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Variation in dental service provision among adult migrant public-funded patients

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dc.contributor.authorBrennan, D.
dc.contributor.authorSpencer, A.
dc.date.issued1999
dc.description.abstract<h4>Objective</h4>To examine type of care, oral health status and service patterns by country of birth and language.<h4>Methods</h4>A random sample of public-funded patients (n = 6, 109) was surveyed in 1995-96.<h4>Results</h4>Emergency care was highest among overseas-born patients who spoke a non-English language at home; edentulism was highest among Australian-born/English only patients; while a higher percentage of Australian-born persons were in the periodontal health category (chi 2; p < 0.05). Differences in caries experience were generally small (ANOVA; p < 0.05). Service provision varied by country of birth/language after controlling for socio-demographic characteristics, type of care, and oral health status in six service areas (logistic regression; p < 0.05).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Service patterns may reflect behavioural and cultural factors of patients or providers operating independently of socio-demographic and oral health status variables.<h4>Implications</h4>Variation and potential inequality in service patterns related to cultural factors existed within a group of disadvantaged patients.
dc.identifier.citationAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 1999; 23(6):639-642
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1467-842X.1999.tb01551.x
dc.identifier.issn1326-0200
dc.identifier.issn1753-6405
dc.identifier.orcidBrennan, D. [0000-0002-7888-0920]
dc.identifier.orcidSpencer, A. [0000-0002-3462-7456]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/3873
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPUBLIC HEALTH ASSOC AUSTRALIA INC
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842x.1999.tb01551.x
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectHealth Care Surveys
dc.subjectLogistic Models
dc.subjectOdds Ratio
dc.subjectSampling Studies
dc.subjectAge Distribution
dc.subjectSex Distribution
dc.subjectSocioeconomic Factors
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectTransients and Migrants
dc.subjectOral Health
dc.subjectDental Health Services
dc.subjectPublic Assistance
dc.subjectSouth Australia
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectMale
dc.titleVariation in dental service provision among adult migrant public-funded patients
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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