Document Type
Article
Original Publication Date
2018
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Health Behavior and Policy Review
Volume
5
First Page
66
Last Page
73
DOI of Original Publication
10.14485/HBPR.5.2.7
Date of Submission
March 2024
Abstract
Objective: We estimated the school-hours lost for acute/unplanned dental care and examined the associated factors among children aged 5-17 years using 2008 National Health Interview Survey data.
Methods: We used bivariate and multivariate regression models to investigate the associations between school hours lost and socioeconomic and oral health factors (p < .05).
Results: Acute/unplanned dental care accounted for a loss of 34 million school-hours annually. Compared to children with very good oral health, children with fair/poor oral health were 2.8 times more likely to lose ≥1 hours. Children in high-income families had 31% less likelihood of losing any school hours due to acute dental care than those in low-income families.
Conclusion: Numerous school-hours are lost due to acute/unplanned dental care and socioeconomic disparities exist in those lost hours.
Rights
This article is Open Access under the terms of the Creative Commons CC BY licence.
Is Part Of
VCU Oral Health Promotion and Community Outreach Publication