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Dental care utilization over time
Social Science & Medicine, 1993Between 1950 and 1978, per capita real dental expenditures in the U.S. grew at an average annual rate of 3.33%. Between 1978 and 1989 there was virtually no net growth in this measure of dental care utilization. This sharp curtailment of utilization growth has promoted debate about the sources of this change. Possible explanations include, among others,
Tryfon Beazoglou +2 more
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The effects of dental hygienist autonomy on dental care utilization
Health Economics, 2020AbstractWe investigate the effects of regulations governing the practice autonomy of dental hygienists on dental care use with the 2001–2014 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. We measure the strength of autonomy regulations by extending the Dental Hygiene Professional Practice Index to the years 2001–2014, allowing us to capture changes in regulations ...
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Dental Care Utilization and Unmet Dental Needs in Older Korean Americans
Journal of Aging and Health, 2014Objective: The study explored predictors of dental care utilization and unmet dental needs in older Korean Americans, considering predisposing, enabling (dental insurance, acculturation, and family network), and need (self-rated oral health) variables. Method: Multivariate regression models were used to evaluate the data from 209 Korean Americans (aged
David A Chiriboga +2 more
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Race and Utilization of Dental Care
Tuijin Jishu/Journal of Propulsion Technology, 2023Racial discrimination in healthcare has been associated with suboptimal utilisation of dental services which may be linked to inequity in healthcare. Discriminatory behaviour of a healthcare professional could lead to a nocebo effect and a decrease in the oral health related quality of life.
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