ArticleAmerican journal of preventive medicine2024
History of Incarceration and Dental Care Use Among Older Adults in the United States.
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- Prior Incarceration and Dental Insurance Trajectories throughout Older Adulthood.JDR clinical and translational research · 2026Article
- Incarceration History, Dental Care Utilization, and Oral Health Difficulties Among U.S. Military Veterans.Journal of public health dentistry · 2026Article
- Prior incarceration and out-of-pocket dental care expenditures among older adults in the United States.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- The Long Shadow of Incarceration: The Association of Incarceration History With Self-Reported Health Among Older Adults.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Article
- Dental Health Status of Incarcerated Individuals in Silesia: A Five-Year Retrospective Case-Control Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Prevalence of oral diseases among adolescents in prisons in Taiwan: a population-based study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Dental care trajectories among formerly incarcerated older adults in the United States.PloS one · 2025Article
- Dental Insurance Status Among Formerly Incarcerated Older Adults.Family & community healthArticle
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Abstract
introductionDental care is a critical component of healthy aging; however, emerging evidence suggests that having been previously incarcerated is a risk factor for not using dental care services. This study investigates the relationship between prior incarceration and dental care among older adults and assesses whether wealth and dental insurance explain this relationship.
methodsData are from the Health and Retirement Study, a nationally representative sample of community-dwelling older adults in the United States, collected in 2012 and 2014. Multivariable logistic regression is used to assess the relationship between a history of incarceration and dental care. Mediation analyses were conducted using the Karlson-Holm-Breen method of indirect effects in non-linear models. Statistical analyses were conducted from February to April 2024.
resultsAdjusting for potential confounding variables, a respondent's prior incarceration is associated with a 25% lower odds of dental care use (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 0.748, 95% CI = 0.624, 0.896). The relationship between incarceration and dental care use is fully mediated-over 90% is explained by-wealth and having dental care insurance. Prior incarceration decreased the likelihood of dental care only among non-Hispanic White respondents.
conclusionsThe findings offer new evidence that prior incarceration is a risk factor for lacking the ability to utilize dental care among older adults and suggest that broader consequences of incarceration for wealth accumulation and access to dental insurance underpin this relationship. These results suggest the urgent need to expand access to affordable dental care services for older adults with a history of incarceration.
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