Syfte: Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka uppfattningar av hypnoterapins effekter och upplevelser av hypnoterapi som behandling av tandvårdsrädsla på tandvårdskliniker. Material och metod: Materialet inhämtades genom intervjuer med sex informanter som arbetade med hypnoterapi som behandling mot tandvårdsrädsla på tandvårdskliniker i Sverige. Intervjuerna har genomförts med användning av en intervjuguide och varade i ca 20 – 35 minuter. Metoden var kvalitativ och data analyserades med innehållsanalys.  Resultat: I studiens resultat framträdde ett huvudtema: Förebyggande behandlingsmetod. Resultatet visade att informanterna uppfattade hypnoterapins effekter som goda och de upplevde hypnoterapi som effektiv vid behandling av tandvårdsrädsla. Informanterna var eniga om att behandling med hypnoterapi ska användas på tandvårdsklinikerna och utföras av tandläkare eller tandhygienist. Många av informanterna upplevde att kollegorna hade svårt att acceptera hypnoterapi som metod. Slutsats: Uppfattningar och upplevelser av hypnoterapi som behandling och dess effekt är överlag positiv med vissa svårigheter angående kollegornas attityder gentemot metoden. Mer forskning behövs för en bredare acceptans och förståelse av hypnoterapi som behandlingsmetod. / Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the perceptions of hypnotherapy’s effects and experiences of hypnotherapy as a treatment of dental fear in dental clinics. Material and Methods: The material was obtained through interviews with six informants working with hypnotherapy as a treatment for dental fear in dental clinics in Sweden. The interviews were conducted using an interview guide and lasted 20 - 35 minutes. The method was qualitative and the interviews were analyzed through a qualitative content analysis. Results: In the results a main theme appeared: Preventive treatment. The results showed that the informants perceived hypnotherapy’s effects as good and they experienced hypnotherapy as effective in the treatment of dental fear. The informants agreed that hypnotherapy should be used in dental clinics and performed by a dentist or dental hygienist. Many of the informants felt that their colleagues had difficulties accepting hypnotherapy as a method. Conclusion: Perceptions and experiences of hypnotherapy as a treatment and its effect are generally positive with some exceptions regarding their colleagues attitudes towards the method. More research is needed to bring a wider acceptance and understanding of hypnotherapy as a treatment method.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed April 28, 2008). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-209).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Marquette University, 1998. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Delaware, 1997. / Principal faculty adviser: James A. Whitson, Dept. of Educational Development. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Delaware, 1997. / Principal faculty adviser: James A. Whitson, Dept. of Educational Development. Includes bibliographical references.

xvi, 128 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / There were two primary goals of this work. The first goal was to investigate humeral and scapular kinematics in a simulated workplace environment. The second goal was to validate a triaxial accelerometer (Virtual Corset) for the collection of humeral elevation exposure data in an occupational setting. To achieve the first goal, healthy subjects were asked to perform constrained and functional humeral elevation motions. Differences were observed in scapular kinematics. In addition, the variability between constrained arm elevation and functional overhead tasks was found to be similar. Therefore, to compare scapular kinematics in an occupational group (dental hygienists) a functional work related task was determined to be more appropriate. The dental hygienists performed teeth instrumentation on simulated patients' with both big and average chest girth in a simulated work environment. Dental hygienist's humeral elevation and scapular upward rotation angles were found to be higher while working on the big chest girth manikin. These differences may increase dental hygienists susceptibility for musculoskeletal disorders. To achieve the second goal, an in-vitro comparison of angles measured with the Virtual Corset and an inclinometer was conducted under static conditions. Under dynamic conditions the Virtual Corset was compared to a potentiometer, in a pendulum setting. It was found that the Virtual Corset can accurately reconstruct elevation angles under static conditions, root mean square error less than 1[white square]. Under dynamic conditions, the error size was related to the angular velocity and acceleration, and the radius of rotation. To further investigate the Virtual Corset's ability to measure exposure parameters in-vivo the Virtual Corset was compare to a magnetic tracking device. To do so dental hygienists performed flossing tasks in a simulated work station. It was found that the Virtual Corset can be used to reconstruct elevation angles, with an acceptable angle error, and to identify exposure parameters in occupational settings similar to the one simulated in the present study. This dissertation includes unpublished co-authored material. / Adviser: Andrew R. Karduna

