@article{Jasek_Hosseinipour_Rubin_Lall_2013, title={Using Syndromic Emergency Department Data to Augment Oral Health Surveillance}, volume={5}, url={https://ojphi.org/ojs/index.php/ojphi/article/view/4407}, DOI={10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4407}, abstractNote={Using the chief complaint field from our established syndromic ED system, we developed definitions for potentially preventable oral health visits (OHV) and examined patterns in 2009-2011 data. Under the widest definition, OHV comprised about 1% of ED visits. Adults ages 18 to 29 had markedly higher OHV than other ages, as did certain neighborhoods/EDs. We found more than half of OHV occurred during daytime hours, suggesting opportunities for targeted outreach and education. With some caveats, syndromic ED data provide a useful complement to other oral health surveillance strategies.}, number={1}, journal={Online Journal of Public Health Informatics}, author={Jasek, John P. and Hosseinipour, Nicole and Rubin, Talia and Lall, Ramona}, year={2013}, month={Mar.} }