Disparities in Unmet Dental Need and Dental Care Received by Pregnant Women in Maryland

To examine prenatal dental care needs, utilization and oral health counseling among Maryland women who delivered a live infant during 2001–2003 and identify the factors associated with having a dental visit and having an unmet dental need during pregnancy. Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System...

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Published in:Maternal and child health journal 2014-09, Vol.18 (7), p.1658-1666
Main Authors: Singhal, Astha, Chattopadhyay, Amit, Garcia, A. Isabel, Adams, Amy B., Cheng, Diana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Analysis
Bacteria
Care and treatment
Childrens health
Clinical trials
Dental care
Dental caries
Dental Health Services - organization & administration
Dental Health Services - utilization
Dental insurance
Dentistry
Dentists
Female
Gum disease
Gynecology
Healthcare Disparities - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Inflammation
Logistic Models
Maryland
Maternal and Child Health
Maternal Health Services - organization & administration
Maternal Health Services - utilization
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mothers
Needs Assessment
Oral diseases
Oral Health
Oral hygiene
Pediatrics
Population Economics
Pregnancy
Pregnant women
Premature birth
Prenatal Care
Public Health
Risk Assessment
Risk factors
Sociology
Womens health
Young Adult
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Summary:To examine prenatal dental care needs, utilization and oral health counseling among Maryland women who delivered a live infant during 2001–2003 and identify the factors associated with having a dental visit and having an unmet dental need during pregnancy. Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System is an ongoing population based surveillance system that collects information of women’s attitudes and experiences before, during, and shortly after pregnancy. Logistic regression was used to model dental visits and unmet dental need using predictor variables for Maryland 2001–2003 births. Less than half of all women reported having a dental visit and receiving oral health advice during pregnancy. Twenty-five percent of women reported a need for dental care, of which 33 % did not receive dental care despite their perceived need. Multivariate modeling revealed that racial minorities, women who were not married and those with annual income
ISSN:1092-7875
1573-6628
DOI:10.1007/s10995-013-1406-7