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The mediating effect of health literacy on COVID-19 vaccine confidence among a diverse sample of urban adults in Boston and Chicago
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aim study determine access preventive dental care oral health among children additional educational support needs compared normal children primary education years populationbased recordlinkage study data retrieved six different national databases children born scotland years 2011 2014 entered elementary school education years 201619 included corresponding information additional educational support needs asns determined using pupil census database children intellectual disabilities categorised intellectual disabilities autism spectrum social learningdisabilities learningdisabilities data oral health including caries experience extractions ga data access preventive dental care including professional brushing instructions fluoride varnish fv applications etc retrieved national databases caries experience access dental care compared special children normal children without asns among primary outcomes significantly higher caries experience recorded among children socialarr 142 ci 138146 otherarr 117 ci 113121 asns higher risk extractions ga found id arr 167 ci 116237 social arr 124 ci 108142 groups autism group showed nonsignificant higher risk arr 112 ci 079153 among secondary outcomes significantly less attendance generalpublic dental practice recorded intellectual disabilities groups least attendance children social asns arr 051 ci 049054 least exposure professional advice received autism group arr 093 ci 087099 groups showed less participation nursery toothbrushing ntb fv program school least exposure preventive programs depicted children social asns ntb arr 089 ci 086092 fv arr 095 ci 092098 children intellectual disabilities poor access preventive dental care also exhibit higher incidence caries experience extractions