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KMID : 1020220130130020211
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2013 Volume.13 No. 2 p.211 ~ p.220
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A study on illegal dental treatment
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Kim Hyeong-Su
Kim Bit-Na
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study intended to figure out illegal treatment by unlicensed person in dental area and factors, which were considered as user`s position on the basis of the local community investigation of health conditions in chungbuk provinces in 2008.
Methods: This study used chi-square test and complex sample design of multi-variate logistic regression analysis to question 12,443 peoples who have experience on illegal dental treatment.
Results: Multi-variate logistic regression analysis results showed that factors having related to illegal dental treatment are sex, age, education standards, subjective awareness of oral health condition, drinking experience of lifetime, unmet need of dental treatment, chewing difficulty, use of dentures, experience of scaling and the use of interdental care instrument.
Conclusions: As a result of this study, in order to root out illegal dental treatment, we need to expand the breadth of health insurance coverage so that it can reduce the burden of dental expenses. Moreover, we need to set out health service of public oral health to inform the importances of maintaining good oral health and the problems of illegal dental treatment by unlicensed person.
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KEYWORD
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health insurance, illegal dental treatment
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