Jimenéz-Gayosso et al., 20151212. Jiménez-Gayosso S, Medina-Solis C, Lara-Carrillo E, Scougal-Vilchis RJ, Rosa-Santillana R, Márquez-Rodríguez S, Mendoza-Rodríguez M, Navarrete-Hernández JJ. Desigualdades socioeconómicas en la utilización de servicios de salud bucal (USSB) alguna vez en la vida por escolares mexicanos de 6-12 años de edad. Gac Med Mex 2015; 151:27-33.
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Mexico |
Cross-sectional |
1404 schoolchildren between 06 and 12 years old |
To determine the prevalence and existence of socioeconomic inequalities in the utilization of DHS in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico. |
Increasing age and higher socioeconomic status of schoolchildren were associated with the utilization of DHS. |
A |
VI |
Machry et al., 20131313. Machry RV, Tuchtenhagen S, Agostini BA, Silva Teixeira CR, Piovesan C, Mendes FM, Ardenghi TM. Socioeconomic and psychosocial predictors of dental healthcare use among Brazilian preschool children. BMC Oral Health 2013; 13:60.
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Brazil |
Cross-sectional |
478 children between 01 and 05 years old |
To evaluate relationships between socioeconomic and psychosocial factors and the utilization of DHS by children in the city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. |
Younger children (01 and 02 years old) who did not brush their teeth regularly or whose mothers had less than 08 years of schooling were more likely to have never gone to the dentist. In addition, children of low-income families, with dental caries, or mothers with poor perception of their child's oral health had a higher probability of using curative DHS compared to preventive ones. |
A |
VI |
Leroy et al., 20131414. Leroy R, Bogaerts K, Hoppenbrouwers K, Martens LC, Declerck D. Dental attendance in preschool children - A prospective study. Int J Paediatr Dent 2013; 23(2):84-93.
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Belgium |
Retrospective-Cohort |
1057 children at birth, 587 at the age of 03 and 699 at the age of 05 |
To investigate the proportion of visits to the dentist in children aged 03 and 05 years; to describe the experience of parents about their children's first visit to dentist at the age of 03 and 05; factors associated with early use of DHS. |
Children who were not first-born, who had mothers with higher levels of education, and whose parents recently visited the dentist were more likely to have visited the dentist at a younger age. |
A |
IV |
Lapresa e Sanz-Barbero, 20121515. Lapresa LB, Sanz-Barbero B. Variables asociadas al uso de los servicios de salud bucodental por la problación preescolar en españa: Un análisis de la encuesta nacional de salud. Rev Esp Salud Pública 2012; 86(1):115-124.
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Spain |
Cross-sectional |
2172 children between 02 and 05 years old |
To know the prevalence of the utilization of DHS, to quantify and analyze the existence of variability among the autonomous communities, and to identify the variables associated with the utilization of DHS by the preschoolers in Spain. |
Increasing age, frequency of daily tooth brushing and presence of oral diseases were associated with a higher probability of using DHS. Families with low socioeconomic status, measured by both social class and maternal schooling, were associated with a lower probability of using DHS. |
A |
VI |
Pontigo-Loyola et al., 20121616. Pontigo-Loyola AP, Medina-Solís CE, Márquez-Corona ML, Vallejos-Sánchez AA, Minaya-Sánchez M, Escoffié-Ramírez M, Maupomé G. Influencia de variables predisponentes, facilitadoras y de necesidades sobre la utilización de servicios de salud bucal en adolescentes mexicanos en un medio semirrural. Gac Med Mex 2012; 148(3):218-226.
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Mexico |
Cross-sectional |
1538 adolescents between 12 and 15 years old |
To identify factors that influence the utilization of DHS by old Mexican adolescents from three localities in the municipality of Tula de Allende. |
Children whose parents had higher levels of education and had at least one tooth with dental caries favored the utilization of DHS. |
A |
VI |
Tellen et al., 20121717. Telleen S, Rhee Kim YO, Chavez N, Barrett RE, Hall W, Gajendra S. Access to oral health services for urban low-income Latino children: Social ecological influences. J Public Health Dent 2012; 72(1):8-18.
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United States of America |
Cross-sectional |
320 children between 04 and 08 years old |
To assess predictors of utilization of DHS by Hispanic-American children in three neighborhoods in the city of Chicago. |
Predictors of age for the first visit to the dentist were: mother's awareness of the importance of preventive care. Predictors of the increase in the number of planned visits to the dentist were: family income and availability of the professional on the weekends. Predictors of the decision to return to the same dentist included: weekly availability of the dentist at night; satisfactory communication among dentist, mother and child, and mother's awareness of the importance of preventive care. |
B |
VI |
Vallejos-Sánchez et al., 20121818. Vallejos-Sánchez AA, Medina-Solís CE, Minaya-Sánchez M, Villalobos-Rodelo JJ, Márquez-Corona ML, Islas-Granillo H, Maupomé G. Maternal characteristics and treatment needs as predictors of dental health services utilisation among Mexican school children. Eur J Paediatr Dent 2012; 13(4):307-310.
