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Explaining racial/ethnic disparities in children's dental health: A decomposition analysis

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  • Guarnizo-Herreño, C.C.
  • Wehby, G.L.

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Objectives: We measured racial/ethnic inequalities in US children's dental health and quantified the contribution of conceptually relevant factors. Methods: Using data from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health, we investigated racial/ethnic disparities in selected child dental health and preventive care outcomes. We employed a decomposition model to quantify demographic, socioeconomic, maternal health, health insurance, neighborhood, and geographic effects. Results: Hispanic children had the poorest dental health and lowest preventive dental care utilization, followed by Black then White children. The model explanatory variables accounted for 58% to 77% of the disparities in dental health and 89% to 100% of the disparities in preventive dental care. Socioeconomic status accounted for 71% of the gap in preventive dental care between Black children and White children and 55% of that between Hispanic children and White children. Maternal health, age, and marital status; neighborhood safety and social capital; and state of residence were relevant factors. Conclusions: Reducing US children's racial/ethnic dental health disparities- which are mostly socioeconomically driven-requires policies that recognize the multilevel pathways underlying them and the need for household- and neighborhood- level interventions.

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  • Guarnizo-Herreño, C.C. & Wehby, G.L., 2012. "Explaining racial/ethnic disparities in children's dental health: A decomposition analysis," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 102(5), pages 859-866.
  • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2011.300548_1
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300548
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    1. Aliasghar A. Kiadaliri & Reza Hosseinpour & Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli & Ulf-G Gerdtham, 2013. "Pure and Social Disparities in Distribution of Dentists: A Cross-Sectional Province-Based Study in Iran," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 10(5), pages 1-13, May.
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    3. Dominique H. Como & Lucía I. Floríndez-Cox & Leah I. Stein Duker & Sharon A. Cermak, 2022. "Oral Health Barriers for African American Caregivers of Autistic Children," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(24), pages 1-14, December.
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