Journal article
A first look: determinants of dental care for children in foster care: Foster care: determinants of child dental care
Special care in dentistry, Vol.33(1), pp.13-19
01/2013
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2012.00312.x
Abstract
Purpose
This hypothesis-generating study sought to identify potential determinants of dental care use and oral health among children living in foster care.
Method
Using a grounded theory approach, fourteen key informant interviews were conducted among health and social services professionals experienced with children in foster care and families in western Washington State.
Results
The identified potential determinants of oral health and dental use among children living in foster care included: (1) linguistic and cultural barriers; (2) lack of dentists willing to accept children's Medicaid dental insurance; (3) lack of resources available to case workers (i.e., large caseload burden) (4) lack of federal funding for specialized dental care; (5) lack of systematic health record-keeping; (6) child transience, leading to the lack of a dental home; (8) foster parents' competing needs; (7) child behavior problems; and (9) lack of dental “buy in” from adolescents.
Conclusion
Additional studies are needed to determine whether children living in foster care achieve oral health, and the extent of their unmet dental need.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A first look: determinants of dental care for children in foster care: Foster care: determinants of child dental care
- Creators
- M. Melbye - University of WashingtonC.E. Huebner - University of WashingtonD.L. Chi - University of WashingtonH. Hinderberger - New York UniversityP. Milgrom - University of Washington
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Special care in dentistry, Vol.33(1), pp.13-19
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2012.00312.x
- ISSN
- 0275-1879
- eISSN
- 1754-4505
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984283854002771
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