The association between predisposing, enabling and need factors and oral health care utilization among U.S. working age adults
Individual factors, including smoking, lack of health insurance, and difficulty engaging in social activity, were independently associated with cost-related delayed oral health care, and the strong links between postponed dental visits and HSDs provide a clear opportunity for advocating for medical and dental integration for patient-centered care.
Authors
- Mauda Monger
- Adejare Jay Atanda
- Benjamin H. Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4948-294X)
- Ifeoma Katerine Amedari
- McKing Izeiza Amedari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1238-4131)
Institutions
- RAND Corporation (US)
- University of Mississippi Medical Center (US)
- Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Oral Health
- Published
- 2025-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-05821-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47