Racial inequalities in public dental service utilization: Exploring individual and contextual determinants among middle‐aged Brazilian adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 302-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Mendes Constante
Keyword(s):  
Service Utilization ◽  
Dental Service ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Racial Inequalities ◽  
Public Dental Service ◽  
Contextual Determinants

scholarly journals P29 Racial inequalities in dental service utilisation amongst middle-aged brazilian adults

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
HM Constante ◽  
G Tsakos ◽  
RG Watt
Keyword(s):  
Dental Service ◽  
Service Utilisation ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Racial Inequalities

scholarly journals Public dental service utilization among adults in South Australia

2009 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Luzzi ◽  
AJ Spencer
Keyword(s):  
Service Utilization ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Dental Service ◽  
Public Dental Service

Dental Visits during Pregnancy: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Analysis 2012–2015

2021 ◽  
pp. 238008442110285
Author(s):  
H. Lee ◽  
E. Tranby ◽  
L. Shi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Prenatal Care ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
White Women ◽  
Dental Service ◽  
Pregnancy Risk ◽  
Lower Odds ◽  
Dental Visits

Objectives: This study aimed to update dental service utilization during pregnancy and to evaluate whether there are persistent disparities in dental care during pregnancy by race/ethnicity and Medicaid status. Methods: This retrospective secondary data analysis examined dental service utilization during and prior to pregnancy and met dental or oral health needs using the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) data sets on 75,876 women between 2012 and 2015. Results: Only about half of the women (51.7%) reported that they had at least 1 dental visit for cleaning during their most recent pregnancy. One of 5 women (19.7%) experienced dental problems during pregnancy, and 34.4% of these women did not visit dentists to address the problems. Non-Hispanic Black women had 14% lower odds of visiting dentists for cleaning during pregnancy compared to non-Hispanic White women (odds ratio [OR], 0.86; 95% CI confidence interval [CI], 0.80–0.92). There was no difference in dental visits prior to pregnancy between non-Hispanic Black and White women. Women enrolled in Medicaid showed significantly lower odds of visiting dentists for cleaning during pregnancy compared to women covered by private health insurance (OR, 0.55; 95% CI, 0.52–0.58). Conclusion for Practice: Oral health, as an integral part of primary care, needs to be included in the standard prenatal care through oral health education and timely dental care during pregnancy. With mounting evidence of persisting disparities in dental service utilization during pregnancy, both public and private prenatal programs and policies should address specific barriers in accessing and using dental care during pregnancy, especially for women from socially disadvantaged backgrounds. Knowledge Transfer Statement: The current study updated the previous findings with more recent multiyear PRAMS data (2012–2015) and found the Black-White disparity and disparity among Medicaid-enrolled women in visiting dentists during pregnancy persist. The results of this study can be used by policymakers and practitioners to integrate oral health into prenatal care for pregnant women from marginalized backgrounds to achieve oral health parity.

scholarly journals Dental service utilization and neighborhood characteristics in young adults in the United States: a multilevel approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 282-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Okunseri ◽  
Raul I. Garcia ◽  
Elaye Okunseri ◽  
Alexis Visotcky ◽  
Aniko Szabo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
The United States ◽  
Dental Service ◽  
Neighborhood Characteristics ◽  
Multilevel Approach

scholarly journals Demographic and rural–urban variations in dental service utilization in Taiwan

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pei-Chun Wen ◽  
Chiachi Lee ◽  
Ya-Hui Chang ◽  
Li-Jung Ku ◽  
Chung-Yi Li
Keyword(s):  
Service Utilization ◽  
Dental Service

scholarly journals Longevity of 2- and 3-surface restorations in posterior teeth of 25- to 30-year-olds attending Public Dental Service—A 13-year observation

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 13-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulla Palotie ◽  
Anna K. Eronen ◽  
Kimmo Vehkalahti ◽  
Miira M. Vehkalahti
Keyword(s):  
Dental Service ◽  
Posterior Teeth ◽  
Public Dental Service
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