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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Characteristics of Individuals in Japan Who Regularly Manage Their Oral Health by Having a Family Dentist: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Web-Based Survey.

Katsuo Oshima, Hiroko Miura, Rumi Tano, Hideki Fukuda

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Katsuo OshimaDepartment of Dental Technology, The Nippon Dental University College, Tokyo 102-8159, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7481-7457
Hiroko MiuraDivision of Disease Control and Epidemiology, School of Dentistry, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Tobetsu 061-0293, Hokkaido, Japan.
Rumi TanoDepartment of Health Promotion, National Institute of Public Health, Saitama 351-0197, Japan.
Hideki FukudaNational Institute of Public Health, Saitama 351-0197, Japan.

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Dental healthcare systems may differ between countries; however, having a family dentist is generally important for proper oral health management. This study aims to analyze the proportion of people in Japan who have a family dentist, and their characteristics. A nationwide web-based survey with 3556 participants (1708 men and 1848 women) showed that 45.6% of men and 54.1% of women had a family dentist (FD group). A multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that men in the FD group mostly belonged to older age groups (≥70 s, OR: 2.41), received higher household incomes (≥8000 K JPY, OR: 1.47), brushed their teeth three or more times daily (OR: 1.60), practiced habitual interdental cleaning (OR: 3.66), and fewer lived in rural areas (towns and villages, OR: 0.52). Regarding the women, the majority belonged to older age groups (60 s, OR: 1.52; ≥70 s, OR: 1.73), practiced habitual interdental cleaning (OR: 3.68), and fewer received lower household incomes (<2000 K JPY, OR: 0.61). These results suggest that despite Japan being a country with a public insurance coverage system for both men and women, having a family dentist is associated with disparities in individual socioeconomic factors, particularly age and household income.

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DentistsOral HealthAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInternetJapanMaledental visitsfamily dentisthealth policyJapanoral healthpublic insurance systemsocioeconomic factorsweb-based survey

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PMCPMC9518108

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