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Determining dental checkup frequency.

M W Woolfolk1, W P Lang, W S Borgnakke

  • 1Department of Periodontics, Prevention and Geriatrics, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor 48109-1078, USA.

Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)
|May 20, 1999
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Men, lower income individuals, those without a regular dentist, and people with dental anxiety visited the dentist less often for routine checkups. Understanding these factors can improve preventive dental care access.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Dental Epidemiology
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Assessed dental checkup frequency in adults within the Detroit tricounty area.
  • Identified demographic, access, and subjective factors influencing non-emergency dental visits.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify factors associated with the frequency of routine dental checkups among adults.
  • To understand predictors of regular preventive dental care utilization.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a 1994 probability-based sample of adults with in-home oral examinations.
  • Analyzed variables including age, sex, income, insurance, usual care location, oral health status, and dental anxiety.

Main Results:

  • Dental checkup behavior correlated with demographics, dental care access, subjective health ratings, and clinical oral health parameters.

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  • Logistic regression revealed sex, income, usual care location, and dental anxiety significantly predicted checkup frequency (P < .05).

    • Conclusions:

    • 69.7% of the population reported annual dental checkups in the past five years.
    • Infrequent checkups were linked to being male, lower income, lacking a usual care provider, and dental anxiety.
    • Dental professionals should use these findings to enhance preventive visit patterns.