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Title: Are routine dental check-ups associated with better health outcomes among US adults?


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Are routine dental check-ups associated with
better health outcomes among US adults?
  • Chao Sun, MD, MPH V. James Guillory, DO, MPH
    Paul Dew, MD, MPH. Dept. Of Preventive Medicine,
    University of Health Sciences, Kansas City,
    Missouri

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Background(1)
  • How oral health affects quality of life
  • Oral pain
  • Difficulty eating
  • Total tooth loss
  • Use of dentures
  • Multiple medications
  • Diseases related to the mouth

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Background(2)
  • The American Dental Association recommendation
  • Brushing and flossing
  • Regular dental visits
  • The Healthy People 2010 objective
  • Increase the proportion of dental care
    utilization
  • 56 of persons(gt2yrs) have access to see
    dentists

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Background(3)
  • Challenge to meet the objective
  • Overlooked issue
  • Beneficial evidence
  • Risk factors
  • Behavioral change

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Purpose of the study
  • The purpose of this study was to assess if
    routine dental check-ups are associated with
    better health outcomes among US adults

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Methods(1)
  • Data source
  • The 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
  • Study population
  • Adults aged 18 and older
  • Measure of variables (1)
  • Routine dental check-ups

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Methods(2)
  • Measures of variables (2)
  • Health outcomes
  • 1. Emergency room visits
  • 2. Perceived health status
  • 3. Wearing dentures
  • 4. Lost all adult teeth

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Methods(3)
  • Socio-demographic factors
  • Age, sex, race, education health insurance
  • Statistical analysis
  • Statistical software SAS 8.0
  • Descriptive analysis
  • Multiple linear regression modeling

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Results
  • Socio-demographic information
  • Table 1
  • Association between dental check-ups and
  • socio-demographic factors
  • Table 2
  • Association between dental check-ups and
  • health outcomes
  • Table 3

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Summary(1)
  • 59 of adults had a routine dental check-up in
    the past year
  • 16.8 of adults never had dental check-up
  • Males, minorities, older people, people with
    lower education or with no health insurance were
    less likely to have a routine dental check-up in
    the past year

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Summary (2)
  • Routine dental check-ups were associated with
    better health outcomes
  • Health insurance education are most important
    to reduce the disparity in access to dental
    service
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