Community-based assessment and intervention for early childhood caries in rural El Salvador

/ / Faculty Research in Latin America, Research

UC BERKELEY AUTHOR: Karen Sokal-Gutierrez

DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 2016

REGION: El Salvador

REFERENCE: Dabiri D, Fontana M, Kapila Y, Eckert G, Sokal-Gutierrez K. Community-based assessment and intervention for early childhood caries in rural El Salvador. International Dental Journal. 2016;66(4):221-228. doi:10.1111/idj.12228.

SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The objectives were to assess early childhood caries (ECC) in rural areas of El Salvador and to investigate the changes in caries and mouth pain in the presence of community-based interventions.

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