Early Childhood Caries‐related Visits to Hospitals for Ambulatory Surgery in New York State

Abstract

These data illustrate that, although dental caries is preventable, it continues to be a significant problem in young children and results in a large number of ambulatory surgery visits.

Potentially preventable admissions to New Zealand public hospitals for dental care: a 20‐year review

“…A number of international studies have specifically examined the level of treatment need and dental admissions for children. Regardless of the actual numbers reported by these studies, all authors acknowledge that the level of admission is higher in the child population and many have identified similar trends of increasing admission to hospital for dental care (18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25).…”

Hospital Based Emergency Department Visits Attributed To Dental Caries in the United States in 2006

“…1 Another study showed that 73% of children presenting for dental emergencies in an emergency department had a primary etiology of caries. 2 Graham et al 3 examined the incidence of pediatric emergency room visits for nontraumatic, preventable dental disease.…”

Using chlorhexidine varnish to prevent early childhood caries in American Indian children

“…The cost of a full mouth GA restoration in a child has been estimated at $2,000‐10,000 per case. Thus, both the human and financial costs are extremely high (23). Anecdotally, in many AI/AN communities, >25% of all children require restorations under GA for severe ECC prior to entry into the first grade.…”

“…Similarly, our primary goal for ECC prevention among AI/AN children is to reduce the prevalence of severe cases, especially those requiring restorative care under GA (21,22).The cost of a full mouth GA restoration in a child has been estimated at $2,000-10,000 per case. Thus, both the human and financial costs are extremely high (23). Anecdotally, in many AI/AN communities, >25% of all children require restorations under GA for severe ECC prior to entry into the first grade.This compares to published data from two administrative databases showing a rate of about 0.2% of non-AI/AN children (24).…”