Dental Health of Children of Migrant Farmworkers in Hartford, Connecticut
Author: Cipes, Monica H.
Date Published: 1982
In this study 513 children of migrant farmworkers ranging in age from three to seventeen were examined, their dental health status evaluated, and the results compared to a study of children living a Connecticut community that had been fluoridated for twenty-two years. Oral exams included: caries, DMF, deaf, and gingival index. This study demonstrated a higher decay attack rate in a group of migrant children and is at variance with data collected two years previously in which migrant children's dental health compared favorably with that of indigenous children.
Date Published: 1982
In this study 513 children of migrant farmworkers ranging in age from three to seventeen were examined, their dental health status evaluated, and the results compared to a study of children living a Connecticut community that had been fluoridated for twenty-two years. Oral exams included: caries, DMF, deaf, and gingival index. This study demonstrated a higher decay attack rate in a group of migrant children and is at variance with data collected two years previously in which migrant children's dental health compared favorably with that of indigenous children.
