Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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Faculty Members have conducted research related to the Preventive and Curative Dental Services Utilization Among Children Aged 12 Years and Younger in Tehran, Iran, Based on the Andersen Behavioral Model: A Generalized Structural Equation Modeling
Katayoun Sargeran
Katayoun Sargeran

Associate Professor of Community Oral Health

Department Community Oral Health

School of Dentistry

Research Center for Caries Prevention

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

All Documents
1. Association of Dental Status and Dry Mouth With Mental Health in Elderly Patients, Frontiers in Dentistry (2026)
2. Decomposing Socio-Economic Inequalities in Edentulism Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in a Socially Diverse Metropolitan by Using the Erreygers Concentration Index, BMC Geriatrics (2026)
3. Application of Health Action Process Approach Model to Promote Toothbrushing Behavior Among Iranian Elderly Population: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial, BMC Geriatrics (2025)
4. Does the Transition From Face-To-Face to Face-To-Screen Improve Oral Health Literacy? a Non-Inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial, BMC Oral Health (2025)
5. Oral Health Literacy: Decision-Making and Reading Comprehension Skills As the Determinants of Self-Reported Oral Health, Frontiers in Dentistry (2025)
6. Study Protocol of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial on Oral Health Promotion Programs for Adolescents in Iran, Scientific Reports (2025)
7. Effectiveness of Two Educational Interventions Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior on Oral Cancer Self-Examination in Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial, BMC Oral Health (2024)
8. Effects of Educational Interventions Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior on Oral Cancer-Related Knowledge and Tobacco Smoking in Adults: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial, BMC Cancer (2024)
9. To Appreciate the Influence of Contributed Determinants on Dental Care Utilization in the Context Of Socio-Economic Inequalities, International Journal for Equity in Health (2024)
10. Illness Perception Amongst Individuals With Periodontal Diseases, Community Dental Health (2023)
11. Social Cognitive Predictors of Regular Dental Visits and Mouth Self-Examination Behaviors Among the Elderly Population: An Application of the Health Action Process Approach Model, PLoS ONE (2023)
12. Social Story Based Toothbrushing Education Versus Video-Modeling Based Toothbrushing Training on Oral Hygiene Status Among Male Students Aged 7–15 Years Old With Autism Spectrum Disorders in Tehran, Iran: A Quasi-Randomized Controlled Trial, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (2023)
13. Differences in the Work Pattern of Male and Female Dentists in Tehran in 2021, Italian Journal of Gender-Specific Medicine (2022)
14. Oral Health and Dental Caries Experience Among Students Aged 7–15 Years Old With Autism Spectrum Disorders in Tehran, Iran, BMC Pediatrics (2022)
15. Oral Health Status and Related Factors in Children With Visual Impairment Aged 7-11 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study, Frontiers in Dentistry (2022)
16. Psychometric Properties of a New Questionnaire Assessing the Mothers’ Knowledge and Perception About the Oral Health of Their School Children, Frontiers in Dentistry (2022)
17. Job Satisfaction Among Dentists According to Workplace in Tehran, Frontiers in Dentistry (2021)
18. Perception of Oral Health and Medical Conditions As Possible Predictors of Oral Health Status in Visually Impaired Adolescents: A Cross‐Sectional Study, BMC Oral Health (2021)
19. The Effect of Payment Methods on Dental Service Mix: An Economic Retrospective Cohort Study, Dental Hypotheses (2021)
20. A Music- and Game-Based Oral Health Education for Visually Impaired School Children; Multilevel Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial, BMC Oral Health (2020)
21. A Survey of Common Payment Methods and Their Determinants in Dental Clinics, in Tehran, 2018, European Journal of Dentistry (2019)
22. Perceived Barriers to the Preservation and Improvement of Children’S Oral Health Among Iranian Women: A Qualitative Study, European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry (2019)
23. Design, Implementation, and Assessment of Virtual Training of Dental Students in Elderly Dentistry Topic, Iranian Journal of Ageing (2018)