Dental care utilization: a study of 50- to 75-year-olds in Southern Sweden

Authors

  • Ingrid Collin Bagewitz Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Department of Oral Public Health, Centre for Oral Health Sciences, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden, and Dental School, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Björn Söderfeldt Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Department of Oral Public Health, Centre for Oral Health Sciences, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden, and Dental School, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Sigvard Palmqvist Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Department of Oral Public Health, Centre for Oral Health Sciences, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden, and Dental School, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Krister Nilner Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Department of Oral Public Health, Centre for Oral Health Sciences, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden, and Dental School, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1080/000163502753471952

Keywords:

Attitudes, Costs, Dental Insurance, Dentures, Edentulism

Abstract

This study investigates dental care utilization in an adult population in Southern Sweden in relation to dental and social conditions, attitudes to costs, and perceived need to obtain dental services. The study was based on responses to a questionnaire sent in 1998 to a random sample, 1974 persons, aged 50-75 years. The response rate was 66%. A significantly higher probability of dental care utilization less than once a year was found for men, for those with few remaining teeth, and for those with removable dentures. A higher probability of dental care utilization less than once a year was found for those who stated perceived need to obtain dental care with no possibility because of the cost and for those who stated that the cost had influenced their attendance for dental care. The results showed that there were differences for sex and dental conditions in dental care utilization and that dental care utilization was related to attitudes towards costs of dental care.

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Published

2002-01-01

Issue

Vol. 60 No. 1 (2002): Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Section

Articles