Cost as a Prohibitive Factor on Effectiveness of Informational Campaigns to Reduce Dental Sealant Disparities
To the Editor: The authors of the abstract “Reducing Dental Sealant Disparities in School-aged Children Through Better Targeting of Informational Campaigns” (1) state: The lack of an association between sealant prevalence and knowledge among low-income families may reflect higher levels of pub...
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description | To the Editor: The authors of the abstract “Reducing Dental Sealant Disparities in School-aged Children Through Better Targeting of Informational Campaigns” (1) state: The lack of an association between sealant prevalence and knowledge among low-income families may reflect higher levels of public provision of sealants to this group. This suggests that informational campaigns could increase demand for sealants in both income groups. |
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spelling | doaj.art-df0106ea55f443fd9db60e3d1fe3356e2023-10-02T11:13:17ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionPreventing Chronic Disease1545-11512005-07-0123Cost as a Prohibitive Factor on Effectiveness of Informational Campaigns to Reduce Dental Sealant DisparitiesKenneth Anthony Bolin, DDS, MPHTo the Editor: The authors of the abstract “Reducing Dental Sealant Disparities in School-aged Children Through Better Targeting of Informational Campaigns” (1) state: The lack of an association between sealant prevalence and knowledge among low-income families may reflect higher levels of public provision of sealants to this group. This suggests that informational campaigns could increase demand for sealants in both income groups.http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2005/jul/05_0041.htmletter to the editorpublic healthchronic diseasepreventiondental sealantdisparitycost |
spellingShingle | Kenneth Anthony Bolin, DDS, MPH Cost as a Prohibitive Factor on Effectiveness of Informational Campaigns to Reduce Dental Sealant Disparities Preventing Chronic Disease letter to the editor public health chronic disease prevention dental sealant disparity cost |
title | Cost as a Prohibitive Factor on Effectiveness of Informational Campaigns to Reduce Dental Sealant Disparities |
title_full | Cost as a Prohibitive Factor on Effectiveness of Informational Campaigns to Reduce Dental Sealant Disparities |
title_fullStr | Cost as a Prohibitive Factor on Effectiveness of Informational Campaigns to Reduce Dental Sealant Disparities |
title_full_unstemmed | Cost as a Prohibitive Factor on Effectiveness of Informational Campaigns to Reduce Dental Sealant Disparities |
title_short | Cost as a Prohibitive Factor on Effectiveness of Informational Campaigns to Reduce Dental Sealant Disparities |
title_sort | cost as a prohibitive factor on effectiveness of informational campaigns to reduce dental sealant disparities |
topic | letter to the editor public health chronic disease prevention dental sealant disparity cost |
url | http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2005/jul/05_0041.htm |
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