Open AccessOral Health Disparities and Unmet Dental Needs among Preschool Children in Chelsea, Massachusetts: Exploring Mechanisms, Defining Solutions
Author(s) -
Inyang Isong Laila Dantas
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of oral hygiene and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2332-0702
DOI - 10.4172/2332-0702.1000138
Subject(s) - receipt , medicaid , medicine , outreach , early childhood caries , family medicine , qualitative research , oral health , health care , head start , dental insurance , gerontology , nursing , psychology , world wide web , social science , economic growth , computer science , law , economics , sociology , developmental psychology , political science
Significant disparities exist in children's receipt of preventive dental care (PDC) in the United States. Many of the children at greatest risk of dental disease do not receive timely PDC; when they do receive dental care, it is often more for relief of dental pain. Chelsea is a low-income, diverse Massachusetts community with high rates of untreated childhood caries. There are various dental resources available in Chelsea, yet many children do not access dental care at levels equivalent to their needs.
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