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Health professionals have important roles to play in educating their clients about HIV prevention. However, research suggests that health professionals, including dental professionals, more often than not fail to provide any HIV education to their clients. This study employed Green and Kreuter's PRECEDE model to assess those factors that influence the provision of HIV education by dental hygienists in Virginia. A 22 item closed-ended questionnaire which addressed predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors was mailed to 649 randomly selected Virginia licensed dental hygienists. Fifty-five percent (360) of those contacted completed and returned the questionnaire. Key factors found to impact the provision of HIV education by dental hygienists were having received HIV education during formal training or continuing education courses, perceived self efficacy to deliver HIV education, and characteristics of the practice setting. Chi square analysis showed that dental hygienists with formal HIV education were more likely to educate their clients about HIV risk reduction than dental hygienists who had not received such education (p=.04). Dental hygienists who had received HIV education through continuing education were also more likely to provide HIV education to their clients than dental hygienists who had not (p=.05). / Master of Science

This thesis is a study of the influence and effects that the United States had upon Germany from the rise of eugenics to its fall following the end of World War II. There are three stages to this study. First, I examine the rise of eugenics in the United States from its inception to the end of World War I and the influence it had upon Germany. Then I examine the interwar era along with the popularization of eugenics within both countries before concluding with the Second World War and post war era. My thesis focuses on both the active and passive influences that the United States had upon German eugenics and racial hygiene in the twentieth century. This study uses a wide range of primary and secondary sources. Many of the authors are experts in their field while the visuals are a window into understanding how eugenics was spread to the public.

Syfte: Syftet med litteraturstudien var att undersöka förekomsten av muskuloskeletala besvär, vilka faktorer som orsakar dessa samt vilka kroppsdelar som drabbar kliniskt verksamma tandhygienister. Metod: Studiens design var en litteraturstudie baserad på tidigare forskning av 14 vetenskapliga artiklar som hittades i databaserna CIHNAL, MEDELINE och DOSS. Artiklarna som inkluderades i denna litteraturstudie var mellan åren 2012–2022. Utvalda artiklar är kvalitetsgranskade för att säkerställa hög kvalité och de besvarade studiens syfte. Resultat:  Muskuloskeletala besvär drabbade i genomsnitt 80% av tandhygienisterna från alla studier. Faktorer som kan leda till muskuloskeletala besvär inkluderade arbetsrelaterade faktorer såsom arbetstid, arbetsbelastning och arbetsställning. Individuella faktorer som kön, ålder, fysisk kondition och tidigare skador. Psykosociala faktorer som stressnivå, arbetsplatsmiljö och socialt stöd. Mer än hälften av tandhygienisterna upplevde besvär i flera kroppsdelar samtidigt. Kroppsdelarna som drabbades var nacken (67%), axlar (54%), ryggen (46%), Händer/Handleder (44%), armbågar (20%) höften (17%) knäna (12%) och fötter (12%) Slutsats: Det finns tydliga resultat att muskuloskeletala besvär är ett stort problem för tandhygienister. Det bör uppmärksammas i arbete för en god arbetsmiljö. Mer forskning och mer utbildningsprogram inom ergonomi behövs för att kunna förebygga muskuloskeletala besvär bland tandhygienister som jobbar kliniskt i framtiden. / Aim: The aim of the literature study was to investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders, which factors cause these, and which body parts affect clinically active dental hygienists. Method: The study design was a literature review based on previous research of 14 scientific articles found in the databases CIHNAL, MEDELINE and DOSS. The articles included in this literature review were between the years 2012–2022. Selected articles are quality reviewed. Results: Musculoskeletal disorders affected an average of 80% of dental hygienists from all studies. The factors where work-related such as working hours, workload and working posture. Individual factors such as gender, age, physical fitness and previous injuries. Psychosocial factors such as stress level, workplace environment and social support. More than half of the dental hygienists experienced problems in several body parts at the same time. The body parts affected were the neck (67%), shoulders (54%), the back (46%), hands/wrists (44%), elbows (20%), the hip (17%), the knees (12%) and the feet (12%) Conclusion: Musculoskeletal disorders are a major problem for dental hygienists. This should be considered in the work for a good working environment. More research and more educational programs in ergonomics are needed to prevent musculoskeletal disorders among dental hygienists who work clinically in the future.