Association between unmet dental needs and school absenteeism because of illness or injury among U.S. school children and adolescents aged 6–17years, 2011–2012

Agaku, Israel; Olutola, Bukola Ganiyat; Adisa, Akinyele Olumuyiwa; Obadan, Enihomo; Vardavas, Constantine

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.12.037

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“…Of them, five cross‐sectional studies also evaluated the association between oral health and school attendance . In addition, further five studies tested the relationship between oral health and school attendance …”

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“…The pooled effect size was obtained from five studies using data from 4416 children . Parents of children with poor school attendance were 1.35 times more likely to report poor oral health of their child when data from 108 214 children from three studies were combined (95% CI 1.22‐1.42) (Figure ) . There was no statistical association of dental trauma and toothache with school attendance.…”

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“…6,7,22,24,25 In addition, further five studies tested the relationship between oral health and school attendance. [28][29][30][31][32] Most studies were conducted in schools, and the sample sizes varied between 312 and 65 680 participants. 6,29 Dental caries was the most investigated dental exposure as it was assessed in nine studies.…”

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Does oral health influence school performance and school attendance? A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Rebelo

Vieira

Pereira

et al. 2018

Int J Paed Dentistry

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Aim To examine the evidence on the influence of oral health status on school performance and school attendance in children and adolescents. Design A systematic review was performed in accordance with PRISMA included epidemiological studies that assessed concomitantly oral health measures, participants’ school performance and/or school attendance. Electronic search was conducted on MEDLINE, SCOPUS, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, and LILACS. Studies published up to May 2018 in any language were eligible. The risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle‐Ottawa Scale. Meta‐analysis was used to obtain pooled estimates between oral health measures and school performance and school attendance. Results Eighteen studies were included. Of them, fifteen studies were used for the meta‐analyses. Most studies were assessed as moderate quality. Children with one or more decayed teeth had higher probability of poor school performance (OR = 1.44 95%CI: 1.24‐1.64) and poor school attendance (OR = 1.57 95%CI: 1.08‐2.05) than caries‐free children. Poor parent's perception of child's oral health increased the odds of worse school performance (OR = 1.51 95%CI: 1.10‐1.92) and poor school attendance (OR = 1.35 95%CI: 1.14‐1.57). Conclusions Children and adolescents with dental caries and those reporting worse oral health experience poor school performance and poor school attendance.

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Does oral health influence school performance and school attendance? A systematic review and meta‐analysis

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Pereira

et al. 2018

Int J Paed Dentistry

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“…2 Recent evidence continues to show that children with unmet dental needs miss more school days and have lower grades than children with no unmet needs. 3–5 About 90 percent of cavities in children’s permanent teeth occur on the chewing surfaces of molars (posterior teeth), 6 where dental sealants are commonly applied.…”

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School-Based Dental Sealant Programs Prevent Cavities And Are Cost-Effective

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Untreated cavities can have far-reaching negative consequences for people’s ability to eat, speak, and learn. By adolescence, 27 percent of low-income children in the United States will have untreated cavities. School-based sealant programs typically provide dental sealants (a protective coating that adheres to the surface of molars) at little or no cost to students attending schools in areas with low socioeconomic status. These programs have been shown to increase the number of students receiving sealants and to prevent cavities. We analyzed the cost-effectiveness of school sealant programs using data (from school programs in fourteen states between 2013 and 2014) on children’s cavity risk, including the effects of untreated cavities on a child’s quality of life. We found that providing sealants in school programs to 1,000 children would prevent 485 fillings and 1.59 disability-adjusted life-years. School-based sealant programs saved society money and remained cost-effective across a wide range of reasonable values.

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“…The benefits in terms of decreased missed school days and improved academic performance resulting from reduced untreated dental caries prevalence 58–60 were not examined in this review.…”

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Evaluation of School-Based Dental Sealant Programs: An Updated Community Guide Systematic Economic Review

Griffin

Naavaal

Scherrer

et al. 2017

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Context A recently updated Community Guide systematic review of the effectiveness of school sealant programs (SSPs) still found strong evidence that SSPs reduced dental caries among schoolchildren. This follow-up systematic review updates SSP cost and benefit information from the original 2002 review. Evidence acquisition Using Community Guide economic review methods, the authors searched the literature from January 2000 to November 20, 2014. The final body of evidence included 14 studies—ten from the current search and four with cost information from the 2002 review. Nine studies had information on SSP costs; six on sealant benefit (averted treatment costs and productivity losses); four on SSP net cost (cost minus benefit); and three on net cost to Medicaid of clinically delivered sealants. The authors imputed productivity losses and discounted costs/outcomes when this information was missing. The analysis, conducted in 2015, reported all values in 2014 U.S. dollars. Evidence synthesis The median one-time SSP cost per tooth sealed was $11.64. Labor accounted for two thirds of costs, and time to provide sealants was a major cost driver. The median annual economic benefit was $6.29, suggesting that over 4 years the SSP benefit ($23.37 at a 3% discount rate) would exceed costs by $11.73 per sealed tooth. In addition, two of four economic models and all three analyses of Medicaid claims data found that SSP benefit to society exceeded SSP cost. Conclusions Recent evidence indicates the benefits of SSPs exceed their costs when SSPs target schools attended by a large number of high-risk children.

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Association between unmet dental needs and school absenteeism because of illness or injury among U.S. school children and adolescents aged 6–17years, 2011–2012

Cited by 29 publications

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Does oral health influence school performance and school attendance? A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Does oral health influence school performance and school attendance? A systematic review and meta‐analysis

School-Based Dental Sealant Programs Prevent Cavities And Are Cost-Effective

Evaluation of School-Based Dental Sealant Programs: An Updated Community Guide Systematic Economic Review

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