Trial reportBMC oral health2018
Factors associated with future dental care utilization among low-income smokers overdue for dental visits.
Trial report in BMC oral health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02347124 (Promoting Oral Health Among Tobacco Quitline Callers), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Promoting Oral Health Among Tobacco Quitline Callers
Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic Review of the Literature on Dental Caries and Periodontal Disease in Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Individuals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Smoking a Dangerous Addiction: A Systematic Review on an Underrated Risk Factor for Oral Diseases.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Effects of tobacco product use on oral health and the role of oral healthcare providers in cessation: A narrative review.Tobacco induced diseases · 2023Review
- Association between smoking habits and dental care utilization and cost using administrative claims database and specific medical check-up data.BMC oral health · 2022Article
- Oral cancer knowledge and screening behavior among smokers and non-smokers in rural communities.BMC cancer · 2021Article
- A crossectional investigation of the relationship between complementary health insurance and frequency of dental visits in 15 to 64 years old of Tehran population, Iran, a secondary data analysis (urban HEART-2).BMC health services research · 2019Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundSmokers 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. We sought to better understand which factors may facilitate or hinder dental care utilization among low-income smokers participating in a randomized intervention trial in order to inform future intervention planning.
methodsThis is a secondary analysis of data collected between 2015 and 2017 as part of the OralHealth4Life trial. Participants were eligible callers to the Louisiana, Nebraska, and Oregon state tobacco quitlines who had no dental appointment in the prior or upcoming six months. We examined the association between participants' baseline characteristics and their receiving professional dental care between baseline and the 6-month follow-up survey.
resultsParticipants were racially diverse (42% non-White) and two-thirds had an annual household income under $20,000. Most (86.7%) had not had a dental cleaning in more than one year. Commonly cited barriers to dental care included cost (83.7%) and no dental insurance (78.1%). Those with dental insurance were more likely to see a dentist at follow-up (RR 1.66). Similarly, those reporting a dental insurance barrier to care were less likely to see a dentist at follow-up (RR 0.69); however, there was no significant utilization difference between those reporting a cost barrier vs. those who did not. After controlling for these financial factors, the following baseline characteristics were significantly associated with a higher likelihood of dental care utilization at 6 months: higher motivation (RR 2.16) and self-efficacy (RR 1.80) to visit the dentist, having a disability (RR 1.63), having a higher education level (RR 1.52), and having perceived gum disease (RR 1.49). Factors significantly associated with a lower likelihood of dental care utilization included being married (RR 0.68) and not having a last dental cleaning within the past year (RR 0.47).
conclusionsOur findings provide important insight into factors that may facilitate or deter use of professional dental care among low-income smokers. This information could inform the development of future interventions to promote dental care utilization.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov : NCT02347124 ; registered 27 January 2015.
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