ArticleJournal of public health dentistry2025
Exploring the association between dental insurance coverage and dental care utilization and oral health among elderly Ontarians.
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- Oral health payment systems around the world: structures, challenges, and trends, a scoping review.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Trends in tooth loss among adults and older adults in municipalities participating in oral national surveys 2003, 2010 and 2023.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Predictors of Self-Rated Oral Health Among Community-Dwelling Adults With Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Cureus · 2025Article
- Exploring the association between dental insurance coverage and dental care utilization and oral health among elderly Ontarians.Journal of public health dentistry · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesThere has been an increasing interest in addressing the equity issue of accessing dental care for low-income elderly. This study aimed to estimate the marginal effects (ME) of dental insurance coverage for seniors on dental care utilization and oral health status outcomes. We also estimated the ME of dental insurance across income subgroups.
methodsData was sourced from the 2017/18 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)-Annual component. The ME analysis included individuals aged ≥65 years residing in Ontario (n = 10,030). ME were derived from multivariate probit regression models for dental care utilization and oral health status outcomes.
resultsDental insurance increased the likelihood of reporting excellent/very good oral health and never avoiding foods due to oral problems by 6.9% (ME:6.9, 95% CI: 5.4-8.3) and 3.5% (ME: 3.5, 95% CI: 1.9-5.1), respectively. Dental insurance increased the likelihood of dental visits within the past year by 11.3% (ME: 11.3, 95% CI: 9.8-12.8) and decreased the likelihood of dental visits only for emergencies by 11.2% (ME: -11.2, 95% CI: -12.5 to -9.9). Compared to low- and high-income groups, dental insurance had the highest ME for the middle-income groups for dental visits within the past year (ME middle: 13.1, 95% CI: 10.5-15.7) and dental visits only for emergencies (ME middle: -14.4, 95% CI: -16.0 to -12.8).
conclusionDental insurance can improve the utilization of dental care and can help mitigate the negative effects of poor oral health in elderly populations.
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