Dental care utilization: examining the associations between health services deficits and not having a dental visit in past 12 months

Abstract Background A growing literature supports the contention that closing the divide between dental and medical care can improve access to and coordination of patient care. Health service deficits (HSDs) entail: no routine medical exam, no personal healthcare provider (HCP), no health insurance,...

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Main Authors: M. Nawal Lutfiyya, Andrew J. Gross, Burke Soffe, Martin S. Lipsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6590-y