American Journal of Public Health
Volume 77, Issue 8, 1987, Pages 1002-1003

Dental caries in permanent teeth in children of migrant farm workers (Article) (Open Access)

Call R.L. , Entwistle B. , Swanson T.
  • a Department of Applied Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Box C-284, Denver, CO 80262, United States
  • b Department of Applied Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Box C-284, Denver, CO 80262, United States
  • c Department of Applied Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Box C-284, Denver, CO 80262, United States

Abstract

A 1984 study of dental disease in 534 children (aged 6-15) of migrant farm workers in Colorado found that the prevalence of disease for this population continues to exceed the national and regional average. The mean DMFS was 3.56 with only 23 per cent caries free compared to a regional non-migrant DMFS mean of 2.50 with 44.7 per cent caries free. Results indicate that the children of migrant farm workers should remain a priority in preventive and restorative dental care programs.

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economic aspect Short Survey tooth social aspect human priority journal health program geographic distribution dental health dental caries migrant worker health care therapy organization and management agricultural worker father United States Child
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.77.8.1002
ISSN: 00900036
Cited by: 16
Original Language: English