Parents set dental example for kids
A new study suggests that children are more likely to seek dental care if their parents do.
It discovered that kids are far less likely to visit a dentist if their parents don’t and also found that children whose parents skip treatment because of the cost are more likely to miss treatment too.
Tooth decay is one of the most prevalent childhood diseases particularly in kids from low-income families and minority groups.
An earlier survey already identified that family income, education and the availability of community dental care had an effect on how often children visit the dentist.
This study discovered that 86% of children whose parents reported that they had visited the dentist last year had also seen an oral health professional.
It then found that only 64% of youngsters whose parents hadn’t received any dental care for the past 12 months had visited a dentist.
Only 27% of kids saw a dentist if their parents put-off their own dental treatment for financial reasons.
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