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Tooth Decay Among Children Hurting their Education? Posted on December 7, 2012, by Marielaina Perrone DDS, in Oral health, Pediatric Dentistry, tagged absences, academic achievement, attendance records, children at risk, classroom time, disadvantaged children, good oral hygiene, Henderson Dentist, Las Vegas Dentist, oral pain, Pediatric Dentistry, poor oral health, routine dental care, tooth decay, tooth pain, toothbrushing
New studies are showing that poor oral health, tooth decay, and tooth pain are putting some children at risk for falling behind in school. It is widely believed that many children, regardless of
socioeconomic conditions, are not receiving routine dental care on a regular basis from a dentist or hygienist. It seems like good dental care takes a back seat at times in many families lives for various reasons. The study recently conducted and published in the American Journal of Public Health examined close to 1,500 socioeconomically disadvantaged elementary and high school students in the Los Angeles area. They then matched their oral health to their academic achievement and attendance records. In previous studies, researchers found that about 75% of disadvantaged children in Los Angeles county area had some level of tooth decay. converted by Web2PDFConvert.com