Reducing Inequities in Early Childhood Dental Caries in Primary Health Care Settings
Jacqueline M. Burgette, Kimon Divaris, Margherita Fontana
Abstract
Dental caries is one of the most prevalent chronic noncommunicable diseases among children in the US and the world 1 and one of the most common unmet health care needs of underserved children. Dental caries can start in early childhood and progress throughout the life course, despite being preventable.
Topics & Concepts
Primary carePsychologyGerontologyOral healthMedicinePsychoanalysisFamily medicineDental Health and Care UtilizationCleft Lip and Palate ResearchOral microbiology and periodontitis research