Open AccessSchool absenteeism, academic performance, and self-esteem as proxy measures of oral health status: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Thiruvenkadam Gopalan,
Sharath Asokan,
Joseph John,
P R Geetha Priya
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_217_18
Subject(s) - absenteeism , medicine , oral hygiene , oral health , odds ratio , confidence interval , cross sectional study , test (biology) , clinical psychology , dentistry , psychology , social psychology , paleontology , pathology , biology
The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of school absenteeism, academic performances, and self-esteem of school-going children on their oral health status. Materials and.