Improving oral health and oral health care delivery for children

J Calif Dent Assoc. 2011 Feb;39(2):90-100.

Abstract

National and state-level evidence has documented ongoing disparities in children's health and utilization of oral health care services, prompting a re-examination of factors associated with poor oral health and low use of oral health services. These efforts have yielded a wide array of proposals for improving children's oral health and oral health care delivery. This paper offers a perspective on the current context of efforts to improve children's oral health and oral health care delivery.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • California
  • Child
  • Child Health Services / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cultural Diversity
  • Dental Auxiliaries / statistics & numerical data*
  • Dental Care for Children / economics
  • Dental Care for Children / organization & administration*
  • Dentists / supply & distribution
  • Health Planning
  • Health Policy
  • Health Services Accessibility*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Medicaid* / organization & administration
  • Medicaid* / statistics & numerical data
  • Michigan
  • North Carolina
  • Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  • Reimbursement Mechanisms
  • Rhode Island
  • State Health Plans*
  • United States
  • Washington