ArticleAmerican journal of public health2015
Effectiveness of an Alternative Dental Workforce Model on the Oral Health of Low-Income Children in a School-Based Setting.
Article in American journal of public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Identification and assessment of factors that impact the demand for and supply of dental hygienists amidst an evolving workforce context: a scoping review.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- The Impact of Dental Care Programs on Individuals and Their Families: A Scoping Review.Dentistry journal · 2023Article
- Middle school cycling program is associated with improved mental health and wellbeing in adolescents during COVID-19.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- Comparison of Dental Care Visits Before and After Adoption of a Policy to Expand the Dental Workforce in Minnesota.JAMA health forum · 2022Article
- Advancing Oral Health Equity Through School-Based Oral Health Programs: An Ecological Model and Review.Frontiers in public health · 2019Review
- Variations in Australian dental therapy practice by practitioner and workplace characteristics.International dental journal · 2018Article
- Evaluation of a Comprehensive Oral Health Services Program in School-Based Health Centers.Maternal and child health journal · 2018Article
- Oral Health Inequities: An AJPH Supplement to Help Close the Gap.American journal of public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe evaluated the effect of an alternative dental workforce program-Kansas's Extended Care Permit (ECP) program--as a function of changes in oral health.
methodsWe examined data from the 2008 to 2012 electronic medical records of children (n = 295) in a Midwestern US suburb who participated in a school-based oral health program in which preventive oral health care was delivered by ECP dental hygienists. We examined changes in oral health status as a function of sealants, caries, restorations, and treatment urgency with descriptive statistics, multivariate analysis of variance, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Pearson correlations.
resultsThe number of encounters with the ECP dental hygienist had a statistically significant effect on changes in decay (P = .014), restorations (P = .002), and treatment urgency (P = .038). Based on Pearson correlations, as encounters increased, there was a significant decrease in decay (-0.12), increase in restorations (0.21), and decrease in treatment urgency (-0.15).
conclusionsIncreasing numbers of encounters with alternative providers (ECP dental hygienists), such as with school-based oral health programs, can improve the oral health status of low-income children who would not otherwise have received oral health services.
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