1. Oral health needs of U.S. children with developmental disorders: a population-based study
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Raghad Obeidat, Amal Noureldin, Anneta Bitouni, Hoda Abdellatif, Shirley Lewis-Miranda, Shuling Liu, Victor Badner, and Peggy Timothé
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Children with developmental disorders ,Developmental disabilities ,Oral health ,Access to health care ,Barriers to dental care ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
Abstract Background Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) have higher rates of oral diseases and tooth decay compared with the general population. Children with developmental disorders/ disabilities (DD) are a subset of CSHCN whose oral health has not been specifically addressed. Therefore, this study had two objectives: to describe the oral health needs (OHN) of children with DD compared with children without DD; and to assess barriers to access to care, utilization of dental services, and their association with oral health needs for children with DD. Methods This cross-sectional study utilized a sample of 30,530 noninstitutionalized children from the 2018 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH). Analysis was conducted using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results The analysis identified 6501 children with DD and 24,029 children without DD. Children with DD had significantly higher prevalence of OHN (20.3% vs. 12.2%, respectively), unmet dental needs (3.5% vs 1.2%), and utilization of any dental visits (86.1% vs 76.1%), (P-value
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- 2022
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