Abstract
The objectives of the study were: 1) to describe the choice of dental care system among 16-year-olds, 2) to describe the utilization of dental services among 16-17-year-olds enrolled in either public or private dental care systems, and to compare the dental services provided by the alternative systems. The study comprised 1,245 adolescents from 3 municipalities; the historical cohort study design was applied; and data were collected from dental records (public dental service) and dental claims (private practice). At age 16, 12% preferred being enrolled in the private practice system, while 88% remained in the public dental care system. During the 2-year study period the attendance rate was 99% for the public system, while 90% attended the private practice system (P< 0.001). Preventive dental services were provided more frequently by the public than the private system (P< 0.001). Despite the fact that the economic barrier was eliminated a lower attendance rate was observed for patients transferred to the private practice system.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Acta Odontologica Scandinavica |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 103-7 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISSN | 0001-6357 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2002 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adolescent Behavior
- Analysis of Variance
- Attitude to Health
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Choice Behavior
- Cohort Studies
- DMF Index
- Denmark
- Dental Health Services
- Dental Restoration, Permanent
- Female
- Fluorides, Topical
- Humans
- Male
- Preventive Dentistry
- Private Practice
- Public Health Dentistry
- Radiography, Dental
- Statistics as Topic
- Tooth Extraction
- Comparative Study
- Journal Article
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
