School-Based Caries Prevention, Tooth Decay, and the Community Environment.

ABSTRACT: The school and community context can contribute to inequity in child oral health. Whether the school and community affect the effectiveness of school-based caries prevention is unknown. The association between the school and community environment and dental caries, as well as their moderating effects with school-based caries prevention, was assessed using multilevel mixed-effects regression. Data were derived from a 6-y prospective cohort study of children participating in a school-based caries prevention program. For the school and community, living in a dental-shortage area and the proportion of children receiving free or reduced lunch were significantly related to an increased risk of dental caries at baseline. Caries prevention was associated with a significant per-visit decrease in th

SUBMITTER: Ruff RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5858650 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature