List of works by Ruth Freeman

A fearful child attends: a psychoanalytic explanation of children's responses to dental treatment

scientific article published in November 2007

A mixed-methods feasibility study protocol to assess the communication behaviours within the dental health professional-parent-child triad in a general dental practice setting

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A new complementary approach for oral health and diabetes management: health coaching.

scientific article published on 14 September 2017

A phase II clinical trial of a dental health education program delivered by aboriginal health workers to prevent early childhood caries

scientific article published on 21 August 2012

A systematic review and meta-analysis of face-to-face communication of tailored health messages: implications for practice.

scientific article published on 11 March 2011

A theory led narrative review of one-to-one health interventions: the influence of attachment style and client-provider relationship on client adherence

scientific article

Accessing primary dental care in three London boroughs

scientific article published on June 1, 1997

Addressing children's oral health inequalities in Northern Ireland: a research-practice-community partnership initiative.

scientific article published on November 2001

Adult Dental Health Survey 2009: relationships between dental attendance patterns, oral health behaviour and the current barriers to dental care

scientific article

An evaluation of the PALS after treatment modelling intervention to reduce dental anxiety in child dental patients

scientific article published on 30 March 2009

Application of the primary health care approach to oral health systems in underdeveloped countries

scientific article published on 01 September 1985

Applying the Verona coding definitions of emotional sequences (VR-CoDES) in the dental context involving patients with complex communication needs: An exploratory study

scientific article published on 22 July 2014

Assessing and managing dental phobia in general practice: some practical suggestions.

scientific article published in March 1998

Assessing sedation need and managing referred dentally anxious patients: is there a role for the Index of Sedation Need?

scientific article published on December 2015

Assessment of anxiety

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Association of depression and anxiety with different aspects of dental anxiety in pregnant mothers and their partners

scientific article published on 06 December 2019

Barriers to accessing dental care: dental health professional factors

scientific article published on 01 August 1999

Best-practice prevention alone or with conventional or biological caries management for 3- to 7-year-olds: the FiCTION three-arm RCT

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Burnout and engagement in relation with job demands and resources among dental staff in Northern Ireland

scientific article published on 23 August 2010

Can social support in the guise of an oral health education intervention promote mother–infant bonding in Chinese immigrant mothers and their infants?

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Caries status in 16 year-olds with varying exposure to water fluoridation in Ireland

scientific article published in December 2012

Child Caries Management: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Dental Practice

scientific article published on 26 November 2019

Child coping strategies, dental anxiety and dental treatment: the influence of age, gender and childhood caries prevalence

scientific article published in December 2005

Child physical abuse: health professionals' perceptions, diagnosis and responses

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Communicating with children and parents: recommendations for a child-parent-centred approach for paediatric dentistry.

scientific article published on February 2008

Communication, Trust and Dental Anxiety: A Person-Centred Approach for Dental Attendance Behaviours

scientific article published on 13 October 2020

Communication, body language and dental anxiety

scientific article published on September 1, 1992

Community-based nutrition intervention to promote oral health and restore healthy body weight in refugee children: a scoping review

scientific article

Conversion tables for the Corah and Modified Dental Anxiety Scales.

scientific article published in March 2007

Dangerousness and dentistry: an explanation of dentists' reactions and responses to the treatment of HIV-seropositive patients

scientific article published on 01 October 1996

Decayed and missing teeth and oral-health-related factors: predicting depression in homeless people.

scientific article published on 2 March 2011

Dental Discomfort Questionnaire: its use with children with a learning disability.

scientific article published in July 2008

Dental anxiety and alexithymia: gender differences

scientific article published in January 2009

Dental health. 2. Working together in dental health education

scientific article published on 01 March 1994

Dental nurses as trainers and assessors: vocational dental trainer attitudes

scientific article published in November 2010

Dental professionals' experiences of managing children with carious lesions in their primary teeth - a qualitative study within the FiCTION randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 04 March 2020

Dental students interacting with dental nurses: an investigation of the role of gender and ethnicity in inter-professional communication and working styles.

scientific article published in January 2007

Dental students' and patients' perceived importance and knowledge of dental anxiety

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Dental students' perceptions of learning communication skills in a forum theatre-style teaching session on breaking bad news

scientific article published on 07 December 2018

Dental therapists/hygienists working in remote-rural primary care: a structured review of effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, acceptability and affordability

scientific article published on 14 March 2013

Dentist-assistant communication style: perceived gender differences in The Netherlands and Northern Ireland.

scientific article

Dentists practising in Lothian treat HIV seropositive patients: is this a resolution of conflict or a case of Hobson's choice?

scientific article published in January 1996

Depression, drugs and dental anxiety in prisons: A mediation model explaining dental decay experience

scientific article published on 10 February 2020

Determinants of cariogenic snacking in adolescents in Belfast and Helsinki

scientific article published on 01 December 2000

Developing a schedule of normative denture treatment need.

scientific article published in July 2001

Developing explanatory models of health inequalities in childhood dental caries.

