Dental Service Utilization Among Children in the Child Welfare System

Finlayson, Tracy L.; Chuang, Emmeline; Baek, Jong-Deuk; Seidman, Robert L.

doi:10.1007/s10995-018-2444-y

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“…Regular dentist visits at least every six months are important for preserving good oral health 32 . Most children use dental services only in case of pain or an emergency, which is in line with other studies 33 . Only 16.2% of the children attended regular checkups every six months.…”

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The role of parental education in the dental health behavior of Turkish secondary school children

Karaaslan¹,

Dikilitaş²,

Yiğit³

et al. 2020

Balkan J Dent Med

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SummaryBackground/Aim: Parents are usually the major factor influencing children’s development of routine oral health behavior. A higher education level of the parents is generally associated with having a more positive influence on their children’s health habits and motivation to maintain healthy dentition. From this perspective, the aim of the present study was to investigate the frequency of certain habits influencing dental health, such as toothbrushing, regular visits to the dentist, and changing toothbrushes, in a group of Turkish secondary school children, and to explore its relation to the education level of their mothers and fathers.Material and Methods: The study consisted of the use of a questionnaire designed to collect demographic information, oral health behavior of the children, and the parents’ education level. Demographic characteristics and oral health behavior of the children were asked of the children in a face-to-face interview by one investigator. Only the parents’ education level was asked of the children’s parents.Results: The mean age of the 444 children was 11.66 ± 0.98. According to chi-square testing applied, there was a statistically significant correlation between the parents’ education level and their children’s dental visit frequency (p< 0.05), whereas there was no statistically significant link between the parents’ education level and the frequency of the children’s toothbrushing and replacing their toothbrushes (p> 0.05).Conclusions: Irrespective of the education level of their parents, positive oral health attitudes and behavior were not observed in Turkish secondary school children.

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The role of parental education in the dental health behavior of Turkish secondary school children

Karaaslan¹,

Dikilitaş²,

Yiğit³

et al. 2020

Balkan J Dent Med

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“…The models were built in the following sequence: Model 1: unadjusted model that examined the association between various independent variables and presence of dental caries, Model 2: adjusted for several independent variables including two socioeconomic position variables (education and per capita income), and access to dental care, Model 3: adjusted for several independent variables including two socioeconomic position variables (education and per capita income) and one variable on reasons for dental visit. Based on literature showing that children’s dental visits were associated with dental caries [ 34 ], we decided to explore this association in our study. Thus, a variable reasons for dental visit (never visited the dentist; visited the dentist due to pain, caries, and abscess; visited the dentist for other reasons) was created in order to better explain the relationship between dental utilization and dental caries among children of families who received BF.…”

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The association of the Bolsa Familia Program with children’s oral health in Brazil

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BackgroundSeveral studies have demonstrated that Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs reduce poverty/inequity and childhood mortality. However, none of these studies investigated the link between CCT programs and children’s oral health. This study examines the association between receiving the Brazilian conditional cash transfer, Bolsa Familia Program (BFP), and the oral health of five-year-old children in the Northeast of Brazil.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study with 230 caregivers/children randomly selected in primary health care clinics in the city of Fortaleza in 2016. Interviews and oral health examinations were performed. Descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors associated with dental caries among five-year-old children enrolled in the BFP.ResultsAround 40% of children enrolled in the BFP had dental caries. However, those who received Bolsa Familia (BF) for a period up to two years (OR = 0.13, 95% CI 0.05–0.35) had substantially lower adjusted odds of having dental caries than those who had never received BF. In addition, the association of BF and dental caries was more prominent among extremely poor families (OR = 0.05, 95% CI 0.01–0.28).ConclusionsAlthough initial enrolment in the BFP predicted low dental caries among five-year-old children, the prevalence of dental caries in this population is still high, thus, public health programs should target BF children’s oral health. An ongoing effort should be made to reduce oral health inequalities among children in Brazil.

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“…The prevalence of dental caries is high in this phase (54%‐78%), 2,3 and dentists play an important role in controlling this oral health problem through educational, preventive, and therapeutic actions 4 . However, it is estimated that 18%‐38.3% of 12‐year‐olds in Brazil and other countries have never been to a dentist or have not attended regular dental visits 5‐7 . It is therefore important to study factors associated with dental visits among early adolescents (10‐14 years of age), as the persistence of oral problems can exert a negative impact on quality of life in this population 8 …”

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Oral health literacy, sociodemographic, family, and clinical predictors of dental visits among Brazilian early adolescents

Neves

Lima

Dutra

et al. 2020

Int J Paed Dentistry

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Background The prevalence of dental caries is high in adolescents worldwide, and a large percentage have never been to a dentist or have not had regular dental appointments. Aim To evaluate the influence of oral health literacy and sociodemographic, clinical, and family factors on dental visits among early adolescents. Design A cross‐sectional study was conducted with 740 12‐year‐old students in Campina Grande, Brazil. Students answered about their level of oral health literacy (BREALD‐30), levels of family adaptability and cohesion (FACES III), and visits to the dentist sometime in life. Dental caries experience was evaluated using Nyvad criteria. Robust Poisson regression for complex samples was performed. Results A higher level of oral health literacy (PR = 1.01; 95% CI: 1.01‐1.03), high social class (PR = 1.28; 95% CI: 1.09‐1.50), higher mother's schooling (PR = 1.58; 95% CI: 1.37‐1.83), family cohesion classified as enmeshed (PR = 1.55; 95% CI: 1.19‐2.02) and connected (PR = 1.22; 95% CI: 1.02‐1.44), and the absence of toothache (PR = 1.18; 95% CI: 1.01‐1.38) remained associated with having visited a dentist. Conclusions Oral health literacy and sociodemographic, family, and clinical factors were predictors of having visited a dentist among early adolescents.

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Dental Service Utilization Among Children in the Child Welfare System

Cited by 11 publications

References 27 publications

The role of parental education in the dental health behavior of Turkish secondary school children

The role of parental education in the dental health behavior of Turkish secondary school children

The association of the Bolsa Familia Program with children’s oral health in Brazil

Oral health literacy, sociodemographic, family, and clinical predictors of dental visits among Brazilian early adolescents

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