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Employment status and unmet dental care needs in South Korea: a population-based panel study.
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- Impact of musculoskeletal disability limitations on the economic unmet dental needs in South Korea.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- The role of mesolevel characteristics of the health care system and socioeconomic factors on health care use - results of a scoping review.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- Feasibility study to improve oral health in older adult patients using visiting nursing services: A pilot study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Relationship between Precarious Employment and Unmet Dental Care Needs among Korean Workers: A Longitudinal Panel Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Travel Time for Dental Care Services Based on Patient Preference in South Korea.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Impact of Long Working Hours and Shift Work on Perceived Unmet Dental Need: A Panel Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Unmet Dental Care Needs among Korean National Health Insurance Beneficiaries Based on Income Inequalities: Results from Five Waves of a Population-Based Panel Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Does the national dental scaling policy reduce inequalities in dental scaling usage? A population-based quasi-experimental study.BMC oral health · 2019Article
- Unmet Healthcare Needs in Unstable Jobs: Perspectives from Low-Skilled Migrant Workers in South Korea.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThis study was designed to evaluate whether employment status is associated with the experience of unmet dental care needs.
methodsA total of 4620 workers were retrieved from Korea Health Panel data (2010-2013), and potential relationships were explored among their income levels, changes in employment and unmet dental care needs.
resultsAmong the 4620 workers, 17.3% said they had failed at least once to get dental treatment or check-up, despite their needs. Precarious workers and those not in employment were more likely to experience unmet dental care needs due to economic burden compared with permanent workers (OR 1.36, 1.40, respectively). In addition, people in low-income group were 4.46 times more likely to experience unmet dental care needs caused by economic burden, compared with those with the highest income.
conclusionThis disparity means that precarious workers and those not in employment are more likely to face barriers in obtaining needed health services. Given the insecure employment status of low income people, meeting their healthcare needs is an important consideration.
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