Open AccessImpact of Poor Oral Health on Children's School Attendance and Performance
Author(s) -
Stephanie Jackson,
William F. Vann,
Jonathan B. Kotch,
Bhavna T. Pahel,
Jessica Y. Lee
Publication year - 2011
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.2010.200915
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , attendance , confidence interval , population , oral health , mediation , toothache , family medicine , environmental health , dentistry , law , political science , pathology , economics , economic growth
We examined school days missed for routine dental care versus dental pain or infection to determine the relationship between children's oral health status and school attendance and performance.