Harris Jack A, Simon Lisa
Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
J Public Health Dent. 2022 Jan;82(1):118-122. doi: 10.1111/jphd.12485. Epub 2022 Jan 11.
Individuals experiencing incarceration are at increased risk of poor oral health. The purpose of this study was to identify state-level factors that influence the number of oral healthcare providers employed in US correctional settings.
This ecological study utilized the National Survey of Prison Health Care (NSPHC) to identify the total number of dentists employed in US correctional facilities. Descriptive statistics were calculated and a linear regression was used to identify predictors of the total number of dentists employed in correctional settings by state.
The mean number of dentists and dental hygienists/assistants per 10,000 individuals experiencing incarceration was 9.33 ± 4.54 and 11.53 ± 7.02, respectively. The only significant contributor to dental employment was healthcare spending per individual experiencing incarceration (Coefficient = 0.96; p = 0.004).
These findings illustrate the need to develop novel methods of encouraging oral healthcare providers to join the correctional healthcare workforce.
经历监禁的个体口腔健康状况较差的风险增加。本研究的目的是确定影响美国惩教机构中口腔医疗服务提供者数量的州级因素。
这项生态学研究利用全国监狱医疗调查（NSPHC）来确定美国惩教设施中雇佣的牙医总数。计算描述性统计数据，并使用线性回归来确定各州惩教机构中雇佣的牙医总数的预测因素。
每10000名经历监禁的个体中，牙医和牙科保健员/助理的平均人数分别为9.33±4.54和11.53±7.02。对牙科就业的唯一显著贡献因素是每名经历监禁的个体的医疗保健支出（系数=0.96；p=0.004）。
这些发现表明需要开发新的方法来鼓励口腔医疗服务提供者加入惩教医疗队伍。
