DENTAL STUDENTS HELP LOW-INCOME KIDS SMILE WITH PRIDEPatricia Farrell Aidem\\ Staff Writer
Low-income mothers were surveyed to determine their utilization of dental care, the oral health of their children, and their levels of satisfaction with the care provided. Methods A disproportionate stratified random sample of 11,305 preschool children (aged 3 to 6) was drawn from all children ...
"We're seeing more oral disease than the general population. There is a bigger need," Braun said of the patients she treats at Bernard F. Gipson Eastside Family Health Center, which is part ofDenver Health, the largest safety-net hospital in Colorado, serving low-income, uninsured, and und...
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The simulated individuals were stratified by cohorts defined by age (0-5, 6-12, 13-19 years old); sex; race and ethnicity, by NHANES category (Hispanic [Mexican American and other Hispanic], non-Hispanic Black, and non-Hispanic White); income level, low (<130% of the federal poverty ...
Survey data were used to measure change in dental utilization in five urban low-income areas as a result of increased financial (Medicaid) and facility (community health centers) access to dental care. The average annual dental visit between the baseline and follow-up surveys showed a dramatic ...
"We're seeing moreoral diseasethan the general population. There is a bigger need," Braun said of the patients she treats at Bernard F. Gipson Eastside Family Health Center, which is part of Denver Health, the largest safety-net hospital in Colorado, serving low-income, uninsured, and under...
In 2001, while more than 250,000 Connecticut children from low-income families were in HUSKY A (a Medicaid program for low- income children and families), less than 30 percent of them received any dental services. The dental utilization rate of these children is the lowest among New England...
Recruiting underrepresented minority and low-income high school students into dentistry while educating dental and dental hygiene students about academic c... The objectives of this project were to create a program that would expose underrepresented minority (URM) and low income (LI) high school ...