Racial/ethnic and family income related differences in dental radiographic utilization among a national representative sample of U.S. children and adolescents
Dental radiography is commonly used during preventive visits, but its use in children depends on clinical need and age. In our study, we found significant disparities in dental radiograph utilization by race/ethnicity and family income.
Authors
- Christine R. Wells (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8921-0578)
- Sanjay M. Mallya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2244-9939)
- Vinodh Bhoopathi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5435-7046)
Institutions
- Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Data Management (Italy) (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Oral Health
- Published
- 2026-01-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/froh.2025.1696551
- Primary Topic
- Dental Radiography and Imaging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00