• Personalised dental education for caries risk reduction in an adult population in the Republic of Ireland 

  Nishi, Makiko (University College Cork, 2018)

  Overall aim: To investigate the impact on caries risk reduction of a personalised dental education approach based on individual caries risk assessment using mobile-phone short text messages in an economically disadvantaged ...
• Knowledge of caries risk factors/indicators among Japanese and Irish adult patients with different socio-economic profiles: a cross-sectional study 

  Nishi, Makiko; Harding, Máiréad; Kelleher, Virginia; Whelton, Helen; Allen, Finbarr (BioMed Central, 2017-02-16)

  Background: A previous study has shown deficient knowledge of caries risk factors/indicators in a Japanese adult population regarded to have a high interest in preventive dentistry. No prior research has investigated caries ...
• The effect of copayments for prescriptions on adherence to prescription medicines in publicly insured populations; A systematic review and meta-analysis 

  Sinnott, Sarah-Jo; Buckley, Claire M.; O'Riordan, David; Bradley, Colin P.; Whelton, Helen (Public Library of Science, 2013)

  Introduction: Copayments are intended to decrease third party expenditure on pharmaceuticals, particularly those regarded as less essential. However, copayments are associated with decreased use of all medicines. Publicly ...
• The utility of survey and administrative data to generate information for research and outcomes-based oral health services development 

  Guiney, Helena (University College Cork, 2013)

  The aim of this research, which focused on the Irish adult population, was to generate information for policymakers by applying statistical analyses and current technologies to oral health administrative and survey databases. ...
• The heights and weights of Irish children from the post-war era to the Celtic tiger 

  Perry, Ivan J.; Whelton, Helen; Harrington, Janas M.; Cousins, Bernard (British Medical Journal Group, 2009-03)

  BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity is a significant global health issue. National level data on long-term secular trends are relatively sparse. METHODS: Data were obtained from three large-scale surveys of school-aged children ...

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