Author/Authors :
Golkari, Ali Department of Dental Public Health - School of Dentistry - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , Vossoughi, Mehrdad Department of Dental Public Health - School of Dentistry - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , Mohammadi, Mahsa , Behbahanirad, Arghavan Department of Dental Public Health - School of Dentistry - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , Bakhtiar, Maryam Department of Dental Public Health - School of Dentistry - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Abstract :
Background: Several items affect the use of dental services.
The objective of this study was to assess the association between
socio-economic status (SES) and dental insurance coverage with
the use of dental services amongst Iranian adolescents aged 13-15
years old.
Methods: In this cross sectional study, we used a researchermade
questionnaire to assess the association between socioeconomic
status (SES) and dental insurance coverage with the
use of dental services in 423 Iranian adolescents aged 13-15 years
old. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to
analyze the data, generate descriptive statistics, and perform
multiple logistic regressions.
Results: Use of dental services was statistically significant amongst
the students with dental insurance and parents with higher income
(P<0.001), which was independent of the other socio-economic
factors (parent’s age, education and marital status).
Conclusion: The results showed that one of the important
policies to reduce inequality in dental care is to improve dental
insurance coverage.
Keywords :
Socio-economic status , insurance , dental care , Adolescent
