Three intervention models for exploring oral health in pregnant minority adolescents.
OBJECTIVE
Maintaining oral health is important for pregnant minority adolescents and their offspring's present and future well-being. The purpose of this article is to identify the scope of oral health problems and describe three models to guide pediatric nursing research and interventions related to oral health in pregnant minority adolescents.


CONCLUSIONS
Identifying and understanding the risks of poor oral health in pregnant minority adolescents will assist those who plan and provide care for this vulnerable population.


CONCLUSIONS
Utilizing more than one model or a combination of models may be necessary for improving oral health outcomes in this population.
School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA. cmurphey@mail.nur.utexas.edu
Christina
C
Murphey
Lynn
L
Rew
D000293:Adolescent; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups; D017145:Models, Educational; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000193:education*; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012307:Risk Factors