scientific article published in March 2004

Development of an interaction coding scheme (PaeD-TrICS) to record the triadic communication behaviours in preventive dental consultations with preschool child patients and families: a video-based observational study

scientific article published on 24 July 2019

Do school break-time policies influence child dental health and snacking behaviours? An evaluation of a primary school programme.

scientific article published in June 2009

Does completing a dental anxiety questionnaire increase anxiety? A randomised controlled trial with adults in general dental practice.

scientific article published in July 2006

Does dental undergraduate education and postgraduate training enable intention to provide inhalation sedation in primary dental care? A path analytical exploration

scientific article

Dysmorphophobia: a case successfully treated using a multidisciplinary approach

scientific article published on 01 December 1996

Empirical evidence of the relationship between parental and child dental fear: a structured review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on March 2010

Evaluating a community-based dental registration program for preschool children living in areas of high social deprivation

scientific article published in March 2007

Evaluating a single dental anxiety question in Finnish adults

scientific article published in August 2007

Exploring the oral health experiences of homeless people: a deconstruction-reconstruction formulation.

scientific article published on 23 July 2015

Factors Associated with Accessing Prison Dental Services in Scotland: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Familial and cultural perceptions and beliefs of oral hygiene and dietary practices among ethnically and socio-economicall diverse groups.

scientific article published in March 2004

Further evidence for the reliability and validity of the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale

scientific article published in December 2000

Health directed and health related dimensions of oral health behaviours of periodontal referrals

scientific article published on 01 March 1995

Health promotion and the randomised controlled trial: a square peg in a round hole?

scientific article

Homeless in North and West Belfast: an oral health needs assessment.

scientific article published in May 2007

Homeless in Scotland: An Oral Health and Psychosocial Needs Assessment

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Implementing an Oral Health Intervention for People Experiencing Homelessness in Scotland: A Participant Observation Study

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Inclusion oral health: Advancing a theoretical framework for policy, research and practice

scientific article published on 18 October 2019

Inequalities in access to education and healthcare

scientific article published on February 2008

International comparisons of health inequalities in childhood dental caries.

scientific article published in March 2004

Internet-assisted delivery of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for childhood anxiety: systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 04 December 2014

Investigating community-based health and health promotion for homeless people: a mixed methods review.

scientific article published on August 2012

Involving clinical staff in the design of a support tool improve dental communication for patients with intellectual disabilities

Is health coaching effective in changing the health status and behaviour of prisoners?-a systematic review protocol

scientific article

Job leaving intentions and occupation-related beliefs amongst preregistered dental nurses in Scotland: the mediating role of work engagement and personal accomplishment

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Learning to Live Together: Preventing Hatred and Violence in Child and Adolescent Development

scientific article

Levels of dangerousness: an analysis of Irish dentists' clinical responses to HIV-seropositive patients

scientific article published on 01 July 1997

Living in a sweetie culture: Scottish parents’ difficulties in maintaining their children’s oral health

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Making equity a reality: oral health promotion in a psychiatric setting.

scientific article published in January 2005

Maternal and child oral health interventions in Middle East and North Africa regions: a rapid review

scientific article published on 23 July 2019

Measuring children's dental anxiety.

scientific article published on January 2012

Mitochondrial targeting of α-tocopheryl succinate enhances its pro-apoptotic efficacy: A new paradigm for effective cancer therapy

scientific article published on 12 March 2011

Moderate evidence support a relationship between sugar intake and dental caries

scientific article published on December 2014

Nursing caries and buying time: an emerging theory of prolonged bottle feeding

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Obesity and dental caries in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Occupational stress and dentistry: theory and practice. Part I. Recognition.

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Occupational stress and dentistry: theory and practice. Part II. Assessment and control.

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Occupational stress factors in hospital dentists.

scientific article published in October 1993

Oral health promotion and homelessness: A theory-based approach to understanding processes of implementation and adoption

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Oral health-related quality of life for 8-10-year-old children: an assessment of a new measure

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Oral hygiene behavior and periodontal status in European adolescents: an overview.

scientific article published on August 1988

Patient-active prevention in primary dental care: a characterisation of general practices in Northern Ireland

scientific article published on 01 April 2005

PeP-SCOT a health coaching intervention for people in prisons: the development of the intervention protocol.

scientific article

Promoting Inclusion Oral Health: Social Interventions to Reduce Oral Health Inequities

scientific article published on 07 January 2020

Psychological aspects of patient management in dental practice.

scientific article published in May 1994

Psychological stress and health in undergraduate dental students: fifth year outcomes compared with first year baseline results from five European dental schools.

scientific article published in May 2008

Psychological stress in undergraduate dental students: baseline results from seven European dental schools.

scientific article published in February 2002

Recognizing and reporting child physical abuse: a survey of primary healthcare professionals

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Recording communication in primary dental practice: an exploratory study of interactions between dental health professionals, children and parents