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Mexico |
Cross-sectional |
1373 schoolchildren between 06 and 12 years old |
To determine the sociodemographic, maternal and treatment needs associated with the utilization of DHS by school-age children in Campeche, Mexico. |
Higher level of education, positive maternal attitude about the importance of child's oral health, moderate and high levels of dental caries severity, increased schoolchildren age and frequency of dental brushing were associated with DHS use. |
B |
VI |
Chi e Raklios, 20121919. Chi DL, Raklios N. The relationship between body system-based chronic conditions and dental utilization for Medicaid-enrolled children: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Oral Health 2012; 12:28.
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United States of America |
Retrospective-Cohort |
25993 children with chronical conditions, between 03 and 14 years old, enrolled in Medicaid from Iowa during 11 months or longer |
To assess the utilization of DHS by children with chronic diseases enrolled in Medicaid and to identify subgroups of children with chronic diseases less likely to use these services. |
Children with severe, endocrine, craniofacial or hematological neurological conditions were at increased risk of not using DHS compared to other chronic disease subgroups. On the other hand, children with respiratory, musculoskeletal, digestive or ear, nose and throat conditions presented a lower risk of not using DHS in comparison to other subgroups of chronic diseases. |
A |
IV |
Lapresa e Barbero, 20112020. Lapresa LB, Barbero BS. Análisis multinivel del uso de servicios de salud bucodental por población infantojuvenil. Gac Sanit 2011; 25(5):391-396.
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Spain |
Cross-sectional |
5441 children and adolescents between 06 and15 years old |
To identify individual and contextual variables associated with the utilization of DHS by children and adolescents in Spain. |
Individual variables associated with greater probability of using DHS were: presence of perceived oral diseases and frequency of tooth brushing. Variables associated with a lower probability of use were: high or moderate intake of sugary soft drinks and lower socioeconomic status of the family. From the contextual variables, having a dental insurance plan (Children's Dental Care Plan), established in the autonomous community over 10 years ago, was associated with a greater probability of using DHS. |
A |
VI |
Baldani et al., 20112121. Baldani MH, Mendes YBE, Lawder JA, Lara AP, Rodrigues MM, Antunes JL. Inequalities in dental services utilization among Brazilian low-income children: The role of individual determinants. J Public Health Dent 2011; 71(1):46-53.
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Brazil |
Cross-sectional |
350 children and adolescents between zero and 14 years old |
To evaluate the individual determinants that influence the utilization of DHS by a low-income pediatric population living in areas served by the Family Health Program (FHP) in a large city in southern Brazil. |
Absence of perception about child's dental care needs decreased the chances of using DHS. Follow-up by the FHP team increased the likelihood of use. |
A |
VI |
Villalobos-Rodelo et al., 20102222. Villalobos-Rodelo JJ, Medina-Solis CE, Maupomé G, Lamadrid-Figueroa H, Casanova-Rosado AJ, Casanova-Rosado JF, Márquez-Corona ML. Dental Needs and Socioeconomic Status Associated with Utilization of Dental Services in the Presence of Dental Pain: A Case-Control Study in Children. J Orofac Pain 2010; 24(3):279-286.
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Mexico |
Case-Control |
379 cases (schoolchildren between 6 and 12 years old who used DHS in the last year due to dental pain) and 1137 controls |
To identify the effect of unmet dental treatment needs and socioeconomic and demographic variables on patterns of dental visits due to toothache in schoolchildren aged 06 to 12 years. |
CSchoolchildren with moderate (04 to 06 teeth affected by caries), high (07 to 09) and very high (> 09) needs were more likely to have visited the dentist due to dental pain than those with low needs (zero to 03). Schoolchildren who had no health insurance plan or were older (10 to 12 years old) were more likely to have visited the dentist due to dental pain than those who had a health insurance (public or private) or were younger (06 to 09 years old), respectively. Boys from public schools had a 70% chance of having gone to the dentist due to dental pain than those from private schools. The probability of visiting the dentist due to dental pain in girls in public schools was 28%, when compared to those attending private schools. |
A |
IV |
Medina-Solís et al., 20092323. Medina-Solís CE, Villalobos-Rodelo JJ, Márquez-Corona ML, Vallejos-Sánchez AA, Portillo-Núñez CL, Casanova-Rosado AJ. Desigualdades socioeconómicas en la utilización de servicios de salud bucal: estudio en escolares mexicanos de 6 a 12 años de edad. Cad Saude Publica 2009; 25(12):2621-2631.
