Caries and Treatment Patterns in Children Related to School Lunch Program Eligibility
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13581215 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barbara J Clark (0000-0003-1558-1904), Richard C Graves (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author), David B Webster (University of Kentucky), Calvin W Triol (Colgate-Palmolive (United States)) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 134-138 |
| Publication date | 1987-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Public Health Dentistry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4006 • E-ISSN: 1752-7325 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1987.tb01990.x |
| OpenAlex | W1979843655 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 17 |
This article presents the caries prevalence and treatment patterns of children relative to a classification of family economic status, based on the child's eligibility for the free or reduced‐cost school lunch program. Dental caries prevalence is reported for children aged 8–11 years at the beginning of a longitudinal clinical trial in the nonfluoridated city of Tampa, Florida. These children were placed into one of three school lunch subsidy categories—poverty, near‐poverty, and non‐poverty—using federal government income eligibility guidelines for the school lunch program. The results support an inverse relation of caries prevalence to economic status, as well as the expected direct relation of family income to treatment needs met. The nonpoverty group exhibited the lowest number of decayed surfaces and had nearly 70 percent of their treatment needs met. The poverty group had significantly higher scores both for total caries experience (DMFS) and decayed surfaces (DS) than either of the other groups. Filled surfaces (FS) scores were not significantly different for any of the groups. This method of classifying children by school lunch program eligibility is considered valid because of the rigorous requirements used in determining family income, as well as the thorough verification procedure that is applied. The method is easy to use once officials have been convinced that confidentiality will be maintained
Aid to Families with Dependent Children · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Family income · Government (linguistics · Health care · Low income · Medicaid · Political science · Poverty · Poverty level · Poverty threshold · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Subsidy · Treatment and control groups · Demography · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2010 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |