Disparities in Dental Insurance Coverage and Dental Care Among US Children: The National Survey of Children's Health

Disparities in Dental Insurance Coverage and Dental Care Among US Children: The National Survey of Children's Health
February 2007
Jihong Liu, ScDa, Janice C. Probst, PhDa,b, Amy B. Martin, PhDa,b, Jong-Yi Wang, PhDb and Carlos F. Salinas, DMD
PEDIATRICS

OBJECTIVES. We sought to understand disparities in dental insurance coverage and dental care among US children by race/ethnicity, urban/rural residence, and socioeconomic status.

METHODS. Linked data from the National Survey of Children's Health and Area Resource File were analyzed (N = 89 071). Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to adjust for confounders.

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