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Impact of poor oral health on children's school attendance and performance

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  • Jackson, S.L.
  • Vann Jr, W.F.
  • Kotch, J.B.
  • Pahel, B.T.
  • Lee, J.Y.

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We examined school days missed for routine dental care versus dental pain or infection to determine the relationship between children's oral health status and school attendance and performance. Methods. We used 2008 data from the North Carolina Child Health Assessment and Monitoring Program. The study sample, weighted to reflect the state's population, included 2183 schoolchildren. Variables assessed included school absences and performance, oral health status, parental education, health insurance coverage, race, and gender. Results. Children with poor oral health status were nearly 3 times more likely (odds ratio=3.89; 95% confidence interval=1.96, 7.75) than were their counterparts to miss school as a result of dental pain. Absences caused by pain were associated with poorer school performance (P

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  • Jackson, S.L. & Vann Jr, W.F. & Kotch, J.B. & Pahel, B.T. & Lee, J.Y., 2011. "Impact of poor oral health on children's school attendance and performance," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 101(10), pages 1900-1906.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2010.200915_6
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.200915
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    1. Alyssa Simon & Jamie Cage & Aderonke A. Akinkugbe, 2021. "Adverse Childhood Experiences and Oral Health Outcomes in U.S. Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study of the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(23), pages 1-14, November.
    2. Lipton, Brandy, 2019. "Adult Medicaid Benefit Generosity and Receipt of Recommended Health Services among Low-Income Children: The Spillover Effects of Medicaid Adult Dental Coverage Expansions," MPRA Paper 93248, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Lucía I. Floríndez & Daniella C. Floríndez & Francesca M. Floríndez & Dominique H. Como & Elizabeth Pyatak & Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati & Jose C. Polido & Sharon A. Cermak, 2019. "Oral Care Experiences of Latino Parents/Caregivers with Children with Autism and with Typically Developing Children," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(16), pages 1-14, August.
    4. Prakash, Kushneel & Awaworyi Churchill, Sefa & Smyth, Russell, 2022. "Are you puffing your Children's future away? Energy poverty and childhood exposure to passive smoking," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 114(C).
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    6. Vy Thi Nhat Nguyen & Takashi Zaitsu & Akiko Oshiro & Tai Tan Tran & Yen Hoang Thi Nguyen & Yoko Kawaguchi & Jun Aida, 2021. "Impact of School-Based Oral Health Education on Vietnamese Adolescents: A 6-Month Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-12, March.
    7. Jennifer Zwicker & Carolyn Dudley & Herb Emery, 2016. "It's Not Just About Baby Teeth: Preventing Early CHildhood Caries," SPP Briefing Papers, The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, vol. 9(14), April.
    8. Dominique H. Como & Leah I. Stein Duker & José C. Polido & Sharon A. Cermak, 2019. "The Persistence of Oral Health Disparities for African American Children: A Scoping Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(5), pages 1-16, February.
    9. Yoshifumi Fukuya & Yusuke Matsuyama & Aya Isumi & Satomi Doi & Manami Ochi & Takeo Fujiwara, 2020. "Toothbrushing and School Refusal in Elementary School: A Longitudinal Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(20), pages 1-15, October.
    10. Lipton, Brandy J., 2021. "Adult Medicaid benefit generosity and receipt of recommended health services among low-income children: The spillover effects of Medicaid adult dental coverage expansions," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).
    11. Kertesi, Gábor & Hajdu, Tamás & Fadgyas-Freyler, Petra, 2023. "Társadalmi különbségek a magyarországi gyerekek fogainak állapotában és egészségmagatartásában [Social differences in the dental health and health behaviour of Hungarian children]," Közgazdasági Szemle (Economic Review - monthly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences), Közgazdasági Szemle Alapítvány (Economic Review Foundation), vol. 0(5), pages 453-516.

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