Barriers to oral care: a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian longitudinal study on aging (CLSA).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral health plays a role in overall health, indicating the need to identify barriers to accessing oral care. The objective of this study was to identify barriers to accessing oral health care and examine the association between socioeconomic, psychosocial, and physical measures with access to oral health care among older Canadians.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) follow-up 1 survey to analyze dental insurance and last oral health care visit. Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between socioeconomic, psychosocial, and physical measures with access to oral care, measured by dental insurance and last oral health v

SUBMITTER: De Rubeis V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10184348 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature