Understanding and reducing delayed dental care for early childhood caries: a structural equation model approach
The present study developed a novel model to study the ECC treatment delay, elucidated the causal links between the identified variables, and proposed potential intervention strategies to enhance oral health awareness, knowledge, and skills among young children and their parents. These strategies can help improve children's dental visiting behavior and reduce treatment delay.
Authors
- Xin Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3256-2940)
- Xiaofei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3785-0741)
- Mengmeng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8148-905X)
- Yu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8066-7275)
Institutions
- People's Liberation Army 401 Hospital (CN)
- Chinese People's Liberation Army (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21701-y
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.93