Clemencia M Vargas

Biographic Data

ID6062175
NAMEClemencia M Vargas
GIVEN NAMESClemencia M
FAMILY NAMEVargas
SIGNATUREVARGAS C M
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT12
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
H-INDEX0

  • Dental service mix among older adults aged 65 and over, U nited S tates, 1999 and 2009

    Open AccessRichard J Manski, LEONARD A COHEN et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2014

    Findings point to a shift in the mix of dental services received by older adults during the two periods. The predominance of diagnostic and preventive procedures has important access and workforce implications. An expanded role for dental hygienists in helping to meet the oral health needs of older adults is possible given a hygienist's current scope of practice

  • Dental procedures among children age birth to 20, U nited S tates, 1999 and 2009

    Open AccessRichard J Manski, Clemencia M Vargas et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2014

    The vast majority of procedures received by children from birth to 20 years were diagnostic and preventive. Most children with at least one dental visit received a diagnostic or preventive service. Between 1999 and 2009, the proportion of all services received accounted for by diagnostic or preventive services increased. However, the proportion in which each type of procedure was received by children who made at least one visit who received did n…

  • Dental service mix among working‐age adults in the U nited S tates, 1999 and 2009

    Open AccessRichard J Manski, Mark D Macek et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2013

    Preventive-type procedures represented the vast majority of dental services received by working-age adults in 2009. Between 1999 and 2009, receipt of preventive-type procedures generally increased while receipt of surgical-type procedures decreased. These findings emphasize the health-promoting role of the dental team and provide a baseline for the measurement of future trends

  • Oral health trends in Maryland

    Open AccessClemencia M Vargas, Jane S Casper et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2012

    Maryland has made considerable progress in improving the oral health care for children covered by Medicaid. The availability of affordable oral health care for new mothers, adults, and elderly persons is a problem that goes beyond the Maryland boundaries. Following national trends, edentulism and deaths due to oral cancer have declined

  • Dental Pain in Maryland School Children

    Open AccessClemencia M Vargas, Mark D Macek et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2005

    Almost a third of Maryland kindergartens and third graders who have caries have experienced dental pain

  • Improving the Oral Health of Alaska Natives

    Dyan Campbell, Howard F Pollick et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2005References: 3

  • Oral Health Status of Children and Adolescents by Rural Residence, United States

    Open AccessClemencia M Vargas, Cynthia R Ronzio et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Rural Health2003

    Context : The limited information available on the oral health status of rural children in the United States makes it difficult to devise policy strategies to address perceived problems Purpose : To document the oral health status and dental care utilization of US children by place of residence. Methods: Data from National Health Interview Surveys for 1995, 1997, and 1998, and from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1988–…

  • Oral Health Care Utilization by US Rural Residents, National Health Interview Survey 1999

    Open AccessClemencia M Vargas, Bruce A Dye et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2003

    Dental care utilization characteristics differ between rural and urban residents in the United States, with rural residents tending to underutilize dental care

  • Comparison of Children's Medical and Dental Insurance Coverage by Socio demographic Characteristics, United States, 1995

    Open AccessClemencia M Vargas, Robert Isman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2002

    Our findings, coupled with previous reports, suggest that the most serious problem concerning lack of dental insurance is among near-poor children. SCHIP has the potential to address dental coverage among near-poor children

  • Relationship Between Children’s Dental Needs and Dental Care Utilization

    Clemencia M Vargas, Reinhard Efraim Murbijanto et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2002References: 10

    Objectives. This study describes the relationship between dental needs and dental care utilization among children. Methods. Data from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1988-1994) were used to analyze dental care needs and dental care utilization. Results. Younger children with perceived needs (needs perceived by the child or responsible adult) were more likely to be episodic users of dental care than children without per…

  • Dental Expenditures and Source of Payment by Race/Ethnicity and Other Sociodemographic Characteristics

    Open AccessClemencia M Vargas, Richard J ManskiARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry1999

    While sociodemographic characteristics determined who had dental expenditures, they did not determine the amount or source of those expenditures

  • Validity of Self-Reported Hypertension in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III, 1988–1991

    Open AccessClemencia M Vargas, Vicki L Burt et al.ARTICLEPreventive Medicine1997