Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 123, Issue 10, 96-106
Copyright © 1992 by American Dental Association
Oral health activities of U.S. children: results of a national health interview survey
HC Gift
and
JF Newman
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Branch, National Institute of Dental Research, Bethesda, Md 20892.
Data from the 1989 National Health Interview Survey show oral health activities for U.S. children aged 2-17. Key population subgroups neither received optimal preventive care nor visited a dentist regularly.