Dental Caries in Medicaid-Insured Preschool Children With or Without Special Health Care Needs in Northeast Ohio.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) are recognized to be at increased risk of developing dental caries (decay). Evidence is mixed regarding the association of preventive oral health care delivered by pediatric primary care clinicians with caries experience among CSHCN.

Objective

To investigate caries experience, including untreated decay, among Medicaid-enrolled preschoolers with or without special health care needs.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used baseline data from the Pediatric Providers Against Cavities in Children's Teeth study, a cluster-randomized hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial conducted among 1022 Medicaid-enrolled preschoolers aged 3 to 6 years attending well-child visits at 18 participating

SUBMITTER: Ronis SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9975899 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature