Towards the integration of prevention and control of oral diseases within child primary healthcare: The case of Peru
Ximena Concha Melgar,
Diego Azañedo,
Fernando Neves Hugo
Abstract:ObjectivesThe Peruvian public health norm of primary healthcare (PHC) for growth and development medical check‐ups (CRED, Spanish acronym) of children under 5 years of age was updated in 2017 with the inclusion of interdisciplinary prevention and control actions for oral diseases, such as dentist referral. The aim of this study was to explore the association between CRED and oral health services utilization (OHSU), throughout the heterogeneous Peruvian territory.MethodsA population‐based cross sectional study … Show more
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