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ArticleSystematic reviews2021

Inequalities in utilization and provision of dental services: a scoping review.

Arash Ghanbarzadegan, Peivand Bastani, Liana Luzzi, David Brennan

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Article in Systematic reviews, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Arash GhanbarzadeganAustralian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia.
Peivand BastaniHealth Human Resources Research Centre, School of Health Management and Medical Informatics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. bastanip@sums.ac.ir.ORCID 0000-0002-0412-0267
Liana LuzziAustralian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia.
David BrennanAustralian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia.
The University of Adelaide · AUShiraz University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere are many determinants that can affect inequality in oral and dental health. This study is aimed to explore the main determinants of inequality in both utilization and provision of dental services in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries.

methodsFour databases including PubMed, ISI WOS, Scopus, and ProQuest were searched up to 8 Aug 2020, applying the relevant keywords. Thematic analysis was used for synthesizing and extracting data. Trend analysis was applied to determine the trends of the inequality determinants.

resultsThematic analysis led to 6 main themes, 13 sub-themes, and 53 sub-sub-themes. The main themes represent the main inequality determinants for both utilization and provision of dental services. The streamgraph illustrated that fewer studies have been conducted on social and cultural determinants, and for almost all determinants the trend of published articles has been increasing since 2007, with the exception of health policies.

conclusionsInequality in the utilization and provision of dental services is addressed by various factors including individual, social, cultural and economic determinants, health policies, and availability of services. The first four determinants are related to utilization and the last two are related to the provision of services. All these aspects must be considered to reduce inequality in dental services.

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Dental CareHealth PolicyHealthcare DisparitiesHealth Services AccessibilityHumansSocioeconomic FactorsDeveloped countriesDisparitiesOral health

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PMID34376247
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