High Rates of Decay and Need for Dental Treatment Among Rural Kindergartners in North Dakota
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Description
Fact sheet describing a study examining results of dental screenings of 1,998 North Dakota kindergartners in 43 schools during the 2018-2019 school year. Features statistics including rates of decay experience, untreated decay, and need for early or urgent dental care, with breakdowns by urban, semi-rural, and rural location.
Author(s)
Shawnda Schroeder, Shane Knutson
Date
02/2020
Type
Document
Organization
University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
Tagged as
Children and youth · Health disparities · Health screening · Oral health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · North Dakota