Assessing the Effectiveness of a School-Based Dental Clinic on the Oral Health of Children Who Lack Access to Dental Care: A Program Evaluation

Autor/inn/en	Carpino, Rachel; Walker, Mary P.; Liu, Ying; Simmer-Beck, Melanie
Titel	Assessing the Effectiveness of a School-Based Dental Clinic on the Oral Health of Children Who Lack Access to Dental Care: A Program Evaluation
Quelle	In: Journal of School Nursing, 33 (2017) 3, S.181-188 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-8405
DOI	10.1177/1059840516671784
Schlagwörter	Program Evaluation; Program Effectiveness; School Health Services; Clinics; Dental Health; Correlation; School Nurses; Access to Health Care; Records (Forms); Electronic Publishing; Elementary Secondary Education; Student Characteristics; Referral; Multivariate Analysis; Longitudinal Studies; Missouri (Kansas City) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Schuleingangsuntersuchung; Zahnärztliche Versorgung; Korrelation; Formularsammlung; Elektronisches Publizieren; Multivariate Analyse; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung
Abstract	This program evaluation examines the effectiveness of a school-based dental clinic. A repeated-measures design was used to longitudinally examine secondary data from participants (N = 293). Encounter intensity was developed to normalize data. Multivariate analysis of variance and Kruskal-Wallis test were used to investigate the effect of encounter intensity on the change in decay, restorations, and treatment urgency. A Pearson's correlation was used to measure the strengths of association. Encounter intensity had a statistically significant effect on change in decay (p = 0.005), restorations (p = 0.000), and treatment urgency (p = 0.001). As encounter intensity increased, there was a significant association with the decrease in decay (-0.167), increase in restorations (0.221), and reduction in referral urgency (-0.188). Incorporating dental care into a school-based health center resulted in improved oral health in underserved children while overcoming barriers that typically restrict access. The collaboration of school nurses with the school-based dental clinic was an important element for maximizing student access to dental care. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01