The relationship between the source of oral health information and dental caries: Findings from Child Dental Health Survey 2013 in England.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the magnitude and shape of the relationship between dental caries experience and the source of oral health information in England.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study using the Child Dental Health Survey 2013 in England. Using a negative binomial model, the relationship between the number of decayed, missing, filled teeth (DMFT) of 12- and 15-year-old students and their primary source of oral health information was assessed. The sources of oral health information included parents, television, newspapers, the Internet, and social media. The adjusted model included age, sex, and the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD). R was used for data handling, analysis and reporting.

Results

Overall, 2,372 children were assessed (48.7% female, 48.6% 12-y

SUBMITTER: Sofi-Mahmudi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11216584 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature