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Moral Hazard and the Demand for Dental Treatment: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey in Thailand

International Journal of Dentistry, 2022
Even though there are examples in the health economics literature of evidence investigating moral hazard in health insurance provided by general healthcare services, studies of moral hazard in dental care in developing countries are still scarce ...
Krichkanok Srimuang, Piriya Pholphirul
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Utilization of dental health care services in context of the HIV epidemic- a cross-sectional study of dental patients in the Sudan

BMC Oral Health, 2009
Background HIV infected patients should be expected in the Sudanese dental health care services with an increasing frequency. Dental care utilization in the context of the HIV epidemic is generally poorly understood.
Åstrøm Anne, Nasir Elwalid, David Jamil, Ali Raouf   +3 more
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Utilization of dental care: An Indian outlook

Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine, 2013
Oral health has a significant impact on the quality of life, appearance, and self-esteem of the people. Preventive dental visits help in the early detection and treatment of oral diseases. Dental care utilization can be defined as the percentage of the population who access dental services over a specified period of time.
Gambhir, Ramandeep Singh, Brar, Prabhleen, Singh, Gurminder, Sofat, Anjali, Kakar, Heena   +4 more
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Socioeconomic inequalities in the utilization of dental services among adults in Saudi Arabia

BMC Oral Health, 2022
Background This study used the Anderson Behavioral Model to assess the socioeconomic inequalities in dental services utilization among adults in Saudi Arabia, along with other predictors of utilization, to inform future planning of dental care services ...
Deema A. Sahab, Mohamed S. Bamashmous, Amitha Ranauta, Vanessa Muirhead   +3 more
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Patterns of Dental Service Utilization Following Nontraumatic Dental Condition Visits to the Emergency Department in Wisconsin Medicaid [PDF]

, 2014
Objectives: To examine patterns of dental service utilization for adult Medicaid enrollees in Wisconsin following nontraumatic dental condition (NTDC) visits to the emergency department (ED).
Okunseri, Christopher, Pajewski, Nicholas M.   +1 more
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Dental care utilization among persons with Parkinson's disease in Denmark [PDF]

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 2022
AbstractObjectivesPersons with Parkinson's disease (PD) have a higher prevalence of oral diseases and orofacial dysfunction, but knowledge about the use of dental care and whether their dental care needs are met is sparse. This study aimed to investigate the dental attendance and usage of dental care services of the total PD population in Denmark and ...
Sara Baram, Kasper Rosing, Merete Bakke, Merete Karlsborg, Esben Boeskov Øzhayat   +4 more
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Dental care utilization: examining the associations between health services deficits and not having a dental visit in past 12 months

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background A growing literature supports the contention that closing the divide between dental and medical care can improve access to and coordination of patient care. Health service deficits (HSDs) entail: no routine medical exam, no personal healthcare
M. Nawal Lutfiyya, Andrew J. Gross, Burke Soffe, Martin S. Lipsky   +3 more
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Dental care utilization among North Carolina rural older adults [PDF]

Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 2012
AbstractObjectives:This analysis delineates the predisposing, need, and enabling factors that are associated with regular and recent dental care in a multiethnic sample of rural older adults.Methods:A cross‐sectional, comprehensive, oral‐health survey conducted with a random, multiethnic (African American, American Indian, white) sample of 635 ...
Thomas A, Arcury, Margaret R, Savoca, Andrea M, Anderson, Haiying, Chen, Gregg H, Gilbert, Ronny A, Bell, Xiaoyan, Leng, Teresa, Reynolds, Sara A, Quandt   +8 more
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Community factors predicting dental care utilization among older adults [PDF]

The Journal of the American Dental Association, 2014
Few investigators have studied the influence of community factors on dental care utilization among older adults. The authors' objective in this study was to investigate the effect of community factors on dental care utilization after adjustment for individual factors.Using data from a cross-sectional survey of Ohio residents, the authors assessed ...
Wonik, Lee, Seok-Joo, Kim, Jeffrey M, Albert, Suchitra, Nelson   +3 more
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Factors associated with future dental care utilization among low-income smokers overdue for dental visits

BMC Oral Health, 2018
Background Smokers are at increased risk of oral disease. While routine dental care can help prevent and treat oral health problems, smokers have far lower rates of dental care utilization compared with non-smokers.
Paula R. Blasi, Chloe Krakauer, Melissa L. Anderson, Jennifer Nelson, Terry Bush, Sheryl L. Catz, Jennifer B. McClure   +6 more
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