Dental Care Utilization for Examination and Regional Deprivation

OBJECTIVES: Receiving proper dental care plays a significant role in maintaining good oral health. We investigated the relationship between regional deprivation and dental care utilization. METHODS: Multilevel logistic regression was used to identify the relationship between the regional deprivation...

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Autores principales: Kim, Cheol-Sin, Han, Sun-Young, Lee, Seung Eun, Kang, Jeong-Hee, Kim, Chul-Woung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society for Preventive Medicine 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4542294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26265665
http://dx.doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.15.026
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Sumario:OBJECTIVES: Receiving proper dental care plays a significant role in maintaining good oral health. We investigated the relationship between regional deprivation and dental care utilization. METHODS: Multilevel logistic regression was used to identify the relationship between the regional deprivation level and dental care utilization purpose, adjusting for individual-level variables, in adults aged 19+ in the 2008 Korean Community Health Survey (n=220 258). RESULTS: Among Korean adults, 12.8% used dental care to undergo examination and 21.0% visited a dentist for other reasons. In the final model, regional deprivation level was associated with significant variations in dental care utilization for examination (p<0.001). However, this relationship was not shown with dental care utilization for other reasons in the final model. CONCLUSIONS: This study’s findings suggest that policy interventions should be considered to reduce regional variations in rates of dental care utilization for examination.

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