The oral health of U.S. Hispanics: evaluating their needs and their use of dental services
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US Hispanics have more dental disease and are less able to afford dental care than whites. In 1985 and 1986, researchers surveyed 1,957 adult Hispanics, 2,166 blacks, and 15,420 whites to obtain data on sociodemographic factors, oral health, and dental care-seeking behavior. Untreated dental disease was twice as common in Hispanics and blacks as in whites. Calculus, gum disease, and periodontal disease were more prevalent in Hispanics and blacks than in whites. More blacks and Hispanics recognized the need for dental care than whites, although 20% fewer minorities had visited the dentist within the last year. Twenty-four percent of elderly Hispanics had never visited the dentist compared to 2% of elderly blacks and less than 1% of elderly whites. Hispanics had lower income, education attainment, and dental insurance coverage levels than whites or blacks.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Dental Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-8177
Year: 1995
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Self-reported oral health of enrollees in capitated and fee-for-service dental benefit plans
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The impact of different dental plan types, dental markets, premiums, out-of-pocket costs and enrollee demographics on the enrollee's perceived oral health status is examined. The results show that nonwhites, capitation (CAP) plan enrollees and those with higher out-of-pocket costs are less likely to rate their oral health as 'good', 'very good' or 'excellent' compared with whites fee-for-service (FFS) plan enrollees and those with lower out-of-pocket costs.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Dental Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-8177
Year: 2004
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Dental visits among Hispanics in the United States, 1999
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Dental visits among the various subgroups making up the Hispanic population in the United States in 1999 are examined. It is found that increases in the utilization of dental services among Hispanics provide some optimism for reductions in the level of untreated oral disease among Hispanics in future.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Dental Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-8177
Year: 2004
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