Survey of oral health knowledge and behavior of pregnant minority adolescents.

Purpose: This study's purpose was to compare dental visits and oral health knowledge of African American (AA) and Hispanic American (HA) pregnant adolescents in a community health clinic.

Methods: Demographics, oral health knowledge, oral hygiene, and dental visits during pregnoncy were surveyed by anonymous questionnaire to adolescents who were pregnant at the time of the study or within the last year.

Results: Responses from 50 AA and 61 HA adolescents between 12 and 20 years old were analyzed.