Association between long working hours and unmet dental needs in wage workers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many previous studies on the reasons behind unmet dental needs focus on economic issues. However, in this research, we aimed to investigate the relationship between long working hours and unmet dental needs while considering the influence of occupational factors in wage workers.

Methods

This study used data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2012-2018) and analyzed a sample of 12,104 wage workers. Unmet dental needs were defined as cases in which individuals did not receive dental care, despite their need for examination or treatment, within the last year. Long working hours were defined as exceeding 52 h per week, based on the standard working hours stipulated by the Labor Standards Act. A binomial model was applied to calculate the

SUBMITTER: Choi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10424332 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature