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Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Women's and Children's Health. 2024. The oral health of Arizona's kindergarten and third grade children. Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Women's and Children's Health, 11 pp. (Arizona Healthy Smiles Healthy Bodies data brief)

Annotation: This data brief highlights the prevalence of tooth decay in the primary and permanent teeth of children in kindergarten and third grade in Arizona's public schools and compares prevalence to that of their counterparts in the general U.S. population screened between 2017 and 2020 as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The report also discusses the prevalence of dental sealants among the two groups. Information about oral health disparities, overall trends, and data sources and methods is included.

Contact: Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Women's and Children's Health, 150 N. 18th Ave., Suite 320, Phoenix, AZ 85007, Telephone: (602) 364-1400 Fax: (602) 364- 1495 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/owch/index.htm Available from the website.

Keywords: Arizona, Dental sealants, Oral health, School age children, Trends, State information, Tooth decay
   

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