Oral health disparities in Appalachia: Orthodontic treatment need and demand

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 598-604

  Martin, Chris A ^a   McNeil, Daniel W ^a,b,c,d   Crout, Richard J ^a,c,d,e,f   Ngan, Peter W ^a   Weyant, Robert J ^c,d,g   Heady, Hilda R ^h   Marazita, Mary L ^c,d,e,g,i  

^a West Virginia University School of Dentistry   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia   (United States)

^d Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia   (United States)

^e Department of Periodontics ^*

^f WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^h WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Appalachia; Oral health disparities; Orthodontics; Treatment demand; Treatment need; Utilization; West Virginia

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949152778     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2008.0221     Document Type: Article

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