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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults

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Dental care utilization and retirement.

Richard J Manski¹, John Moeller, Haiyan Chen

¹Division of Health Services Research, Department of Health Promotion and Policy, Dental School, University of Maryland, 650 West Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. rmanski@umaryland.edu

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

|September 22, 2009

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Retirement may reduce dental care use due to lost income and coverage, but increased free time can offset this. Full retirement with less income and insurance leads to lower dental service utilization.

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Area of Science:

Gerontology
Health Economics
Dental Public Health

Background:

Dental care utilization is crucial for overall health in aging populations.
Retirement significantly alters financial resources and lifestyle, potentially impacting healthcare access.
Understanding factors influencing dental care access among retirees is essential for public health policy.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the complex relationship between retirement status, dental care coverage, and dental service utilization.
To analyze how changes in income and insurance associated with retirement affect dental care access.
To determine the independent and intervening roles of retirement, income, coverage, and free time on dental care use.

Main Methods:

Utilized data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) for an aging population.
Employed regression analysis to estimate dental care use as a function of coverage, retirement, and demographic factors.
Implemented a multivariate model to control for confounding variables and isolate the impact of retirement.

Main Results:

Retirement's impact on dental care use is multifaceted.
Loss of income and dental coverage post-retirement can decrease utilization rates.
Increased leisure time associated with retirement may counteract reduced coverage, potentially increasing dental care use.

Conclusions:

Full retirement, characterized by reduced income and dental insurance, is linked to lower dental service utilization.
Retirement itself acts as a primary driver, while income, coverage, and leisure time function as intervening variables influencing dental care access.
Policy interventions should consider these complex dynamics to support dental health in the elderly population.