Caries disparities among Medicaid-enrolled young children from pediatric primary care settings.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objectives of this study are to determine the overall and racial differences in the extent of caries experience and to examine the association between child and parent/caregiver characteristics and caries among 3-6-year-old Medicaid-enrolled children.

Methods

This study reports baseline cross-sectional data from a larger pragmatic clinical trial in pediatric primary care practices. Child-level clinical dental exams included decayed and filled teeth (dft) using ICDAS criteria and parent/caregiver questionnaire collected information on socio-demographics, child oral health behaviors, oral health related quality of life (OHQoL), and food environment.

Results

A total of 1,024 parent/caregiver-child dyads participated in the study. The overall caries experie

SUBMITTER: Selvaraj D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8756375 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature