title: The oral health of U.S. Hispanics: evaluating their needs and their use of dental services.
abstract: Data from the 1985-1986 National Survey of Oral Health in U.S. Adults and Seniors showed that the oral health of Hispanic American adults and seniors was comparable to that of black adults and seniors. White adults and seniors had better oral health than their minority counterparts for all measures observed and were better able to afford dental care.
authors.affiliation: Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Md, USA.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003144:Communication Barriers; D003462:Cuba / Q000208:ethnology; D004245:DMF Index; D003728:Dental Calculus / Q000208:ethnology; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000208:ethnology*; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000208:ethnology*; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000208:ethnology*; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000208:ethnology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data