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Caries Prevalence, Treatment Level, and Sealant Use Related to School Lunch Program Participation
Author(s) -
Ripa Louis W.,
Leske Gary S.,
Kaufman MPH Hershall W.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of public health dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1752-7325
pISSN - 0022-4006
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1991.tb02185.x
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , medicine , environmental health , low income , demography , gerontology , dentistry , socioeconomics , population , sociology
A total of 2,753 schoolchildren (8‐11 years old) from two school districts received visual‐tactile examinations for caries. The school districts were approximately 15 miles apart and located in fluoride‐deficient (F<0.3 ppm) Long Island, New York. The higher socioeconomic community (HSES) had 9.2 percent of its students enrolled in the free or reduced‐payment school lunch program; the lower socioeconomic community (LSES) had 50.3 percent enrolled. The LSES community had a higher caries prevalence, more untreated lesions, fewer caries‐free children, and fewer children treated with sealants. School lunch programs provide an index to identify communities for dental programs.