Inequalities in Dental Attendance throughout the Life-course
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The purpose of this study was to identify socio-economic inequalities in regular dental attendance throughout the life-course. The analyses relied on data from SHARE (waves 1 to 3 of the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe), which includes retrospective information on life-course dental attendance of 26,525 persons currently aged 50 years or greater from 13 European countries (Austria, Poland, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, the Czech Republic, France, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, and Sweden). Inequalities in dental attendance were assessed by means of Concentration Indices. Socio-economic disparities in regular dental attendance were identified as early as childhood. Moreover, higher educational attainment resulted in increased probabilities of regular dental attendance throughout subsequent life-years in all nations. In most countries, inequality levels remained relatively inelastic throughout the life-course. These findings suggest that a considerable proportion of inequalities in dental care use is already established at childhood and persists throughout the life-course.
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- Authors
- Listl, S.
- Affiliations
- Max Planck Society (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Listl, S.
- ORCID
- Listl, S.
- Venue
- Journal of Dental Research
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2012-06-14
- Volume
- 91
- Issue
- 7_suppl
- Pages
- S91-S97
- ISSN
- 0022-0345 (ISSN-L)
- 1544-0591
- PMC
- PMC3383102
- OpenAlex
- W2103780472
- Cited by
- 70
- References
- 33
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 7.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Locations
- Journal of Dental Research (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- European Commission (IAG BSR06-11, QLK6‐CT‐2001‐ 00360, RII-CT- 2006-062193, P01_AG08291, SHARE-I3: RII-CT-2006-062193, SHARE-I3, U01 AG09740-13S2, P30 AG12815, CIT5-CT-2005- 028857, R21_AG025169, P01 AG005842, 211909, OGHA 04-064, CIT4-CT-2006-028812, Y1-AG-4553-01, 227822, COMPARE: CIT5‐CT‐2005‐028857, SHARELIFE: CIT4-CT-2006–028812)
- Universität Heidelberg
- National Institutes of Health (2p30ag012815-16)
- U.S. Public Health Service (OGHA 04-064, IAG BSR06-11)
- National Institute on Aging (U01 AG09740‐13S2, P30AG12815, P01AG08291, P01AG008291, P30AG012815, R21AG025169, P01AG005842, U01AG009740, Y1-AG-4553–01)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Social Sciences › Health › Public Health and Social Inequalities
- Keywords
- dental attendance, socioeconomic disparities, life course, concentration index, educational attainment, SHARE survey, older adults
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Child, Child, Preschool, Dental Care, Educational Status, Europe, European Union, Humans, Infant, Life Change Events, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Social Class, Healthcare Disparities, Young Adult
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