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February 14, 2026International Journal of Paediatric DentistryOpen Access

Associations Among Individual, Family, and Community‐Level Influences on Caregiver‐Reported Perception of Their Child's Oral Health Status in the United States: A Preliminary Study

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BLBrandon LinaksitaALAmanda J. LlanezaAAAderonke A. Akinkugbe

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Cross-sectional study examines caregiver perceptions of children's oral health, highlighting various influencing factors.

Key Points

  • To evaluate individual, family, and community-level influences on caregivers' perceptions of pediatric oral health in the U.S.
  • Cross-sectional design using 2021 National Survey of Children's Health data
  • Survey-weighted bivariate analyses
  • Multivariable logistic regression to identify predictors
  • Focus on discordant versus concordant caregiver perceptions
  • Discordant perception associated with children aged 6–12 years (AOR: 2.27)
  • Higher likelihood for caregivers lacking child health insurance (AOR: 1.82)
  • Increased discordance for non-two-caregiver households (AOR: 1.64)
  • Associated with positive special healthcare needs status (AOR: 1.37)
  • Caregivers with at least one immigrant caregiver showed higher discordance (AOR: 1.35)
  • Education level at or below high school linked to discordance (AOR: 1.31)

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Linaksita et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699011812ccff479cfe58465https://doi.org/10.1111/ipd.70077
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