Associations between school-based fluoride mouth-rinse program, medical-dental expense subsidy policy, and children's oral health in Japan: an ecological study

Background Dental caries are a common non-communicable disease among children. As a public health measure at the prefectural level, school-based fluoride mouth-rinse (S-FMR) program, medical/dental expense subsidy policies, and other factors may reduce the incidence of dental caries and tooth loss....

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Published in:	BMC Public Health
Main Authors:	Takafumi Yamamoto, Sakura Kiuchi, Miho Ishimaru, Hideki Fukuda, Tetsuji Yokoyama
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-03-01
Subjects:	Claim data Floride mouth rinsing program Medical policy Universal approach
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18156-y