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Association of Youth Characteristics and Recent Utilization of Dental Services in the United States

Overview of attention for article published in Frontiers in Pediatrics, May 2018
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Title
Association of Youth Characteristics and Recent Utilization of Dental Services in the United States
Published in
Frontiers in Pediatrics, May 2018
DOI 10.3389/fped.2018.00104
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Ilana R. A. Chertok, Nathaniel Chertok, Zelalem T. Haile, Bhakti Chavan

Abstract

Background: Oral health is important for overall health of youth, although dental service utilization is lower than national goals. The purpose of the study was to identify sociodemographic and health behavioral characteristics of youth in the United States who reported having at least one dental visit in the past 12 months. Methods: Secondary data analysis was conducted using the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) to examine factors associated with dental care utilization using Andersen's theory-based Behavioral Model of Health Care Utilization. Results: Among 5,814 youth, nearly 78 percent reported visiting a dentist in the past 12 months. After adjusting for potential confounders, characteristics significantly associated with higher likelihood of dental care utilization were: predisposing factors of non-Hispanic white ethnicity and health behavior characteristics of not using tobacco, not using illegal substances, not drinking soda, and wearing a seat belt; enabling factor of speaking English well; and perceived health of not being overweight. Discussion: Use of the Healthcare Utilization Model identified significant factors classified as predisposing, enabling, and need-related factors associated with youth's utilization of dental care services. Findings from the theory-based population-based study informs healthcare providers of factors to consider when promoting dental care among youth.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 29 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Librarian 4 14%
Researcher 4 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 14%
Student > Bachelor 2 7%
Student > Master 2 7%
Other 3 10%
Unknown 10 34%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 7 24%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 14%
Social Sciences 3 10%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 3%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 1 3%
Other 1 3%
Unknown 12 41%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 July 2018.
All research outputs
#2,831,188
of 23,047,237 outputs
Outputs from Frontiers in Pediatrics
#451
of 6,110 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#60,285
of 326,669 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Frontiers in Pediatrics
#20
of 107 outputs
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