Persistent oral health disparity in 12-year-old Hispanics: a cross-sectional study

BMC Oral Health
A R Elías-BonetaW Psoter

Abstract

Dental caries is the most prevalent chronic illness worldwide. In the US dental caries has been described as a "silent epidemic", affecting 58.2 % of 12-15 year-olds, particularly in minority and immigrant groups. Caries is associated with complex yet preventable biological and behavioral factors such as dental plaque and diet, as well as social determinants of health. In developed nations, a higher risk caries has been associated with populations of low socio-economic status (SES), especially in areas with greater income disparity. An island-wide study conducted in Puerto Rico in 1997 revealed a high prevalence of dental caries in 12-year-olds and a significant health disparity between children attending private and public schools. The purpose of the present study was twofold: 1) to estimate caries levels of 12-year-old school Puerto Ricans in 2011; and 2) compare results to data obtained in 1997 to explore any possible change in caries outcomes after a government health insurance (GHI) reform was implemented. In this cross-sectional study, a probability sample of 133 out of 1,843 schools was selected proportional to enrollment size, and stratified by 1997 GHI regions, school type, and gender. Calibrated examiners conducted or...Continue Reading

References

Mar 24, 2000·Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology·A HugosonA Aberg
Aug 17, 2000·International Dental Journal·M E IrigoyenG Maupomé
Mar 17, 2004·The American Journal of Cardiology·Alain G BertoniDavid C Goff
Nov 2, 2006·American Journal of Public Health·Amy M KilbourneMichael J Fine
Jan 25, 2007·Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology·Richard Geddie Watt
Nov 4, 2009·The Journal of the American Dental Association·Barbara F GoochUNKNOWN Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dec 3, 2010·Public Health Reports·Bruce A Dye, Gina Thornton-Evans
Mar 2, 2011·Brazilian Oral Research·Chaiana PiovesanThiago Machado Ardenghi
Jun 30, 2011·Indian Journal of Anaesthesia·Mohamed Daabiss
Oct 4, 2012·Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology·Richard G Watt
Oct 4, 2012·Journal of Dental Research·J L EbersoleC H Fox
Dec 11, 2013·Journal of Dental Research·P J Moynihan, S A M Kelly
Feb 6, 2014·Canadian Journal of Public Health = Revue Canadienne De Santé Publique·Vahid RavaghiPaul J Allison
Mar 19, 2014·Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology·A A SchullerJ H G Poorterman
Mar 25, 2014·Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics·Roxana TorresCristina Palacios
May 17, 2014·American Journal of Public Health·Eduardo Bernabé, Aubrey Sheiham
Jun 16, 2014·The Journal of Evidence-based Dental Practice·Clifton M Carey
Oct 26, 2014·Journal of Dental Research·J SteeleJ Wildman
Nov 15, 2014·Journal of Dental Research·F SchwendickeS Paris
Apr 18, 2015·BMC Public Health·Augusto R Elías-BonetaCristina Palacios

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jan 21, 2018·BMC Oral Health·Augusto R Elias-BonetaMilagros J Toro
Aug 31, 2021·Annals of Global Health·Marc HortonAna Lucia Seminario

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Software Mentioned

SAS
Excel

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Anemia

Anemia develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells. Anemia of inflammation (AI, also called anemia of chronic disease) is a common, typically normocytic, normochromic anemia that is caused by an underlying inflammatory disease. Here is the latest research on anemia.

Blood And Marrow Transplantation

The use of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or blood and marrow transplantation (bmt) is on the increase worldwide. BMT is used to replace damaged or destroyed bone marrow with healthy bone marrow stem cells. Here is the latest research on bone and marrow transplantation.