Family oral health and dental caries expenditures in children attended at a health center in Lámud, Peru, during the year 2023

• Autores: Tafur Chávez, Nestor Arturo, Pizarro Salazar, Oscar, Ordinola Ramírez, Carla María, Bustamante Visalot , Susan Yesabel
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.upch.edu.pe:article/6159
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.upch.edu.pe/index.php/REH/article/view/6159
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: salud bucal; caries dental; odontología comunitaria; economía en odontología; odontología en salud pública; oral health; dental caries; community odontology; economics in odontology; odontology in public health; saúde bucal; cárie dentária; odontologia comunitária; economia em odontologia; odontologia em saúde pública

Objective: To determine the correlation between family oral health and dental caries costs in children attended at Centro de Salud de Lámud, Peru, during the year 2023. Materials and methods: Quantitative study, observational approach, cross-sectional design and analytical type. The sample consisted of 240 preschool children whose parents and/or guardians attended dental consultations at Centro de Salud Lámud. The selection was non-probabilistic and by convenience. Results: There was no statistically significant correlation between family oral health and dental caries expenditure in children attended at Centro de Salud Lámud during the year 2023 (p > 0.05). There was also no significant correlation between the oral health of the children attended and the dental expenses for dental caries in the same health center (p > 0.05). In addition, there was no statistically significant correlation between the oral health of the parent and the dental expenses for dental caries in the referred health center (p > 0.05). Conclusion: There is no correlation between family oral health and dental caries costs in children attended at Centro de Salud de Lámud during the year 2023.