Oral health needs of adolescents in a juvenile detention facility.
Oral health needs of adolescents in a large urban county juvenile detention facility were investigated using a retrospective chart review. Decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) data and other oral health indicators were abstracted from selected charts. A majority of detainees in this study had unmet dental treatment needs.
Bolin
Kenneth
K
Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas 75246, USA. kbolin@bcd.tamhsc.edu
Jones
Daniel
D
D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009909:Oral Health; D015995:Prevalence; D011329:Prisoners; D012189:Retrospective Studies