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Mexico |
Cross-sectional |
3048 schoolchildren between 06 and 12 years old |
To evaluate the association between socioeconomic indicators and the utilization of DHS, according to the type of service used (preventive or curative), in children from Navolato, Sinaloa, Mexico. |
The following factors facilitated the use of DHS: higher socioeconomic status, health insurance and increased age. Also, higher frequency and lower age of onset of tooth brushing increased the possibility of using DHS, especially preventive services, regardless of socioeconomic status and health needs. Individuals with higher clinically evaluated health needs used more curative DHS. |
A |
VI |
Noro et al., 20082424. Noro LRA, Roncalli AG, Mendes Júnior FIR, Lima KC. A utilização de serviços odontológicos entre crianças e fatores associados em Sobral, Ceará, Brasil Use of dental care by children and associated factors in Sobral, Ceará, Brazil. Cad Saude Publica 2008; 24(7):1509-1516.
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Brazil |
Cross-sectional |
3425 children between 05 and 09 years old |
To analyze the utilization of DHS by children in the municipality of Sobral, Ceará, Brazil, relating it to socioeconomic factors and the use of health services. |
High influence of socioeconomic status on the utilization of DHS. Children who had a health insurance plan were more likely to use these services. In addition, children whose mothers had lower levels of education showed greater difficulty of using DHS. Regarding the consumption of health services, the lack of home visits by a community health worker showed as a protection factor, i.e., the households that did not receive their visit were more likely to have access to dental treatment. |
A |
VI |
Kramer et al., 20082525. Kramer PF, Ardenghi TM, Ferreira S, Fischer LA, Cardoso L, Feldens CA. Use of dental services by preschool children in Canela, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Cad Saude Publica 2008; 24(1):150-156.
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Brazil |
Cross-sectional |
1092 children between zero and 05 years old |
To verify the prevalence of preschool children who have consulted with the dental surgeon and the age at which the first dental appointment was performed in a representative sample of preschool children from the city of Canela, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. |
Relationship between age of the child and utilization of DHS. As age increased, the frequency of children who went to the dental surgeon increased. In addition, female children were more likely to use DHS than male children. |
A |
VI |
Medina-Solís et al., 20082626. Medina-Solis CE, Maupomé G, del Socorro HM, Pérez-Núñez R, Avila-Burgos L, Lamadrid-Figueroa H. Dental health services utilization and associated factors in children 6 to 12 years old in a low-income country. J Public Health Dent 2008; 68(1):39-45.
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Nicaragua |
Cross-sectional |
1400 schoolchildren between 06 and 12 years old |
To determine factors associated with the utilization of DHS in schoolchildren in León, Nicaragua. |
Older girls or schoolchildren (> 08 years old) were more likely to use DHS. Those with a higher socioeconomic status were more likely to use both curative and preventive DHS. Those who brushed their teeth at least once a day were more likely to use preventive services. Evaluated oral health needs were positively associated with the use of DHS, especially curative services. |
A |
VI |
Nicopoulos et al., 20072828. Nicopoulos M, Brennan MT, Kent ML, Brickhouse TH, Rogers MK, Fox PC, Lockhart PB. Oral health needs and barriers to dental care in hospitalized children. Spec Care Dentist 2007; 27(5):206-211.
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Canada |
Cross-sectional |
120 patients between 03 and 12 years old |
To assess the prevalence of oral health needs and barriers in the utilization of DHS in hospitalized children with chronic or acute medical conditions |
Children with chronic conditions were less likely to use DHS due to medical barriers than those with acute conditions. The main barriers were: hospitalization, denial of treatment and low blood count. |
A |
VI |
Medina-Solís et al., 20062727. Medina-Solís CE, Maupomé G, Avila-Burgos L, Hijar-Medina M, Segovia-Villanueva A, Pérez-Núñez R. Factors influencing the use of dental health services by preschool children in Mexico. Pediatr Dent 2006; 28(3):285-292.
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Mexico |
Cross-sectional |
1303 children between 03 and 06 years old |
To identify factors associated with the utilization of DHS in children from 10 public schools participating in an oral health program in Campeche, Mexico. |
Facilitating factors for the use of DHS were: older children (05 to 06 years old); moderate and high need of evaluated oral health; greater frequency of tooth brushing; families with a higher socioeconomic status. |
A |
VI |