This survey determines the dental care needs of hospitalized adults with psychiatric and mental disorders. Comprehensive clinical and radiographic oral examinations, conducted on 33% of the patients in a large state mental hospital, found that extensive unmet needs existed in this population. The major requirements were for prophylaxis, calculus removal, and periodontal therapy. The patients' needs varied depending on several demographic factors, including length of hospitalization and psychiatric diagnoses.

The primary purpose of the study was to develop a model that would provide an efficient and standardized approach to workload reporting in a nonfee (HMO-like) dental care system. The model was also designed to predict the dental personnel resource

and Lyon TC: Periodontal treatment requirements of recently incarcerated prison inmates. J Periodont Res 1987; 22: 422-425.The purpose of this study was to determine the needs for preventive dentistry counselling, prophylaxis and calculus removal and periodontal therapy among recently incarcerated state prison inmates. As a result of clinical and radiographic examinations of 637 male inmates, these requirements were detennined for the total sample and for four age groups, three ethnic groups, six crime-type groups, three residency groups, five intelligence quotient groups and first offenders and recidivists. Among the total sample, 93% of the men needed preventive counselling, prophylaxes and calcu]us removal; 32% required Type I and/or Type II periodontal treatment. Young men required less periodontal therapy than older inmates. Caucasians needed fewer segments of treatment than Hispanics. Sex offenders required less prophylaxes and ca]cu]us remova] than men convicted of burglary, larceny and drug-related crimes. Treatment requirements were not related to residency, recidivism or intelligence quotient. The findings indicate extensive requirements for periodontal and adjunctive therapy among incarcerated men and should influence resource allocation in prison dental care de]ivery systems.

The benefits to the patient of the removal of tooth deposits is well documented. Should such removal provide the additional effect of “whitening” the tooth surface, an additional cosmetic benefit would be provided. This study documents that a Citroxain‐containing dentifrice provides all of these benefits.

Increased longevity and the perceived increasing trend of prescribed drug usage in elderly patients mandate that dentists treating gerodontic individuals be acutely aware of the unique problems these factors present. This study was designed to elucidate the prevalence of prescription medication usage among geriatric dental patients including awareness of drugs used and the reasons for use as well as compliance in the consumption of the drug(s). Data was collected on a total of 163 elderly patients seen at the Baylor College of Dentistry, Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology.