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구강 통증을 경험한 성인의 미충족 치과의료 관련 요인

Factors Related to the Unmet Dental Care Needs of Adults with Dental Pain

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The purpose of this study was to examine unmet dental care needs and related factors among adults in Korea. The study included a nationallyrepresentative sample of Koreans (Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2104). The dependent variable was unmet dental careneed and the independent variables were socioeconomic status and oral health status. The chi-square test and logistic regression analysis wereperformed to identify the associations between explanatory variables and unmet dental care needs. The major causes of unmet dental care needsincluded economic burden, work life, and academic reasons; in addition, dental treatment was considered to have lower priority. The factors thathad statistically significant relationships with unmet dental care needs were sex, age, self-rated oral health status, and difficulty in mastication. Thefindings of the study, suggest a need for lower dental insurance copayments in keeping with the policies and principles aimed at strengthening thenational health insurance system. In addition, groups with limited access to dental services should be identified, and effective health care policiesand services should be established for these individuals.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine unmet dental care needs and related factors among adults in Korea. The study included a nationallyrepresentative sample of Koreans (Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2104). The dependent variable was unmet dental careneed and the independent variables were socioeconomic status and oral health status. The chi-square test and logistic regression analysis wereperformed to identify the associations between explanatory variables and unmet dental care needs. The major causes of unmet dental care needsincluded economic burden, work life, and academic reasons; in addition, dental treatment was considered to have lower priority. The factors thathad statistically significant relationships with unmet dental care needs were sex, age, self-rated oral health status, and difficulty in mastication. Thefindings of the study, suggest a need for lower dental insurance copayments in keeping with the policies and principles aimed at strengthening thenational health insurance system. In addition, groups with limited access to dental services should be identified, and effective health care policiesand services should be established for these individuals.

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