Time elapsed since peruvian children's last dental care and head of household educational attainment: findings from a national database.

Background: It has been documented that the parents' highest level of education has an impact on their children's access to oral health services and the frequency of their use.This study aimed to determine the association between time elapsed since peruvian children's last dental care and head of household educational attainment.

Methods: Cross-sectional study using a database of children aged 0 to 11 years, with a final sample of 8012 participants.

Peruvian Children's Access to Oral Health Information during the COVID- 19 Pandemic.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on access to oral health information of Peruvian children.

Materials And Methods: The Demographic and Family Health Survey generates annually a national database of Peruvian children between 0 and 11 years old, which is collected through direct interviews applied in the homes of residents of the country. A cross-sectional study was applied with this information collected during 2019 and 2020, with a final sample of 39 124 subjects, 15 974 from the year 2019 (62.

Peruvian children toothbrushing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Toothbrushing is a convenient, inexpensive, widespread and culturally accepted method, resulting in an ideal public health outcome. This study aimed to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on toothbrushing in Peruvian children. This was a cross-sectional study conducted using a database of children aged 0 to 11 years, with a final sample of 39,124 participants, 15,974 in 2019 (62.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the timing of dental care in Peruvian children.

Background: Due to the high transmissibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), governments adopted preventive measures, such as social distancing and obligatory social immobilization, which negatively affected access to health services, including oral health services. Similarly, dental care restraint arose in this context, with the aim of reducing the possibility of cross-infection caused by aerosols, which notably restricted dental care activity.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the timing of dental care in Peruvian children.