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June 6, 2026Journal of international oral health

Time Since the Last Dental Visit among Peruvian Children: Analysis of National Survey Data, 2019–2021

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LBLiseth Karina Baca-ZansAEAna María Espinoza-SurichaquiNQNeila Quiroz-Silva

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Overview

Cross-sectional analysis assesses dental visit timing in Peruvian children under 12, highlighting health disparities.

Key Points

  • The aim is to assess the time since the last dental visit among Peruvian children under 12 years and identify related factors.
  • Cross-sectional analytical study using secondary data from the Peruvian Demographic and Family Health Survey (ENDES) for 2019-2021.
  • Sample included 49,763 children with complete data, analyzed using hierarchical multiple linear regression.
  • Analyses accounted for complex survey design with descriptive and bivariate statistics.
  • Mean time since the last dental visit was 5.25 years in 2019, 6.65 years in 2020, and 5.51 years in 2021 (P=0.021).
  • Significant associations with dental visit timing include survey year, dental care location, region, residence area, altitude, health insurance, and age.
  • Findings indicate pandemic-related changes in dental visit patterns with a slight recovery in 2021.

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Baca-Zans et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a23bcab71a5da9775e77bdehttps://doi.org/10.4103/jioh.jioh_356_25
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