Open AccessOral Health Equity and Unmet Dental Care Needs in a Population-Based Sample: Findings From the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin
Author(s) -
Kristen Malecki,
Lauren E. Wisk,
Matthew C. Walsh,
Christine McWilliams,
Shoshannah Eggers,
Melissa A. Umland Olson
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.302338
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , family medicine , oral health , health care , population , dental insurance , health equity , dental care , gerontology , environmental health , public health , nursing , psychiatry , economics , economic growth
We used objective oral health screening and survey data to explore individual-, psychosocial-, and community-level predictors of oral health status in a statewide population of adults.