Open AccessDifferences in dental experiences, practices, and beliefs of inner-city and suburban adolescents.
Author(s) -
M H Cipes,
S. Stephen Kegeles,
Adrian K. Lund,
C L Otradovec
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.73.11.1305
Subject(s) - inner city , compliance (psychology) , plan (archaeology) , public health , psychology , inner cities , medical education , medicine , environmental health , social psychology , nursing , sociology , geography , socioeconomics , archaeology
Inner-city and suburban students' dental experiences, current practices, beliefs, and compliance with two school-based preventive programs were examined. Striking differences were found in the students' dental experiences, practices, and beliefs, but few in their compliance. These findings challenge the notion that inner-city students are poor compliers and suggest ways in which practitioners and public health officials might utilize the differing practices of these populations to plan preventive programs for adolescents.