Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Aust Dent J. 2020 Jun;65 Suppl 1:S71-S78. doi: 10.1111/adj.12768.
This study examines last dental visit (visiting within the last 12 months, having a last visit 5 or more years ago, attending a private dental practice) and usual visit (usually visiting for a check-up, having a dentist they usually attend).
Explanatory variables include age, gender, region, income, area-based SES and dental insurance. The data were collected in the Interview in NSAOH 2017-18.
There was a dental visiting gradient by region, with lower percentages visiting in the last 12 months in remote (44.9%) and regional areas (50.8%) than major cities (58.7%). A higher percentage of the higher-income tertile made visits (63.8%) than the middle (53.7%) and lower tertiles (49.9%). There was a visiting gradient by area-based SES, with higher percentages in the higher (63.8%) and middle SES tertiles (55.2%) than the lower tertile (50.2%). Uninsured persons had lower percentages visiting (43.3%) than insured (69.7%).
Persons in remote locations, those with low socioeconomic status and those uninsured were disadvantaged in terms of access. They had lower percentages visiting in the last 12 months, usually visiting for a check-up, having a dentist they usually attend and higher percentages visiting 5 or more years ago.
本研究考察了最近一次看牙（在过去 12 个月内就诊、上次就诊时间为 5 年或更久前、在私人牙科诊所就诊）和常规看牙（通常是为了进行检查、有一位常去的牙医）。
解释变量包括年龄、性别、地区、收入、基于地区的社会经济地位和牙科保险。数据是在 2017-18 年的 NSAOH 访谈中收集的。
按地区划分，存在就诊梯度，偏远地区（44.9%）和地区（50.8%）的最近 12 个月内就诊比例低于主要城市（58.7%）。较高收入组（63.8%）的就诊比例高于中等收入组（53.7%）和较低收入组（49.9%）。按基于地区的社会经济地位划分，较高（63.8%）和中等社会经济地位组（55.2%）的就诊比例高于较低组（50.2%）。未参保者的就诊比例较低（43.3%），参保者（69.7%）的就诊比例较高。
居住在偏远地区、社会经济地位较低和未参保的人在就诊方面处于不利地位。他们在最近 12 个月内就诊、通常进行检查、有一位常去的牙医的比例较低，而上次就诊时间为 5 年或更久前的比例较高。
