    DOI 10.1111/jphd.12561
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  5. Article ; Online: Existing clinical protocols to treat oral yeast infections still require systematic scrutiny to determine best practice recommendations.

    Maupome, Gerardo

    The journal of evidence-based dental practice

    2012  Volume 12, Issue 4, Page(s) 201–202

    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Comment ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2056058-8
    ISSN 1532-3390 ; 1532-3382
    ISSN (online) 1532-3390
    ISSN 1532-3382
    DOI 10.1016/j.jebdp.2012.09.009
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  6. Article ; Online: COVID-19 vaccine: A 2021 analysis of perceptions on vaccine safety and promise in a U.S. sample.

    Osuji, Vitalis C / Galante, Eric M / Mischoulon, David / Slaven, James E / Maupome, Gerardo

    PloS one

    2022  Volume 17, Issue 5, Page(s) e0268784

    Abstract: Background: Despite reliable evidence-based research supporting the COVID-19 vaccines, population-wide confidence and trust remain limited. We sought to expand prior knowledge about COVID-19 vaccine perceptions, while determining which population groups ...

    Abstract Background: Despite reliable evidence-based research supporting the COVID-19 vaccines, population-wide confidence and trust remain limited. We sought to expand prior knowledge about COVID-19 vaccine perceptions, while determining which population groups are at greatest risk for not getting a vaccine.
    Methods: Study participants in the U.S. (79% female, median age group 46-60 years) were recruited through an online Qualtrics survey distributed as a Facebook advertisement from 3/19/21-4/30/21. We assumed that every participant is at risk of COVID-19 infection and should be able to get the vaccine with proper access. Bivariate and multivariable models were performed. Collinearity between variables was assessed.
    Results: A total of 2,626 responses were generated and 2,259 were included in data analysis. According to our multivariate model analysis, vaccines were perceived as safe by those who had or planned to obtain full vaccination (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) (95% confidence interval) = 40.0 (19.0, 84.2); p< 0.0001) and those who indicated trust in science (aOR = 10.5 (5.1, 21.8); p< 0.0001); vaccines were perceived as not safe by those who self-identified as Republicans vs. self-identified Democrats (aOR = 0.2 (0.1, 0.5); p = 0.0020) and those with high school or lower education (aOR = 0.2 (0.1, 0.4); p = 0.0007). Similarly, according to our multivariate model analysis, the following groups were most likely to reject vaccination based on belief in vaccinations: those with lower income (aOR = 0.8 (0.6, 0.9); p = 0.0106), those who do not know anyone who had been vaccinated (aOR = 0.1 (0.1, 0.4); p< 0.0001), those who are unwilling to get vaccinated even if family and friends had done so (aOR = 0.1 (<0.1, 0.2); p< 0.0001), those who did not trust science (aOR < 0.1 (<0.1, 0.1); p< 0.0001), those who believe that vaccination was unnecessary if others had already been vaccinated (aOR = 2.8 (1.5, 5.1); p = 0.0007), and those who indicate refusal to vaccinate to help others (aOR = 0.1 (0.1, 0.2); p< 0.0001). An alpha of p<0.05 was used for all tests.
    Conclusion: Level of education and partisanship, but not race/ethnicity, were the most likely factors associated with vaccine hesitancy or likelihood to vaccinate. Also, low vaccination rates among underrepresented minorities may be due to distrust for healthcare industries. Population sub-groups less likely to be vaccinated and/or receptive to vaccines should be targeted for vaccine education and incentives.
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19/prevention & control ; COVID-19 Vaccines/administration & dosage ; COVID-19 Vaccines/adverse effects ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Politics ; Social Media ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; United States ; Vaccination/psychology
    Chemical Substances COVID-19 Vaccines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0268784
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  7. Article ; Online: Periodontal diagnosis and treatment planning - An assessment of the understanding of the new classification system.

