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Using Syndromic Emergency Department Data to Augment Oral Health Surveillance
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Using the chief complaint field from our established syndromic ED system, we developed definitions for potentially preventable oral health visits (OHV) and examined patterns in 2009-2011 data. Under the widest definition, OHV comprised about 1% of… read more… ages 18 to 29 had markedly higher OHV than other ages, as did certain neighborhoods/EDs. We found more than half of … ages 18 to 29 had markedly higher OHV than other ages, as did certain neighborhoods/EDs. We found more than half of …