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Geographic Distance to Dental Home and Dental General Anesthesia Utilization Among Children with Cleft Lip and/or Palate: A Cross-Sectional Study.

The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · Kim M, Nguyen K, Meehan SM, Ginnis JE, Khanna A, Dong F, Vanam K, White H, Drake AF, Wright JT, Strauss RP, Shrestha P · 2026-09-08

Children with cleft lip and/or palate who lived farther from their dental home were more likely to have undergone dental general anesthesia, suggesting that geographic distance may influence how dental care is delivered to this population.

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