Children’s Dental Care
Posted February 15th, 2006 by Lisa Broniszewski in MEPSThe Statistical Brief looks at whether dental checkup advice was ever offered by a physician or other health care provider, the periodicity of receiving dental checkups, and affordability of dental care among children between the ages of 2 and 17 in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population. Estimates in the brief are based on data from the child health supplement, preventive care, and access to care sections of the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) for 2003.
