Wider Dental Care Coverage Associated with Lower Oral Health Inequalities: A Comparison Study between Japan and England

Wider Dental Care Coverage Associated with Lower Oral Health Inequalities: A Comparison Study between Japan and England

Countries with different oral health care systems may have different levels of oral health related inequalities. We compared the socioeconomic inequalities in oral health among older adults in Japan and England. We used the data for adults aged 65 years or over from Japan (<i>N</i> = 79,...

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Main Authors: Kanade Ito, Noriko Cable, Tatsuo Yamamoto, Kayo Suzuki, Katsunori Kondo, Ken Osaka, Georgios Tsakos, Richard G. Watt, Jun Aida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
international comparison
edentulism
oral health inequality
universal health coverage
slope index of inequality
relative index of inequality
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/15/5539

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