Definition: Estimated percentage of children ages 0-17 with special health care needs (CSHCN) with preventive dental care needs in the previous year, by receipt of services (e.g., in 2009-2010, 4.3% of California CSHCN needing preventive dental care in the previous year did not receive services).
Data Source: Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health, National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (Dec. 2012).
Footnote: Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) have or are at increased risk for a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children generally. These estimates are based on a survey of the population and are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. For more information, see https://www.childhealthdata.org/learn-about-the-nsch/archive-prior-year-data-documents-and-resources.
