Impact of poor oral health on children's school attendance and performance

S.L. Jackson, W.F. Vann , J.B. Kotch, B.T. Pahel and J.Y. Lee

American Journal of Public Health, 2011, vol. 101, issue 10, 1900-1906

Abstract: We examined school days missed for routine dental care versus dental pain or infection to determine the relationship between children's oral health status and school attendance and performance. Methods. We used 2008 data from the North Carolina Child Health Assessment and Monitoring Program. The study sample, weighted to reflect the state's population, included 2183 schoolchildren. Variables assessed included school absences and performance, oral health status, parental education, health insurance coverage, race, and gender. Results. Children with poor oral health status were nearly 3 times more likely (odds ratio=3.89; 95% confidence interval=1.96, 7.75) than were their counterparts to miss school as a result of dental pain. Absences caused by pain were associated with poorer school performance (P

Date: 2011
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