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International Journal of Public Health
Published in: International Journal of Public Health 4/2010

01-08-2010 | Original Article

Effectiveness of preventive oral health care in Hispanic children living near US–Mexico border

Author: Anjum Khurshid

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Issue 4/2010

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Abstract

Objective

The effect of preventive oral healthcare on dental caries in Hispanic children in a school district near the US–Mexico border in Texas was studied.

Methods

We collected socioeconomic and demographic data for enrolled students through a written survey of parents. The information was linked to screening data for students in the same school that had been collected during a previously completed teledentistry demonstration project. The presence of dental sealants served as a proxy for preventive oral healthcare. We compared the effect of sealant presence on caries. The student population was 97.5% Hispanic and 82% were economically disadvantaged.

Results

Forty-four percent of the children in our study sample had caries. The prevalence of sealants was 19%; 32% is the national average. The results of regression models confirm the hypothesis that preventive services significantly reduce the occurrence of dental caries (OR = 0.241, P < 0.01). Higher household income (OR = 0.437, P < 0.05) and parent health insurance (OR = 0.497, P < 0.05) were also associated with reduced caries incidence.

Conclusions

Our study suggests that preventive services reduce the incidence of caries in Hispanic children in the study population.
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Metadata
Title
Effectiveness of preventive oral health care in Hispanic children living near US–Mexico border
Author
Anjum Khurshid
Publication date
01-08-2010
Publisher
SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
Published in
International Journal of Public Health / Issue 4/2010
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-010-0124-9

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