Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Public Health Dentistry is devoted to the advancement of public health dentistry through the exploration of related research, practice, and policy developments.

Three main types of articles are published: original research articles that provide a significant contribution to knowledge in the breadth of dental public health, including oral epidemiology, dental health services, the behavioral sciences, and the public health practice areas of assessment, policy development, and assurance; methods articles that report the development and testing of new approaches to research design, data collection and analysis, or the delivery of public health services; and review articles that synthesize previous research in the discipline and provide guidance to others conducting research as well as to policy makers, managers, and other dental public health practitioners.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.557

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	74

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Dentistry and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The assessment, monitoring, and enhancement of treatment fidelity in public health clinical trials

  Citation: 652

  Authors: Belinda

• Diagnosing and Reporting Early Childhood Caries for Research Purposes: A Report of a Workshop Sponsored by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Health Care Financing Administration

  Citation: 383

  Authors: Thomas F., Alice M., Amid I., Marco P., R. Gary, Robert H.

• Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART): Rationale, Technique, and Development

  Citation: 249

  Authors: Jo E., Taco, Yupin, Prathip

• Validation of Self‐reported Oral Health Measures

  Citation: 224

  Authors: Waranuch, Raul I., Chester W., Kaumudi J.

• School Interventions–based Prevention of Early‐Childhood Caries among 3–5‐year‐old children from very low socioeconomic status: Two‐year randomized trial

  Citation: 198

  Authors: Srinivasan Raj, Shashidhar, Jeevika Chandrasekar

• Measuring Parental Perceptions of Child Oral Health‐related Quality of Life

  Citation: 190

  Authors: Aleksandra, David, Marlene, David, Bryan, Gordon

• Development of a Word Recognition Instrument to Test Health Literacy in Dentistry: The REALD‐30 – A Brief Communication

  Citation: 189

  Authors: Jessica Y., R. Gary, Shoou‐Yih Daniel, Deborah, Rafael E.

• A Systematic Review of the Performance of Methods for Identifying Carious Lesions

  Citation: 188

  Authors: James D., Daniel A., Arthur J.

• Qualitative methods to ensure acceptability of behavioral and social interventions to the target population

  Citation: 179

  Authors: Guadalupe X., John P.

• Evaluation of Subjective Oral Health Status Indicators

  Citation: 173

  Authors: David, Yasmin

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