Socio-Economic Determinants of the Need for Dental Care in Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral health has improved in France. However, there are still inequalities related to the socio-economic status.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of dental care needs in an adult population and to identify the demographic, socio-economic and behavioral variables that may explain variations in this parameter.

Methods

A cross-sectional analysis of the French SIRS cohort (n = 2,997 adults from the Paris region; 2010 data) was carried out to determine the prevalence of self-reported dental care needs relative to demographic, socio-economic and behavioral variables. A logistic regression model was used to identify the variables that were most strongly associated with the level of need.

Results

In 2010, the prevalence of the ne

SUBMITTER: Trohel G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4956297 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature