Trends in self-reported cost barriers to dental care in Ontario.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The affordability of dental care continues to receive attention in Canada. Since most dental care is privately financed, the use of dental care is largely influenced by insurance coverage and the ability to pay-out-of pocket.

Objectives

i) to explore trends in self-reported cost barriers to dental care in Ontario; ii) to assess trends in the socio-demographic characteristics of Ontarians reporting cost barriers to dental care; and iii) to identify the trend in what attributes predicts reporting cost barriers to dental care in Ontario.

Methods

A secondary data analysis of five cycles (2003, 2005, 2009-10, 2013-14 and 2017-18) of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) was undertaken. The CCHS is a cross-sectional survey that collects information related

SUBMITTER: Abdelrehim M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10328358 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature