Dental insurance visits and expenditures among older adults.
cross_sectional · Level IV
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 15117697.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1448334.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
We examined the effect of age, income, and coverage on dental service utilization during 1996. We used data from the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Edentulous and poorer older adults are less likely to have coverage and less likely to report a dental visit than dentate or wealthier older adults. These analyses help to describe the needs of older adults as they cope with diminishing resources as a consequence of retirement, including persons previously accustomed to accessing oral health services with dental insurance.
Medical subject headings
- Dental Care for Aged
- Health Expenditures
- Insurance Coverage
- Insurance, Dental