Dental Fluoride Varnish Application During Medical Visits Among Children Who Are Privately Insured

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Aug 2;4(8):e2122953. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.22953.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines fluoride varnish application rates during well-child medical visits and identify characteristics associated with fluoride varnish receipt.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Connecticut
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Fluorides, Topical / administration & dosage*
  • Fluorides, Topical / economics*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Insurance, Health / economics*
  • Insurance, Health / statistics & numerical data*
  • Maine
  • Male
  • New Hampshire
  • Office Visits / economics*
  • Office Visits / statistics & numerical data*
  • Rhode Island

Substances

  • Fluorides, Topical