Comparative inequalities in child dental caries across four countries: Examination of international birth cohorts and implications for oral health policy.

ABSTRACT: Child dental caries (i.e., cavities) are a major preventable health problem in most high-income countries. The aim of this study was to compare the extent of inequalities in child dental caries across four high-income countries alongside their child oral health policies. Coordinated analyses of data were conducted across four prospective population-based birth cohorts (Australia, n = 4085, born 2004; Québec, Canada, n = 1253, born 1997; Rotterdam, the Netherlands, n = 6690, born 2002; Southeast Sweden, n = 7445, born 1997), which enabled a high degree of harmonization. Risk ratios (adjusted) and slope indexes of inequality were estimated to quantify social gradients in child dental caries according to maternal education and household income. Children in the least advantaged quintile for in

SUBMITTER: Goldfeld S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9432734 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature