Presentations

• The Detroit Dental Health Project townhall presentation to the scientific community on behalf of community organizers, investigators, and staff.
• Finlayson TL, Siefert KA, Ismail AI. Social cognitive, behavioral, and psychosocial predictors of young African American children's oral health in Detroit. Presented at APHA meeting 2005.
• Kolker J, Burt BA, Sohn W, Ismail AI. Disparities in Dental Caries: Are Sugared Beverages a Factor? Presented at IADR meeting 2005.
• Finlayson TL, Siefert KA, Frisch K, Ismail AI. Self-efficacy and oral health in low-income African American children and their mothers in Detroit. Presented at APHA meeting 2004.
• Siefert K, Finlayson TL, Ismail AI, Williams DR, Delva J. Modifiable risk factors for maternal depression in poor African American women. Presented at APHA meeting 2004.

Newsletters

• DDHP Newsletter - Spring 2009 (2pp., 529KB)
• DDHP Newsletter - Summer 2008 (2pp., 450KB)

Publications

• Bailey TM, Delva J, Gretebeck K, Siefert K, Ismail A. A Systematic Review of Mammography Educational Interventions for Low-income Women. Am J Health Promotion 2005; 20(2): 96-107.
• Delva J, Tellez M, Finlayson TL, Gretebeck KA, Siefert K, Williams DR, Ismail AI. Cigarette Smoking Among Low-Income African Americans: A Serious Public Health Problem. Am J Prev Med. 2005; 29(3): 218–220.
• Finlayson TL, Siefert K, Ismail AI, Delva J, Sohn W.  Reliability and validity of brief measures of oral health-related knowledge, fatalism, and self-efficacy in mothers of African American children. Pediatr Dent 2005; 27:422–428.
• Nriagu J, Burt BA, Linder A, Ismail AI, Sohn W.  Lead levels in blood and saliva in a low-income population of Detroit, Michigan. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2006; 209: 109–121.
• Tellez M, Sohn W, Burt BA, Ismail AI.  Assessment of the relationship between neighborhood characteristics and dental caries severity among low-income African-Americans: A multilevel approach. J Public Health Dent 2006; 66:30–36.
• Burt BA, Kolker JL, Sandretto AM, Yuan Y, Sohn W, Ismail AI.  Dietary patterns related to caries in a low-income adult population. Caries Res 2006; 40:473–480.
• Sohn W, Ismail AI, Amaya AE, Lepkowski JM. Determinants of dental care visits of low-income African-American children. J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138(3): 309–318.
• Ismail AI, Sohn W, Tellez M, Amaya A, Sen A, Hasson H, Pitts N. The International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS): an integrated system for measuring dental caries. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2007; 35:170–178.
• Li Y, Ismail AI, Ge Y, Tellez M, Sohn W. Similarity of bacterial populations in saliva from African-American mother-child dyads. J Clin Microbiol 2007; 45:3082–3085.
• Finlayson TL, Siefert K, Ismail AI, Sohn W. Psychosocial factors and oral health among low-income African American children in Detroit. Comm Dent Oral Epidemiol 2007; 35: 439–448.
• Finlayson TL, Siefert K, Ismail AI, Sohn W. Maternal self-efficacy and 1–5 year old children's brushing habits. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2007; 35:272–281.
• Ismail AI, Sohn W, Tellez M, Willem J, Betz J, Lepkowski JM. Risk indicators for dental caries using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS). Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2008; 36: 55–68.
• Reisine S, Tellez M, Willem J, Sohn W, Ismail AI. Relationship between caregiver's and child's caries: Prevalence among disadvantaged African Americans. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2008; 36:191–200.
• Lim S, Sohn W, Burt BA, Sandretto AM, Kolker JL, Marshall TA, Ismail AI. Association between beverage intake patterns and dental caries in low-income African American children: A longitudinal study. J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139:959–967.
• Sanders AE, Lim S, Sohn W. Resilience to Urban Poverty: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations for Population Health. Am J Public Health. 2008; 98(6):1101–1106.
• Ismail AI, Sohn W, Lim S, Willem J. Predictors of dental caries progression in primary teeth. J Dent Res 2009; 88:270–275.
• Lim S, Zoellner JM, Lee JM, Burt BA, Sandretto AM, Sohn W, Ismail AI, Lepkowski JM. Obesity and sugar-sweetened beverages in African-American preschool children: a longitudinal study. Obesity 2009; 17:1262–1268.