Oral health information for Appalachia-West Virginia children: a cross-sectional analysis.

Research (Lambertville, N. J.) Pub Date : 2014-01-01 DOI:10.13070/rs.en.1.993

R Constance Wiener, Alcinda Trickett Shockey, Regina Wiener-Pla

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Introduction: Time demands often impact the presentation of heath related educational material/information in rural dental practices. The purpose of this study was to determine if parents/guardians were receiving information with respect to a child's dental needs, and if there were a relationship between the delivery of the information and the utilization of dental servicesin Appalachia-West Virginia.

Methods: A survey was presented to parents/guardians of Appalachia-West Virginia children [n=62] regarding dental information provided by their dentist/dental hygienist. The data were analyzed with Chi-square, and logistic regression.

Results: Summative score of the questions on the survey (Adjusted odds ratio=6.2 [95% CI=1.1, 35.4]; p=0.057), and parental education (p=0.057) remained associated in a logistic regression with a child having had a dental visit within the previous year.

Conclusions: Exposure of parents to dentally related educational material/information provided by a dentist/dental hygienist was independently associated with dental visits. The implication is that there remains a need for dental professionals to actively educate their patients.

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阿巴拉契亚-西弗吉尼亚州儿童口腔健康信息:横断面分析

简介:时间要求往往影响健康相关的教育材料/信息的呈现在农村牙科实践。本研究的目的是确定父母/监护人是否收到了有关儿童牙科需求的信息，以及在阿巴拉契亚-西弗吉尼亚州，信息的传递与牙科服务的利用之间是否存在关系。方法:对阿巴拉契亚-西弗吉尼亚州儿童的父母/监护人[n=62]进行调查，了解其牙医/牙科卫生员提供的牙科信息。数据采用卡方分析和logistic回归分析。结果:调查问题的总得分(校正优势比=6.2 [95% CI=1.1, 35.4];P =0.057)，父母教育程度(P =0.057)在逻辑回归中仍然与儿童在过去一年内进行过牙科检查相关。结论:父母接触牙医/牙科保健员提供的牙科相关教育材料/信息与牙科就诊独立相关。这意味着牙科专业人员仍然需要积极地教育他们的病人。

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