"Your Child's Teeth" Project, 1991-1993: [New York City] (ICPSR 6578)
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Stephen J. Moss, New York University. College of Dentistry
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06578.v2
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The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an educational program called "Your Child's Teeth", which was designed to modify mothers' care of their young children's teeth. These data, gathered at three consecutive weekly sessions with mothers, children, and dental health counselors in New York City, provide information on the oral health of the children and the extent of the mothers' knowledge of dental care for infants. Information on the oral health of the children includes scores of caries and abscesses in the maxillary teeth, and indices of maxillary and mandibular plaque and gingivitis. Mothers were queried on how to clean infants' teeth and gums, how to prevent use of a baby's bottle from causing cavities, and other behaviors and practices related to dental hygiene. Demographics include mother's age, race, and education, as well as child's age and gender.
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Convenience sample of persons attending preschool parent programs and homeless shelters in New York City.
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Disadvantaged pregnant women or new mothers with children less than five years old.
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self-enumerated questionnaires, reports of test results, and dental examinations
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1996-10-01
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2024-02-14 Online variable search capabilities have been added for this study.
2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
- Moss, Stephen J. "Your Child's Teeth" Project, 1991-1993: [New York City]. ICPSR06578-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-02-14. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06578.v2
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The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.
This study is maintained and distributed by the Health and Medical Care Archive (HMCA). HMCA is the official data archive of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.