Mobile dental clinic: an oral health care delivery model for underserved migrant children.

Mulligan, Roseann; Seirawan, Hazem; Faust, Sherry; Habibian, Mina

Mulligan, Roseann; Seirawan, Hazem; Faust, Sherry; Habibian, Mina.

Mulligan R; Community Health Programs, University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA.

J Calif Dent Assoc ; 38(2): 115-22, 2010 Feb.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20232690

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES:

To investigate the oral health status, access, and the role of mobile dental clinics in improving the oral health of migrant children.

METHODS:

Parents attending University of Southern California's Mobile Dental Clinics completed a questionnaire about their children's access to dental care.

RESULTS:

54 percent of children were unable to access needed care, and prevalence of untreated decay was 87.4 percent.

CONCLUSION:

Dental needs are high among migrant children. Mobile clinics provide a safety net for them.

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Atención Dental para Niños/organización & administración; Unidades Móviles de Salud; Migrantes; California/epidemiología; Niño; Atención Dental para Niños/estadística & datos numéricos; Caries Dental/epidemiología; Femenino; Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos; Humanos; Masculino; Prevalencia; Encuestas y Cuestionarios; Odontalgia/epidemiología; Migrantes/estadística & datos numéricos

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Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Migrantes / Atención Dental para Niños / Unidades Móviles de Salud Tipo de estudio: Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Child / Female / Humans / Male País como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Año: 2010 Tipo del documento: Article

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