    Kakar, Arushi / Blanchard, Steven / Shin, Daniel / Maupomé, Gerardo / Eckert, George J / John, Vanchit

    Journal of dental education

    2022  Volume 86, Issue 12, Page(s) 1573–1580

    Abstract: Objectives: Substantial variations are seen among clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment planning of periodontal diseases. Accurate diagnosis and treatment planning are fundamental requirements for effective outcome-based patient care. The aim of ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: Substantial variations are seen among clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment planning of periodontal diseases. Accurate diagnosis and treatment planning are fundamental requirements for effective outcome-based patient care. The aim of this study was to evaluate the understanding of the American Academy of Periodontology and the European Federation of Periodontology 2017 periodontal disease classifications in diagnoses and treatment plans across four study groups.
    Methods: The study recruited at least 20 participants in each of the four study groups. These included 1) Periodontal faculty and residents at Indiana University School of Dentistry (IUSD-PF) 2) IUSD general practice faculty (IUSD-GPF), 3) private practice periodontists (PPP), and 4) general practitioners (GP). The participants were provided with 10 HIPPA de-identified case records and a link to a survey. The survey comprised five demographic questions and two questions on diagnosis and treatment plan for each case along with a fixed list of responses. The responses were then compared against gold standards that were determined by a group of three board-certified periodontists.
    Results: Overall, for diagnostic questions, GP (69%) were correct significantly less often than IUSD-PF (86%, p < 0.001), IUSD-GPF (79%, p = 0.002), and PPP (80%, p = 0.001). No significant differences (p > 0.05) in the overall correct treatment plan responses were found among the four groups (IUSD-PF: 69%, IUSD-GPF: 62%, PPP: 68%, and GP: 60%). The multi-rater kappas for with-in-group agreement on overall diagnosis ranged from 0.36 (GP) to 0.55 (IUSD-PF) and on overall treatment plan ranged from 0.32 (IUSD-GPF) to 0.42 (IUSD-PF). Overall agreement for diagnosis and treatment plans among the four groups was relatively low and none of the groups were statistically different from each other (p > 0.05).
    Conclusion: Regular participation in calibration sessions may lead to more accurate adoption of the 2017 periodontal classification and thereby help provide consistent diagnosis and treatment.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 410579-5
    ISSN 1930-7837 ; 0022-0337
    ISSN (online) 1930-7837
    ISSN 0022-0337
    DOI 10.1002/jdd.13037
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  8. Article ; Online: Trends in dental insurance claims in the United States before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 2020.

    Maupome, Gerardo / Scully, Allison C / Yepes, Juan F / Eckert, George J / Downey, Timothy

    Journal of public health dentistry

    2022  Volume 82, Issue 3, Page(s) 352–357

    Abstract: Objectives: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic disrupted health care services. Previous reports estimated reductions in demand and supply of dental care services, but actual changes have not been reported. The present report depicts a perspective of trends in ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic disrupted health care services. Previous reports estimated reductions in demand and supply of dental care services, but actual changes have not been reported. The present report depicts a perspective of trends in claims from private dental practice in the United States during 2019 and 2020.
    Methods: Private dental insurance paid claims data from a data warehouse (encompassing 66+ carriers in the United States) were obtained for children and adults (treatments identified by their American Dental Association Code of Dental Procedures and Nomenclature [CDT]), encompassing a 5% random sample of all records between January 2019 and December 2020. A market-based treatment classification placed CDT codes into one of four categories based on the likelihood of being associated with urgent/emergency care.
    Results: Claims for 3.8 million patients constituted the 5% random sample for analyses. Substantial drops in the provision of treatment items were quantified for a large segment of private dental insurance plans at a national level, showing differential impacts in dental care categories.
    Conclusions: Week-by-week, detailed descriptions of demand/availability changes in dental care throughout the first year of the 2020 SARS-CoV-2 pandemic were obtained through contrasting perspectives in 2019. Provision of dental care and associated impacts fluctuated over time subject to treatment urgency, but also modified as the weeks/months of dental office lockdowns ebbed in and out of the dental market.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; Child ; Communicable Disease Control ; Humans ; Insurance, Dental ; Pandemics ; SARS-CoV-2 ; United States/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 410719-6
    ISSN 1752-7325 ; 0022-4006
    ISSN (online) 1752-7325
    ISSN 0022-4006
    DOI 10.1111/jphd.12491
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  9. Article: Pandemic Precarity: COVID-19's Impact on Mexican and Central American Immigrant Families.

