Data
Baseline: 75.8 percent of children aged 1 through 17 years who reside in households with income less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level received a preventive dental service in 2016-17
Numerator
Number of low-income and poor youth aged 1 through 17 years who had 1 or more preventive dental visits (such as check-ups, dental cleanings, dental sealants, or fluoride treatments) in the past year.
Denominator
Number of low-income and poor youth, aged 1 through 17 years.
Target-setting method
Percentage point improvement
Target-setting method details
Percentage point improvement from the baseline using Cohen's h effect size of 0.10.
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Target-setting method justification
Trend data were not available for this objective. A percentage point improvement was calculated using Cohen's h effect size of 0.1. This method was used because it was a statistically significant improvement from the baseline.
History
Comparable HP2020 objective
Modified, which includes core objectives that are continuing from Healthy People 2020 but underwent a change in measurement.
Changes between HP2020 and HP2030
This objective differs from Healthy People 2020 objective OH-8 in that objective OH-8 used data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) to track preventive dental services among low-income youth aged 2 to 18 years, while this objective uses data from the National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) to track preventive dental visits among low-income youth aged 1 to 17 years.
Revision History
Revised. In 2021, the baseline was revised to correct a programming error. The baseline estimate was revised from 78.8 percent to 75.8 percent in 2016-2017. The target was adjusted from 82.7 percent to 79.9 percent to reflect the revised baseline using the original (Method II) percentage point improvement target-setting method.