Parental perception of oral health status of children in mainstream and special education classrooms

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 156-162

  Butani, Yogita ^a   Gansky, Stuart A ^a   Weintraub, Jane A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental care; Harental perception; Health care disparities; Health status; Hild; Hpecial education

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL SURGERY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PARENT; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABSENTEEISM; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; ORAL HEALTH; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 70349759771     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2009.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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