Oral health status of Mississippi Delta 3- to 5-year-olds in child care: An exploratory study of dental health status and risk factors for dental disease and treatment needs

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-137

  Southward, Linda H ^a   Robertson, Angela ^a   Wells Parker, Elisabeth ^a   Eklund, Neva Penton ^b   Silberman, Stephen L ^c,d   Crall, James J ^e,f   Edelstein, Burton L ^g,h   Baggett, Dorris H ^a   Parrish, David R ^a   Hanna, Heather ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c Mississippi Area Health Education Centers   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UCLA SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^f MCHB National Oral Health Policy Center   (United States)

^g New York Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^h Children's Dental Health Project   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care center; Early childhood caries; Exploratory study; Health disparities; Mississippi; Oral health; Preschool children; Risk factor; Social inequity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DENTAL CARIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TOOTH BRUSHING; UNITED STATES;

CARBONATED BEVERAGES; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MISSISSIPPI; ORAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 33745128757     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2006.tb02568.x     Document Type: Article

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