Navigating Disparities in Dental Health-A Transit-Based Investigation of Access to Dental Care in Virginia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify vulnerable areas and populations with limited access to dental care in Virginia, the study aimed (1) to calculate travel time and accessibility scores to dental care in Virginia using a transit-based accessibility model for all dental clinics and dental clinics participating in the Medicaid dental program and (2) to estimate factors associated with accessibility to dental clinics participating in the Medicaid dental program in Virginia.

Methods

The study used building footprints as origins of transit trips to dental care services (or destinations). The study then computed transit-based origin-destination travel time matrices based on the detailed trip information, including in-vehicle and out-of-vehicle travel time. Accessibility scores were calculated

SUBMITTER: Kim J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11754141 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature