Mohamed, S.A.S. orcid.org/0000-0002-7649-8170, Baker, S.R. orcid.org/0000-0002-2861-451X, Deery, C. orcid.org/0000-0001-7526-7736 et al. (1 more author) (2024) The relationship of children's dental clinical status with school performance and school attendance in the Kingdom of Bahrain: a life‐course approach. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 52 (1). pp. 93-100. ISSN 0301-5661
Abstract
Objectives
To examine the association between dental clinical status and school performance and school attendance in the Kingdom of Bahrain (KoB) using a life-course framework.
Methods
This time-ordered cross-sectional study included 466 school children in Grade 2 (aged 7–8 years) and their parents in the KoB. Data were collected through parents' self-administered questionnaires, children's face-to-face interviews and dental clinical examinations. Data on children's school performance and school attendance were gathered from parents and school records. Structural equation modelling (SEM) examined the direct and indirect pathways between variables.
Results
Children born in families with high socio-economic status (SES) were less likely to have dental caries and more likely to have better school performance at 7–8 years of age. Dentine caries was directly linked with poor school performance. Treated teeth directly predicted high school performance. The presence of dentine caries mediated the relationship of SES with school performance.
Conclusions
Birth and current socio-economic factors were significant predictors of dental clinical conditions and school performance. Dental caries and fewer treated teeth directly predicted poor school performance.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 John Wiley & Sons A/S. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | dental caries; life course; oral health; school attendance; school performance; structural equational modelling |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Clinical Dentistry (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 05 Jan 2024 10:51 |
Last Modified: | 04 Oct 2024 15:14 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/cdoe.12905 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:207190 |