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KMID : 0371020150480040195
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Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
2015 Volume.48 No. 4 p.195 ~ p.202
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Dental Care Utilization for Examination and Regional Deprivation
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Kim Cheol-Sin
Han Sun-Young
Lee Seung-Eun
Kang Jeong-Hee
Kim Chul-Woung
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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Utilization, Dental care, Dental health surveys, Residence characteristics, Multilevel analysis
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