OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the self-reported oral health status and needs and the patterns of use of dental services by a sample of pregnant women from diverse ethnic backgrounds in the city of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. METHOD: A 34-item cross-sectional survey was administered to women enrolling in a prenatal program for 4 months in 2012/13. For data analysis, we used a 2-sample t test and tested categorical variables using a χ2 test. We used multivariable logistic regression analysis to estimate the odds ratio for the variables, self-reported oral health status and use of dental services. RESULTS: Of the 740 pregnant women who participated in this survey (87% of registrants), 30% were considered vulnerable because of inability to live within their household income, smoking status, self-reported depression, lack of dental insurance and time since last dental visit. Most respondents (84%) rated their oral health good or excellent. Almost half of the women had not visited a dental professional during the past year, while 23% saw a dental professional only for emergency purposes. Women with dental insurance were 6.6 times more likely to have visited a dental professional than those without insurance. CONCLUSION: Although most pregnant women considered dental care during pregnancy to be important, almost half had not visited a dental professional during the pregnancy.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the self-reported oral health status and needs and the patterns of use of dental services by a sample of pregnant women from diverse ethnic backgrounds in the city of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. METHOD: A 34-item cross-sectional survey was administered to women enrolling in a prenatal program for 4 months in 2012/13. For data analysis, we used a 2-sample t test and tested categorical variables using a χ2 test. We used multivariable logistic regression analysis to estimate the odds ratio for the variables, self-reported oral health status and use of dental services. RESULTS: Of the 740 pregnant women who participated in this survey (87% of registrants), 30% were considered vulnerable because of inability to live within their household income, smoking status, self-reported depression, lack of dental insurance and time since last dental visit. Most respondents (84%) rated their oral health good or excellent. Almost half of the women had not visited a dental professional during the past year, while 23% saw a dental professional only for emergency purposes. Women with dental insurance were 6.6 times more likely to have visited a dental professional than those without insurance. CONCLUSION: Although most pregnant women considered dental care during pregnancy to be important, almost half had not visited a dental professional during the pregnancy.
Authors: Abbas Jessani; Mir Faeq Ali Quadri; Pulane Lefoka; Abdul El-Rabbany; Kirsten Hooper; Hyun Ja Lim; Eketsang Ndobe; Mario Brondani; Denise M Laronde Journal: Children (Basel) Date: 2021-02-07
Authors: María de Los Ángeles Ramírez-Trujillo; María Del Carmen Villanueva-Vilchis; Fátima Del Carmen Aguilar-Díaz; Javier de la Fuente-Hernández; Daniel Demétrio Faustino-Silva; Luis Alberto Gaitán-Cepeda Journal: BMC Oral Health Date: 2021-10-30 Impact factor: 2.757