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Publication Assessing Dental Care Utilization and Health Outcomes among Homeless Women of Reproductive Age(2023) Abdo, Dina; Kitsantas, PanagiotaThe purpose of this dissertation was to explore dental care utilization and oral health among women of reproductive age in the United States (U.S.) as well as examine adverse pregnancy and postpartum health outcomes in women who experienced homelessness before or around pregnancy. Study 1 examined associations between dental healthcare utilization, adverse dental health outcomes (e.g., tooth loss) and mental health conditions, sociodemographic characteristics, and health-related and behavioral factors among non-pregnant women of reproductive age (18-44 years) using parametric and machine learning methodologies based on data from the 2016, 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Study 2 used data from the 2012-2018 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) to examine associations between dental care utilization during pregnancy and social and behavioral determinants of health, along with dental health factors among homeless and non-homeless pregnant women in the U.S. Study 3 was a systematic review that examined pregnancy and postpartum outcomes among women who experienced homelessness before or around pregnancy.