Characteristics of US Adults Delaying Dental Care Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has disrupted the delivery of health care services, including dental care. The objective of this study was to quantify and describe US adults who delayed dental care due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

We analyzed cross-sectional responses collected from a nationally representative and long-running panel survey of US adults conducted in late May and early June 2020 (response rate = 70%). The survey included questions about dental care delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, purpose of the delayed dental visits, timing of future dental visits, and demographic information. Pearson's chi-square tests were used to determine if rates of delayed dental care varied by subgroup. A multivariable regression model, adjusted for age, race,

SUBMITTER: Kranz AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7527908 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature