Dental visits and professional fluoride applications for children ages 3 to 6 in Iowa

Steven M Levy; Barbara Broffitt; Rebecca Slayton; John J Warren; Michael J Kanellis

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Dental visits and professional fluoride applications for children ages 3 to 6 in Iowa

Journal article

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Dental visits and professional fluoride applications for children ages 3 to 6 in Iowa

Steven M Levy, Barbara Broffitt, Rebecca Slayton, John J Warren and Michael J Kanellis

Pediatric dentistry, Vol.25(6), pp.565-571

11/2003

PMID: 14733471

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to report the occurrence of having a dental visit and/or a topical fluoride treatment from age 36 months to 72 months among a cohort of children followed longitudinally since birth. Families of children enrolled in a study of fluoride ingestion were asked about their children's dental appointments and office fluoride treatments occurring during the time interval since the previous mailed questionnaire. Percentages of children who had at least 1 dental visit and at least 1 fluoride treatment during each 6-month period, each year of life, and cumulatively from birth were calculated separately. Factors related to dental visits were assessed using generalized linear models. Among those with complete data, 71% reported a visit cumulatively from birth to 48 months, 89% from birth to 60 months, and 96% by age 72 months. Similarly, 27% reported a professional fluoride treatment by 48 months, 44% by 60 months, and 66% by 72 months. Among children who had not been seen by a dentist by age 3, almost all were seen by age 6. Similarly, among those who had no professional fluoride treatment by age 3, almost two-thirds received one by age 6.

Prospective Studies

Humans

Income

Parents

Child, Preschool

Linear Models

Male

Educational Status

Fluorides, Topical - therapeutic use

Iowa

Adult

Female

Surveys and Questionnaires

Dental Caries - prevention & control

Child

Dental Care - utilization

Details

Title: Subtitle: Dental visits and professional fluoride applications for children ages 3 to 6 in Iowa
Creators: Steven M Levy - Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Ore, USA. steven-levy@uiowa.edu
Barbara Broffitt
Rebecca Slayton
John J Warren
Michael J Kanellis
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Pediatric dentistry, Vol.25(6), pp.565-571
PMID: 14733471
NLM abbreviation: Pediatr Dent
ISSN: 0164-1263
eISSN: 1942-5473
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; United States
Grant note: 2R01-DE09551 / NIDCR NIH HHS R01-DE12101 / NIDCR NIH HHS 2P30-DE10126 / NIDCR NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 11/2003
Academic Unit: Preventive and Community Dentistry; Epidemiology; Dental Clinic Administration; Pediatric Dentistry
Record Identifier: 9983917787302771

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