Journal article
Factors related to receipt of dental care in Eastern Iowa nursing facilities
Special care in dentistry, Vol.35(4), pp.175-181
07/2015
DOI: 10.1111/scd.12107
PMID: 25715976
Abstract
To assess factors related to nursing facility residents' receipt of dental treatment when it was offered on site. Screening forms that included demographic, general, and dental health information were obtained from residents of 10 nursing facilities in Eastern Iowa, and their dental procedure history for up to 7 years after screening was recorded. Residents were grouped as having received either no procedures; diagnostic procedures only; or nondiagnostic procedures. Of the 586 residents, the mean age was 83.8 years at screening and 31.3% were edentulous. The odds of receiving nondiagnostic procedures were lower among residents who were older (OR = 0.98, 95%CI 0.96-0.99) or edentulous (OR = 0.31, 95%CI 0.20-0.46), compared to those who received no dental procedures. Those who were older or edentulous had lower odds of receiving nondiagnostic dental procedures. Well-designed prospective cohort studies are needed to better evaluate barriers to receipt of dental treatment among the institutionalized elderly.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Factors related to receipt of dental care in Eastern Iowa nursing facilities
- Creators
- Tariq S Ghazal - PhD Student, Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of IowaDaniel J Caplan - Professor and Chair, Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of IowaHoward J Cowen - Professor, Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of IowaDeise Oliveira - Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Detroit Mercy
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Special care in dentistry, Vol.35(4), pp.175-181
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1111/scd.12107
- PMID
- 25715976
- ISSN
- 0275-1879
- eISSN
- 1754-4505
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100002050, name: Delta Dental Foundation
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/2015
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry
- Record Identifier
- 9983917662002771
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