    García, Melissa J / Brooks, Caroline V / Ambriz, Denise / Ekl, Emily A / Smith, Nicholas C / Maupomé, Gerardo / Perry, Brea L

    Journal of marriage and the family

    2023  Volume 85, Issue 5, Page(s) 1028–1046

    Abstract: Objective: The study examines the association of gender, parenthood, and marriage with reports of perceived pandemic precarity among Mexican and Central American immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic (Fall 2020) to understand predictors of ... ...

    Abstract Objective: The study examines the association of gender, parenthood, and marriage with reports of perceived pandemic precarity among Mexican and Central American immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic (Fall 2020) to understand predictors of vulnerability in periods of crisis.
    Background: Latinos/as, immigrants, parents, and women have faced significant challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Family structure, along with social expectations for gender (i.e., self-sacrificing femininity for women and hegemonic masculinity for men), parenthood, and marriage may explain perceptions of pandemic precarity - defined as the material deprivation and economic anxiety resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Method: This study used data from the Hispanic COVID-19 Rapid Response Study (n=400), a follow-up of the VidaSana Study of Mexican and Central American immigrants, to examine how family structure is associated with pandemic precarity (i.e., food, housing, and economic insecurity). Using linear regression models, average marginal effects (AMEs), and tests for group differences we investigate the independent and interactive effects of gender, parenthood, and marriage on pandemic precarity.
    Results: Men and parents reported the highest pandemic precarity. Fathers reported higher pandemic precarity than mothers. For men, marriage is associated with greater precarity, and for women, marriage is associated with less precarity, yet marriage increased precarity for those without children.
    Conclusion: We discuss the importance and implications of examining gender along with family structure to understand how immigrant families were faring in response to the pandemic.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2066605-6
    ISSN 1741-3737 ; 0022-2445
    ISSN (online) 1741-3737
    ISSN 0022-2445
    DOI 10.1111/jomf.12930
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  10. Article ; Online: Topical fluoride impact in future restorative dental procedures: A claim study.

    Jackson, Hannah J / Yepes, Juan F / Scully, Allison C / Vinson, LaQuia A / Jones, James E / Eckert, George / Downey, Timothy / Maupomé, Gerardo

    Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)

    2023  Volume 154, Issue 10, Page(s) 876–884

    Abstract: Background: Caries is one of the most prevalent diseases affecting children. Topical fluoride is used to decrease the incidence of caries. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of fluoride varnish and gel applications on future ... ...

    Abstract Background: Caries is one of the most prevalent diseases affecting children. Topical fluoride is used to decrease the incidence of caries. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of fluoride varnish and gel applications on future restorative dental treatment claims.
    Methods: The data were obtained in conjunction with a dental data warehouse through a partnership agreement. A retrospective analysis of dental claims made from 2010 through 2018 was completed. Data were extracted for patients aged 1 through 8 years with topical fluoride application and its subsequent impact on restorative dental claims.
    Results: Data for 672,889 patients were included in the analysis. Patients who received topical fluoride had significantly lower numbers (P < .001) of restorative procedures and extractions per year and significantly increased time (P < .001) to their first restorative procedure or extraction after the index visit than patients who did not receive topical fluoride.
    Conclusions: The application of fluoride varnishes and gels increased the time to future restorative and extraction dental claims and decreased the number of future restorative and extraction dental claims.
    Practical implications: This study is important because it found that the use of topical fluoride decreased the number of future restorative and extraction dental claims.
    MeSH term(s) Child ; Humans ; Fluorides, Topical/therapeutic use ; Cariostatic Agents/therapeutic use ; Retrospective Studies ; Dental Caries/prevention & control ; Fluorides ; Gels
    Chemical Substances Fluorides, Topical ; Cariostatic Agents ; Fluorides (Q80VPU408O) ; Gels
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-26
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 220622-5
    ISSN 1943-4723 ; 0002-8177 ; 1048-6364
    ISSN (online) 1943-4723
    ISSN 0002-8177 ; 1048-6364
    DOI 10.1016/j.adaj.2023.06.012
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