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ArticleBritish dental journal2020

Are NHS dental practices socioeconomically distributed in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?

Olivia Jo, Estie Kruger, Marc Tennant

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Article in British dental journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Olivia JoSchool of Human Sciences, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Perth, 6009, Australia. olivia.jo@research.uwa.edu.au.
Estie KrugerDepartment of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Perth, 6009, Australia.
Marc TennantInternational Research Collaborative Oral Health and Equity, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Perth, 6009, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim To investigate the relationship between deprivation and distance to NHS dental providers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.Methods A total of 1,795 NHS dental practices were located at the smallest geographic areas for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. A geographic information system (GIS) was used to overlay the distribution of dental practices with areas graded by the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) and population census from 2011.Results In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, 15%, 17.8% and 27.5% of the population lived outside 2.5 km of an NHS dental practice, respectively. NHS dental clinics were distributed mostly among people that lived in IMD 1 and 5 areas across the respective deprivation measures of all three nations. There were negligible differences in area-based deprivation measures and NHS dental clinic distribution.Conclusion NHS dental practices in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were not socioeconomically distributed, suggesting an equitable spatial availability of services based on need.

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Dental CareHealth EquityHealth Services AccessibilityState MedicineGeographic Information SystemsHumansNorthern IrelandScotlandSocial ClassWales

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