291 - Association between behavior at initial dental visit and future behavioral health and developmental diagnoses

Association between behavior at initial dental visit and future behavioral health and developmental diagnoses

Richardson L, Kumar A, Casamassimo P, Gross E, Coury D

(The Ohio State University/Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH)

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to relate behavior at initial early child dental visits and future behavioral health diagnoses.

Methods: This retrospective study used EHRs of ASA I and II children who had their first dental visit between the ages of 3-5 years at the Dental Department of Nationwide Children’s Hospital and had no behavioral health diagnosis at that time and who also had a subsequent dental visit at 8-10 years of age. Frankl Behavior Rating Scale scores at the initial dental visit were correlated with presence/absence of a behavioral health diagnosis and its type, including ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, speech delay, and developmental delay. An age- and gender-matched group with early visits and behavioral scores who did not develop any of the aforementioned diagnoses by the later visit served as a comparison group.

Results: pending data collection

Conclusions: pending data collection