Trial reportJournal of dentistry for children (Chicago, Ill.)
A community-based randomized trial of postcard mailings to increase dental utilization among low-income children.
Trial report in Journal of dentistry for children (Chicago, Ill.). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Do health education initiatives assist socioeconomically disadvantaged populations? A systematic review and meta-analyses.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- School dental screening programmes for oral health.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- School dental screening programmes for oral health.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- School dental screening programmes for oral health.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Characteristics of medication schedules used by elderly ambulatory patients.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2015Article
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Authors and funding
4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeIncreasing awareness about the importance of preventive dental care among low-income families has been considered to be key to overcoming nonfinancial access to care barriers for children. The purpose of this randomized, controlled trial was to measure the impact of postcard mailings on dental utilization by low-income children through a dental society program designed to increase access to dental care.
methodsFive thousand eight hundred and seven low-income 2- to 4-year-olds were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups: (1) Group 1 (n=2,014) received postcards containing information on how to enroll in the Yakima County Access to Baby and Child Dentistry program; (2) Group 2 (n=2,014) received the enrollment information as well as additional information on the availability of fluoride varnish and the need to visit the dentist by the age of 1-year-old; and (3) Group 3 (n=1,779) did not receive postcards.
resultsPreventive services utilization rates were not different among the groups: 61% for Group 1, 62% for Group 2, and 60% for Group 3, although rates were high for a Medicaid population.
conclusionsPostcard mailings did not significantly increase utilization of preventive dental services. Other strategies to increase utilization of preventive oral health measures are needed.
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