Dental attendance patterns among mothers and their children in an area of social deprivation.
Dental attendance behaviour was recorded for 358 children aged 5-6 and 10-11 years and their mothers living in a socially deprived area of south Manchester. Information obtained by questionnaire was verified by the local dentists concerned. Forty-four per cent of mothers and 61 per cent of children had attended a dentist in the previous 12 months. The mothers' attendance was a good predictor of children's attendance, although a substantial proportion of mothers who did not attend the dentist themselves did ensure the attendance of their children.
Crawford
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Department of Clinical Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Liverpool, UK.
Lennon
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D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012923:Social Class; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires