Associations between school-based fluoride mouth-rinse program, medical-dental expense subsidy policy, and children's oral health in Japan: an ecological study

Background Dental caries are a common non-communicable disease among children. As a public health measure at the prefectural level, school-based fluoride mouth-rinse (S-FMR) program, medical/dental expense subsidy policies, and other factors may reduce the incidence of dental caries and tooth loss....

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Main Authors: Takafumi Yamamoto, Sakura Kiuchi, Miho Ishimaru, Hideki Fukuda, Tetsuji Yokoyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18156-y