Rozier R G, McFall W T, Bowden B S
J Public Health Dent. 1983 Spring;43(2):120-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1983.tb01887.x.
The North Carolina Dental Manpower Study indicated that periodontal disease was widespread and little was being done to control the disease. We have continued to address issues identified by the Dental Manpower Study in order to better understand the high prevalence of periodontal disease. Drawing from the theoretical basis of behavioral science and the clinical and epidemiological knowledge of periodontal disease, we have planned a strategy for testing the feasibility for controlling periodontal disease through dental health services. Only when attention to periodontal disease pervades the thinking and behavior of all segments of the dental care system--professional education, professional certification and regulation, financing mechanisms, consumers, and dental research--will factors be totally conducive to controlling this problem.
北卡罗来纳州牙科人力研究表明，牙周疾病普遍存在，而在控制该疾病方面几乎没有采取什么措施。我们继续关注牙科人力研究中发现的问题，以便更好地理解牙周疾病的高发病率。基于行为科学的理论基础以及牙周疾病的临床和流行病学知识，我们制定了一项策略，以测试通过牙科保健服务控制牙周疾病的可行性。只有当牙科保健系统的各个环节——专业教育、专业认证与监管、融资机制、消费者以及牙科研究——在思维和行为上都重视牙周疾病时，各种因素才会完全有利于控制这一问题。
