Changes in the Oral Health of US Children and Adolescents and Dental Public Health Infrastructure Since the Release of the Healthy People 2010 Objectives

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 388-395

  Tomar, Scott L ^a   Reeves, Anne F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

children; dental caries; oral health; pit and fissure sealants; public health dentistry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH; FUNDING; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70450210528     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.09.018     Document Type: Article

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