ArticleHealth economics review2023
Impact of diabetes diagnosis on dental care utilization: evidence from Finland.
Article in Health economics review, 2023. 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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- Leveraging Social Needs Assessments to Eliminate Barriers to Diabetes Self-Management in a Vulnerable Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Trial
- Human iPSC-derived salivary gland organoids model diabetic salivary gland dysfunction.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Assessment of oral health status and practice among diabetic and nondiabetic participants.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Current scientific evidence for why periodontitis should be included in diabetes management.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2023Article
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backgroundPoor oral health is associated with many chronic diseases, including diabetes. As diabetes can worsen oral health and vice versa, care guidelines recommend that patients with diabetes maintain good oral health and have regular dental checkups. We analyzed the impact of receiving an initial type 2 diabetes diagnosis on dental care utilization.
methodsWe used register data on residents aged over 25 in the city of Oulu, Finland, covering the years 2013-2018. We used the difference-in-differences method and individuals with no diabetes diagnosis as control group. As robustness checks, we used propensity score matching and constructed an alternative control group from patients that received the same diagnosis a few years apart.
resultsDespite the guideline recommendations, we found that receiving a diabetes diagnosis did not increase the probability for dental care visits in a two-year follow-up. The findings remained similar for both high-income and low-income persons.
conclusionsThe finding is concerning in terms of diabetes management and oral health. Further research is needed on the reasons behind the lack of response to guidelines.
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