Unaffordable dental care is linked to frequent school absences.
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The ability to afford needed dental care is the key difference between those children who miss school due to a dental problem and those who do not. Among all school age children, those who need dental care but cannot afford it are more likely to miss one or more school days due to dental problems Of the 7,240,000 school age children ages 5-17 in California, an estimated 504,000 (7%) missed at least one day of school due to a dental problem in the past year (Exhibit 1). The majority of these children (60%) report one missed day of school due to a dental problem, while the remaining 40% report missing two or more days (including 25% with two, 8% with three, and 7% with four or more days). In total, California children hildren often miss school in order to receive dental care, including both routine preventive care (checkups and cleaning) and treatment for dental problems. A day of absence to receive preventive care may be appropriate and/or unavoidable; however, frequent absences may have significant negative societal and economic consequences. Tooth decay (dental caries) is the single most common chronic disease of childhood and affects nearly 60% of children in the United States. Significant consequences of tooth decay including pain, chewing difficulties and lack of sleep can impact learning and growth. C
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Policy brief
دوره PB2009-10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009