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. 2004 May;94(5):772–777. doi: 10.2105/ajph.94.5.772

TABLE 3—

Odds Ratios for Dental Services Use, by Level of WIC Participation: North Carolina, 1992–1997

No WIC Participation (Reference Group) 6-Month WIC Participation 1-Year WIC Participation
≥ 2 Dental visits per year 1.0 1.51*** 1.67***
1 Dental visit per year 1.0 1.26** 1.46***
No dental visits 1.0 0.85* 0.79**
Preventive care visit 1.0 1.59*** 1.98***
Restorative care visit 1.0 1.26*** 1.69***
Emergency care visit 1.0 0.79* 0.68*

Note. WIC = Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; OR = odds ratio.

*P < .10; **P < .05; ***P < .01.

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