Access to Care for the Endodontic Treatment of Pediatric Patients: A Qualitative Study
The findings explain how clinician decision-making and system-level factors influence access to care for pediatric patients in need of endodontic treatment and propagate oral health disparities. Barriers to accessing care were most limiting for children and adolescents from low-income households and were likely to result in premature tooth loss.
Authors
- Antoinette Schoenthaler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4905-5136)
- Lorel E. Burns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7420-5418)
- Maria Mathews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5174-104X)
- Heather T. Gold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5896-0499)
- Julian Boykins
Institutions
- NYU Langone Health (US)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ipd.70054
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health