• Behavior change due to COVID-19 among dental academics—The theory of planned behavior: Stresses, worries, training, and pandemic severity 

      Ammar, Nour; Aly, Nourhan M.; Folayan, Morenike O.; Khader, Yousef; Virtanen, Jorma I.; Al-Batayneh, Ola B.; Mohebbi, Simin Z.; Attia, Sameh; Howaldt, Hans-Peter; Boettger, Sebastian; Maharani, Diah A.; Rahardjo, Anton; Khan, Imran; Madi, Marwa; Rashwan, Maher; Pavlic, Verica; Cicmil, Smiljka; Choi, Youn-Hee; Joury, Easter; Castillo, Jorge L.; Noritake, Kanako; Shamala, Anas; Galluccio, Gabriella; Polimeni, Antonella; Phantumvanit, Prathip; Mancino, Davide; Kim, Jin-Bom; Abdelsalam, Maha M.; Arheiam, Arheiam; Dama, Mai A.; Nyan, Myat; Hussein, Iyad; Alkeshan, Mohammad M.; Vukovic, Ana P.; Iandolo, Alfredo; Kemoli, Arthur M.; El Tantawi, Maha (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Objective COVID-19 pandemic led to major life changes. We assessed the psychological impact of COVID-19 on dental academics globally and on changes in their behaviors. Methods We invited dental academics to complete ...
    • An ecological study on the association between universal health service coverage index, health expenditures, and early childhood caries 

      Folayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin; El Tantawi, Maha; Virtanen, Jorma; Feldens, Carlos Alberto; Rashwan, Maher; Kemoli, Arthur M.; Villena, Rita; Al‑Batayneh, Ola B.; Amalia, Rosa; Gafar, Balgis; Mohebbi, Simin Z.; Arheiam, Arheiam; Daryanavard, Hamideh; Vukovic, Ana; Schroth, Robert J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Universal health care (UHC) may assist families whose children are most prone to early childhood caries (ECC) in accessing dental treatment and prevention. The purpose of this study was to determine the association ...
    • Perceived Preparedness of Dental Academic Institutions to Cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Survey 

      Ammar, Nour; Aly, Nourhan M.; Folayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin; Khader, Yousef; Mohebbi, Simin Z.; Attia, Sameh; Howaldt, Hans-Peter; Boettger, Sebastian; Virtanen, Jorma; Madi, Marwa; Maharani, Diah A.; Rahardjo, Anton; Khan, Imran; Al-Batayneh, Ola B.; Rashwan, Maher; Pavlic, Verica; Cicmil, Smiljka; Noritake, Kanako; Galluccio, Gabriella; Polimeni, Antonella; Shamala, Anas A.; Aarheiam, Arheiam; Mancino, Davide; Phantumvanit, Prathip; Kim, Jin-Bom; Choi, Youn-Hee; Dama, Mai A.; Abdelsalam, Maha M.; Castillo, Jorge L.; Nyan, Myat; Hussein, Iyad; Joury, Easter; Vukovic, Ana P.; Iandolo, Alfredo; Kemoli, Arthur M.; Tantawi, Maha El (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Dental academic institutions are affected by COVID-19. We assessed the perceived COVID-19 preparedness of these institutions and the characteristics of institutions with greater perceived preparedness. An international ...