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Income, dental insurance coverage, and financial barriers to dental care among Canadian adults

Financial barriers to dental care

Bibliographic Data

ID13583248
AuthorsDavid Locker (corresponding author), John Maggirias (University of Toronto), Carlos Quiñonez (0000-0002-8311-3056, University of Toronto)
Year2011
Volume71
Issue4
Pages327-334
Publication date2011-08-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Public Health Dentistry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4006 • E-ISSN: 1752-7325
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1752-7325.2011.00277.x
PMID22320291
OpenAlexW1591331745
LanguageEN
Citations received32
References cited13

Canadian adults report financial barriers to dental care, especially those of low income. These barriers appear to have negative effects with respect to dental visiting and oral health outcomes. For policy, appropriateness will be key, as clarity needs to be established in terms of what constitutes actual need, and thus which dental services can then be considered a public health response to affordability

Business · Dental care · Dental insurance · Environmental health · Family medicine · Population · Random digit dialing · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Finance · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine

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