Child Nutrition and Hygiene Practices Related to Dental Caries in Preschool Children

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dc.contributor.advisorUrrutia-Rojas, Ximena
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCoggin, Claudia
dc.creatorSterba, Jennifer A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T21:08:48Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T21:08:48Z
dc.date.issued2006-08-01
dc.date.submitted2014-04-01T09:12:05-07:00
dc.description.abstractSterba R.D.H., B.S., Jennifer A. Child Nutrition and Hygiene Practices Related to Dental Caries in Pre-School Children. Master of Public Health (Community Health), August 2006, 50 pp., bibliography, 22 titles. Dental caries is a significant public health issue among low income children. Head start is a child developmental program that provides education and health services for low income families. One hundred and thirty seven children, age’s three to six, and their parents/guardians enrolled in four sites at Head Start Greater Dallas, Inc. participated in this study. Fifty-three percent of all children had evidence of early childhood caries. In this study, parents/guardians reported adequate nutrition and hygiene practices of their child’s oral health, but children still show a high incidence of caries. Therefore, preventive educational services provided by a dental professional would be beneficial to the Head Start families to improve children’s oral health.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/29106
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectCommunity Health and Preventive Medicine
dc.subjectDental Public Health and Education
dc.subjectDentistry
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.subjectInequality and Stratification
dc.subjectMaternal and Child Health
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectOther Public Health
dc.subjectPediatric Dentistry and Pedodontics
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectPublic Health Education and Promotion
dc.subjectTranslational Medical Research
dc.subjectChild nutrition
dc.subjecthygiene practices
dc.subjectdental caries
dc.subjectpre-school children
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.subjectlow income children
dc.subjectHead Start
dc.subjectchildhood development program
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjecthealth services
dc.subjectoral health
dc.subjectdental professional
dc.subjectdentist
dc.titleChild Nutrition and Hygiene Practices Related to Dental Caries in Preschool Children
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thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunity Health
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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