J Prev Med Public Health.
2015 Jul;48(4):195-202. 10.3961/jpmph.15.026.
Dental Care Utilization for Examination and Regional Deprivation
- Affiliations
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- 1Research Institute for Dental Care Policy, Korean Dental Association, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Nursing Science, Youngdong University, Youngdong, Korea.
- 4Department of Preventive Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. woung@cnu.ac.kr
- 5Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
- KMID: 2381469
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.15.026
Abstract
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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