ArticleAmerican journal of public health2014
Dentist supply and children's oral health in the United States.
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- The Relationship Between Dental Provider Density and Receipt of Dental Care Among Medicaid-enrolled Adults.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2024Article
- Cost-effectiveness of Dental Workforce Expansion Through the National Health Service Corps and Its Association With Oral Health Outcomes Among US Children.JAMA health forum · 2023Article
- Characteristics of Self-Rated Oral Health among Syrian Refugee Parents in Ontario.International journal of dentistry · 2023Article
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- Oral health and caries/gingivitis-associated factors of adolescents aged 12-15 in Shandong province, China: a cross-sectional Oral Health Survey.BMC oral health · 2021Article
- A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Community Water Fluoridation and Prevalence of Pediatric Dental Surgery Among Medicaid Enrollees.JAMA network open · 2020Article
- The Effects of Distance to Dentists and Dentist Supply on Children's Use of Dental Care.Health services research · 2017Article
- The Impact of the Affordable Care Act's Dependent Coverage Mandate on Use of Dental Treatments and Preventive Services.Medical care · 2017Article
- Geography matters: state-level variation in children's oral health care access and oral health status.Public health · 2016Observational
- Effectiveness of an Alternative Dental Workforce Model on the Oral Health of Low-Income Children in a School-Based Setting.American journal of public health · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe evaluated the relationship between dentist supply and children's oral health and explored heterogeneity by children's age and urbanicity.
methodsWe obtained data from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health (>27,000 children aged 1-10 years; >23,000 children aged 11-17 years). We estimated the association between state-level dentist supply and multiple measures of children's oral health using regression analysis adjusting for several child, family, and population-level characteristics.
resultsDentist supply was significantly related to better oral health outcomes among children aged 1 to 10 years. The odds of decay and bleeding gums were lower by more than 50% (odds ratio [OR]=0.46; 95% CI=0.23, 0.95) and 80% (OR=0.18; 95% CI=0.05, 0.76), respectively, with an additional dentist per 1000 population. The odds of a worse maternal rating of child's dental health on a 5-category scale from poor to excellent were lower by about 50% in this age group with an additional dentist per 1000 population (OR=0.51; 95% CI=0.29, 0.91). We observed associations only for children in urban settings.
conclusionsDentist supply is associated with improved oral health for younger children in urban settings.
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