title: Efficacy of a Prenatal Oral Health Program Follow-up with Mothers and their Children.
abstract: Brookdale Hospital and Medical Center's Prenatal Care Assistance Program (PCAP) provides oral health education and treatment to expectant mothers from a minority, impoverished, high-risk population. A chart review examined dental records for 42 children of mothers who took PCAP training versus 49 children of mothers who did not. At age 2, the children of PCAP mothers had fewer dental caries, less severe dental caries and fewer extractions. When combining children at ages 2 and 3, results were statistically significant and clinically important. Evidence strongly suggests the PCAP program can lead to vastly improved oral health of participants' young children.
authors.forename: Charles D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: Terri
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ambrose
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Degano
authors.forename: Leonard
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: Vito A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Cardo
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000067576:Child Health; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003729:Dental Care; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D000068097:Maternal Health; D008913:Minority Groups; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D009909:Oral Health; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011203:Poverty; D011295:Prenatal Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D035862:Vulnerable Populations