Influence of Early and Regular Dental Visits on Dental Health Care Costs of Primary School Children in Amsterdam
Early and regular dental visits were associated with increased odds of visiting a dentist at age 9 years. For children who visited a dentist at age 9 years, those with early and regular dental visits incurred slightly higher dental costs 5 years later, but mean differences were small and only the latter was significant. Therefore, early or regular dental visits do not lead to lower dental costs in the future.
Authors
- Denise Duijster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4503-8403)
- Egija Zaura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1432-6194)
- C.M.C. Volgenant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4049-2914)
- Tessa S van Ligten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2177-6185)
Institutions
- Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (NL)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Dental Journal
- Published
- 2025-05-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.identj.2025.100839
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00