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

Reducing the volume, exposure and negative impacts of advertising for foods high in fat, sugar and salt to children: A systematic review of the evidence from statutory and self-regulatory actions and educational measures

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Reduction of post-operative swelling by a placebo effect.

scientific article published in January 1988

Referrals

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Reflections on professional and lay perspectives of the dentist-patient interaction

scientific article published on 01 June 1999

Reforming NHS dentistry.

scientific article published in May 2008

Reliability and validity of a faces version of the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale

scientific article published in July 2007

Remembering and repeating childhood dental treatment experiences: parents, their children, and barriers to dental care

scientific article published on 12 October 2009

Risk perception of oral cancer in smokers attending primary care: a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 01 October 2004

Risk-based, 6-monthly and 24-monthly dental check-ups for adults: the INTERVAL three-arm RCT

scientific article published on 01 November 2020

School-based health education programmes, health-learning capacity and child oral health–related quality of life

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Storytelling, sugar snacking, and toothbrushing rules: a proposed theoretical and developmental perspective on children's health and oral health literacy

scientific article published on 8 July 2015

Strengthening Social Interactions and Constructing New Oral Health and Health Knowledge: The Co-design, Implementation and Evaluation of A Pedagogical Workshop Program with and for Homeless Young People

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Stress measures as predictors of periodontal disease--a preliminary communication

scientific article published on 01 June 1993

Summary of: school bullying and traumatic dental injuries in East London adolescents

scientific article published on December 2014

Suppression of tumor growth in vivo by the mitocan alpha-tocopheryl succinate requires respiratory complex II.

scientific article published on 17 February 2009

The FiCTION trial: Child oral health-related quality of life and dental anxiety across three treatment strategies for managing caries in young children

scientific article published on 27 April 2020

The Parental Dental Concerns Scale (PDCS): its development and initial psychometric properties

scientific article published in March 2013

The Video Interaction Guidance approach applied to teaching communication skills in dentistry.

scientific article published on 20 April 2015

The dental health status of five-year-old children in north and west Belfast

scientific article published on 01 December 1997

The health-promoting prison: can it improve oral health? An evaluation of an Oral Health Improvement Project for high-security prisoners

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The importance of acknowledgement of emotions in routine patient psychological assessment: The example of the dental setting.

scientific article published on 5 May 2017

The prediction of dentists' work behaviour; factors affecting choice or intention in the treatment of special need patients

scientific article published on September 1, 1991

The psychology of dental patient care. 10. Strategies for motivating the non-compliant patient

scientific article published on 01 September 1999

The psychology of dental patient care. 5. The determinants of dental health attitudes and behaviours

scientific article published on 01 July 1999

The psychology of dental patient care. 9. Communicating effectively: some practical suggestions

scientific article published on 01 September 1999

The psychometric properties of the CFSS-DS for schoolchildren in Saudi Arabia: A confirmatory factor analytic approach

scientific article published on 04 March 2019

The relationship between childhood body weight and dental caries experience: an umbrella systematic review protocol

scientific article published on 25 October 2017

The relationship between dental anxiety and dental decay experience in antenatal mothers

scientific article published in February 2010

The relationship between health related knowledge, attitudes and dental health behaviours in 14-16-year-old adolescents.

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The relationship between sugar-containing methadone and dental caries: A systematic review

scholarly article by Sheela Tripathee et al published 8 July 2012 in Health Education Journal

The relationship of dental caries and dental fear in Malaysian adolescents: a latent variable approach.

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The role of the dental nurse in general practice

scientific article published on 01 March 1999

The secretion of parotid saliva as stimulated by 10% citric acid is not related to precipitating factors in burning mouth syndrome

scientific article published on 01 February 2001

The social gradient in oral health: Is there a role for dental anxiety?

scientific article

Training and fairer payments would increase caries prevention in practice

scientific article published on March 2015

Treating patients with dry mouth: general dental practitioners' knowledge, attitudes and clinical management

scientific article published on 25 November 2011

Understanding decision-making processes for sugar consumption in adolescence

scientific article published on 01 June 1997

Using the simplified case mix tool (sCMT) to identify cost in special care dental services to support commissioning.

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Using the verona coding definitions of emotional sequences (VR-CoDES) and health provider responses (VR-CoDES-P) in the dental context

scientific article published on 12 June 2012

Viewing positive images of dentistry reduces anticipatory anxiety in children.

scientific article published in January 2007

Virtual Reality Relaxation to Decrease Dental Anxiety: Immediate Effect Randomized Clinical Trial

scientific article published on 21 January 2020

Vulnerability and presenting symptoms in burning mouth syndrome

scientific article published in January 2005

What is intersectionality and why is it important in oral health research?

scientific article published on 25 August 2020

What is the function of psychosocial factors in predicting length of time since last dental visit? A secondary data analysis

scientific article published on 13 April 2019

What motivates dentists to work in prisons? A qualitative exploration

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Why are people afraid of the dentist? Observations and explanations.

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Why inner city mothers take their children for routine medical and dental examinations

scientific article published on 01 March 1990