Factors Influencing Nasoalveolar Molding Treatment Completion and Noncompletion in Infants with Cleft Lip and Palate.

Objective: Identify sociodemographic factors and comorbidities predictive of nasoalveolar molding (NAM) treatment completion and noncompletion in infants with cleft lip with or without (+/-) cleft palate in a rural-suburban population.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Tertiary medical center.

Oral Health Care for Children and Youth With Developmental Disabilities: Clinical Report.

Oral health is an essential component of overall health for all individuals. The oral health of children and youth with developmental disabilities (CYDD) involves unique characteristics and needs of which pediatricians and pediatric clinicians can be aware. Risk for oral disease in CYDD is multifactorial and includes underlying medical conditions, medications, and ability to participate in preventive oral health care and treatment, and lack of access to providers is common for this population despite being eligible for Medicaid.

Oral health needs among youth with a history of foster care: A population-based study.

Background: Children and youth in foster care are considered to have special health care needs, including oral health care needs. This study compares the self-identified oral health care needs and access to oral health care among youth who have and have not experienced foster care.

Methods: Data were drawn from the 2019 Minnesota Student Survey, a statewide survey of public school students in the 5th, 8th, 9th, and 11th grades (N = 169,484).

Parent perceptions of dental care providers' role in human papillomavirus prevention and vaccine advocacy.

Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection and is responsible for most anogenital and oropharyngeal cancers. Dental care providers can be advocates for vaccine uptake, yet little is known about patients' perceptions of the role of dental care providers in HPV education and prevention.

Methods: Parents of adolescents aged 9 through 17 years were recruited from the Minnesota State Fair to survey their awareness and knowledge of the HPV vaccine.

A Retrospective Study of Dosing Weight and Outcomes for One Pediatric Dental Sedation Regimen.

The purpose of this study was to assess the use of a dosing scalar for association with the success of procedural sedation in pediatric dentistry. This cross-sectional, retrospective study assessed healthy two- to 12-year-olds who received an elixir of midazolam (0.3 mg/kg), meperidine (1.

Age-related heterogeneity in dental caries and associated risk factors in individuals with cystic fibrosis ages 6-20 years: A pilot study.

Background: The literature conflicts regarding dental caries risk in cystic fibrosis (CF) relative to controls.

Methods: Prospective, observational study of age-related heterogeneity in caries rates and potential risk factors in individuals with CF ages 6-20 at a single clinic in Washington state (N=85). Caries rates for enrolled CF participants and historical controls from NHANES were compared using cubic spline regression models.

Dental utilization for Medicaid-enrolled children with cystic fibrosis.

Objectives: Despite a multitude of risk factors, children with cystic fibrosis (CF) have lower reported dental caries prevalence. A potential explanation is preventive dental care use, but no studies to date have examined dental use for children with CF.

Methodology: Iowa Medicaid data were analyzed for children age 3 to 17 years (N = 156,268).

Preparing the Pediatric Dentist for Palliative and End-of-life Care.

Pediatric dentists are the primary providers of dental homes for children with life-threatening and complex chronic conditions. These children are increasingly living at home and seeking health care in community-based settings, including dental offices. Pediatric dentists may feel ill prepared to assume the roles and responsibilities of a pediatric palliative care provider due to limited education and training during dental school and residency; however, they should be sensitive to the palliative care needs of children and families.