The gap in the quality of dental health between black and white children since 1964 has been greatly diminished, according a to a new study. The drastic changes in care are detailed in a report published online on July 2, 2012, and are appearing in the August print edition of Pediatrics. Overall the study concludes that as of 2010 the difference in dental health between black and white children has statistically diminished, but there still needs to be more action in order to assure that all children will have and continue to get adequate dental care. The study was conducted by researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for Child and Adolescent Health Research and Policy, which used a study from 1964 to compare data. In order to follow the trends in children’s dental care, the group pulled data that was collected from five U.S. National Health Interview Surveys from 1964 to 2010. They also only focused on children that were between the ages of 2 to 17 years old. The big question for the surveyors was if the child had seen a dentist at all in the past, and if they had seen a dentist in the past year.
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