Fluoride Prescribing Behaviors for Medicaid-Enrolled Children in Oregon.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study aims to examine physician and dentist fluoride prescription patterns and identify the factors associated with fluoride prescriptions for Medicaid-enrolled children. The hypothesis is that dentists will be the primary prescribers of fluoride and that caries risk factors will be associated with fluoride prescriptions.

Methods

Data were analyzed for Oregon children aged 0-17 years enrolled in Medicaid for ≥300 days in both 2016 and 2017. The outcome variable was receiving a fluoride prescription in 2017. A 2-tailed chi-square test was used to assess fluoride prescribing differences between physicians and dentists. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to examine the likelihood of receiving a fluoride prescription in 2017 and to generate ORs.

SUBMITTER: Ko A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8748272 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature