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- Title
A Pilot Study: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Food Choices and Pediatric Advanced Dental Care (ADC).
- Authors
Uribe, Adela; Taverna, Melanie; Nguyen, Carol; Hernandez, Emelda; Jacks, Mary
- Abstract
The original Food Stamp Program (FSP) was implemented during the Roosevelt Era to help increase farmers' income and provide hungry Americans with surplus foods. The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 changed the program's name to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and defined allowable foods. SNAP food purchases include sweetened beverages and cariogenic (caries-causing) foods. Next to obesity, dental decay is the leading chronic illness in pediatric patients. Studies have established a relationship between SNAP foods and obesity in pediatric and adult patients. Frequent exposure to sugary, acidic, and/or carbohydrate drinks and snacks contribute to dental decay (caries). There is a gap in literature establishing a relationship between SNAP foods and dental caries. The purpose of this study was to examine a relationship between the pediatric patients that received advanced dental care (ADC) under general anesthesia, their food choices, and cariogenic frequency exposure. This study surveyed 60 parents of children who received ADC. The survey included demographics, the patients' nutritional patterns, and two questions related to SNAP benefits. It was conducted in a private room at two Texas pedodontic offices. Ninety-percent of patients that received ADC was insured by state public health programs, such as Medicaid. Sixty-seven percent of patients were between the ages of six months and five years, and 73% of participants received SNAP benefits.
- Publication
Texas Public Health Journal, 2016, Vol 68, Issue 2, p18
- ISSN
2574-5859
- Publication type
Academic Journal