Tegwyn H. Brickhouse|Robin R. Haldiman|Bhanu Evani
The Impact of a Home Visiting Program on Children’s Utilization of Dental Services
Virginia Commonwealth University|Virginia Commonwealth University
child health investment partnership chip roanoke valley home visiting program promotes childrens health family selfsufficiency chips begin grin program provides preventive dental services home oral health anticipatory guidance fluoride varnish children aged 0 6 years purpose study compare dental utilization medicaidenrolled children chip versus medicaidenrolled children chipusing propensity score method control subjects selected statewide medicaid database using calipermatching algorithm vector chosen covariates used match control subjects covariates included risk factors estimated propensity score age race gender days medicaid eligibility propensity scores developed using logistic regression differences dental utilization outcomes tested 1 dental claim logistic regression number dental claims poisson regression subject within test periodwhen chip children compared medicaidonly children chip child 3 times likely least 1 dental visit odds ratio 30 95 confidence interval 1947 higher number dental claims ratio estimated average number dental claims casescontrol 860305 282 95 confidence interval 256312a home visiting model introduce children families dental prevention improve dental health literacy establish dental home provide application fluoride varnish