Children's dental healthcare quality using several outcome measures

Authors

  • Marja-Leena Mattila Public Health Center, Turku, Finland; Turku City Hospital, Turku, Finland; Departments of Public Health, Biostatistics, Child Neurology, University of Turku, Finland
  • Päivi Rautava Public Health Center, Turku, Finland; Turku City Hospital, Turku, Finland; Departments of Public Health, Biostatistics, Child Neurology, University of Turku, Finland
  • Päivi Paunio Public Health Center, Turku, Finland; Turku City Hospital, Turku, Finland; Departments of Public Health, Biostatistics, Child Neurology, University of Turku, Finland
  • Ansa Ojanlatva Public Health Center, Turku, Finland; Turku City Hospital, Turku, Finland; Departments of Public Health, Biostatistics, Child Neurology, University of Turku, Finland
  • Liisa Hyssälä Public Health Center, Turku, Finland; Turku City Hospital, Turku, Finland; Departments of Public Health, Biostatistics, Child Neurology, University of Turku, Finland
  • Hans Helenius Public Health Center, Turku, Finland; Turku City Hospital, Turku, Finland; Departments of Public Health, Biostatistics, Child Neurology, University of Turku, Finland
  • Matti Sillanpää Public Health Center, Turku, Finland; Turku City Hospital, Turku, Finland; Departments of Public Health, Biostatistics, Child Neurology, University of Turku, Finland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1080/000163502753509527

Keywords:

Children'S, Caries, Dental, Health, Counseling, Education, Quality, Healthcare

Abstract

The aim of this study was to measure the quality of children's dental healthcare from the oral health records of 10-year-olds and from the numbers of children in risk groups. The focus was on dental healthcare and markers of dental records. A representative sample of women expecting their first child was selected in southwestern Finland. Children's dental health, dmft/DMFT = 0, was recorded in 45% of cases with a mean DMFT index of 0.5, and dmft/DMFT &#83 5 in 15% of the children. Late-appearing caries (caries-free at the age of 5 years but caries-existing thereafter) was present in 31% (258/828) of the children. The focus on restorative dental healthcare was appropriate. The use of sweets was documented in 23% of cases and tooth-brushing in 28%. A total of 26% of the children had gingivitis in every segment. The study illustrates that only one of the targets has been fully reached.

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Published

2002-01-01

Issue

Vol. 60 No. 2 (2002): Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

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