Background. Dental diseases are among the most prevalent conditions worldwide, with
universal access to dental care being one key to tackling them. Systematic quantification of …

Objectives Regular and/or preventive dental services utilization is an indicator of healthcare
access and associated with improved health outcomes. We assessed the proportion of …

Background Equity in health is an important consideration for policy makers particularly in
low and middle income developing country. The area of oral and dental health is not an …

Objectives: To assess the socioeconomic‐related (in) equality and horizontal (in) equity in
oral healthcare utilization among Thai adults after Universal Coverage (UC) policy …

Objectives This study aimed to measure the magnitude of income‐related inequality for four
oral health outcomes in C anada. The degree of oral health inequality according to sex was …

Social inequalities in health and oral health continue to present a major challenge to public
health. Progress towards the development of interventions to reduce health inequalities is …

Introduction Oral health is an important component of people's general health status. Many
studies have shown that socioeconomic status is an important determinant of access to …

The objective of this study was to assess socio-economic inequality in oral healthcare
coverage among adults with expressed need living in 52 countries. Data on 60,332 adults …

Objective: To analyse the effects of socioeconomic disadvantage on access to dental care
services and on oral health. Design, setting and outcomes: Cross-sectional data from the …

Background: Health utilization inequality is a major concern for health policymakers.
Equality in utilization of services is very important for having a healthy society. The aim of …