Factors that Affect Dental Caries in the Patient Population of Volunteer Dental Outreach
for Haliburton County
Title
Factors that Affect Dental Caries in the Patient Population of Volunteer Dental Outreach
for Haliburton County
for Haliburton County
Author
Jessica Marshall
Host Organization
Volunteer Dental Outreach for Haliburton County, Lisa Kerr
Supervising Faculty
Dr. Holly Bates, Biology
Date
2021
Location of Document
on-line
Area
Haliburton County
Subject
Health, Dentistry
Abstract
The main objective of this study was to gain insight into the relationships between patient
demographics, patient health and their dental caries at Volunteer Dental Outreach for Haliburton
County (VDOHC). Data collection consisted of a survey regarding patient demographics,
general health, and oral health status and the factors that affect the number of teeth with dental
caries was analyzed. It was hypothesized that accessibility to dental care for low-income
individuals will affect the number of teeth with dental caries, that age will affect the number of
teeth with dental caries, that gender will affect the number of teeth with dental caries, and that a
diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM) will affect the number of teeth with dental caries. The results
supported the first hypothesis and found that patients who received dental care at VDOHC had a
higher average number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth than the Canadian population in the
lowest equivalized household income quintile. The subsequent hypotheses were not supported
based on the results that were found in this study. Understanding the relationships between
patient demographics, general health and oral health status will assist in improving patient
treatment at VDOHC.
demographics, patient health and their dental caries at Volunteer Dental Outreach for Haliburton
County (VDOHC). Data collection consisted of a survey regarding patient demographics,
general health, and oral health status and the factors that affect the number of teeth with dental
caries was analyzed. It was hypothesized that accessibility to dental care for low-income
individuals will affect the number of teeth with dental caries, that age will affect the number of
teeth with dental caries, that gender will affect the number of teeth with dental caries, and that a
diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM) will affect the number of teeth with dental caries. The results
supported the first hypothesis and found that patients who received dental care at VDOHC had a
higher average number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth than the Canadian population in the
lowest equivalized household income quintile. The subsequent hypotheses were not supported
based on the results that were found in this study. Understanding the relationships between
patient demographics, general health and oral health status will assist in improving patient
treatment at VDOHC.
Publisher
Trent University
Files
Collection
Reference
Jessica Marshall, Factors that Affect Dental Caries in the Patient Population of Volunteer Dental Outreach
for Haliburton County, Trent University, 2021
for Haliburton County, Trent University, 2021