title: Oral health care for underserved children in the United States.
abstract: Dental caries is the most common chronic disease of childhood with approximately 25% of children from low-income families entering kindergarten without ever having seen a dentist ( Larsen, Larsen, Handwerker, Kim, & Rosenthal, 2009 ). Youth, poverty, and race are characteristics of populations susceptible to oral disease (Dye, Xianfen, & Thorton-Evans, 2012). Services delivering oral health care to underserved populations are referred to as dental safety-net clinics. This article explores the impact of the dental safety-net on improving access to oral health care for underserved children in the United States.
authors: a Utica College , Utica , New York.
authors: Linda M
authors: LM
authors: Culyer
authors: Elaine Flagler
authors: EF
authors: Brown
authors: Kathleen A
authors: KA
authors: Kelly
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D064876:Safety-net Providers / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data