@article { author = {Golkari, Ali and Vossoughi, Mehrdad and Mohammadi, Mahsa and Behbahanirad, Arghavan and Bakhtiar, Maryam}, title = {The association between dental insurance coverage, socio-economic status and use of dental care in adolescents}, journal = {Journal of Health Sciences & Surveillance System}, volume = {6}, number = {3}, pages = {149-154}, year = {2018}, publisher = {Shiraz University Of Medical Sciences}, issn = {2345-2218}, eissn = {2345-3893}, doi = {10.30476/jhsss.2019.81462.1001}, abstract = {Background: Several items affect the use of dental services. The objective of this study was to assess the association between socio-economic status (SES) and dental insurance coverage with the use of dental services amongst Iranian adolescents aged 13-15 years old. Methods: In this cross sectional study, we used a researcher-made questionnaire to assess the association between socio-economic status (SES) and dental insurance coverage with the use of dental services in 423 Iranian adolescents aged 13-15 years old. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze the data, generate descriptive statistics, and perform multiple logistic regressions. Results: Use of dental services was statistically significant amongst the students with dental insurance and parents with higher income (P<0.001), which was independent of the other socio-economic factors (parent’s age, education and marital status). Conclusion: The results showed that one of the important policies to reduce inequality in dental care is to improve dental insurance coverage.}, keywords = {Socio-economic status,insurance,dental care,Adolescent}, url = {https://jhsss.sums.ac.ir/article_45927.html}, eprint = {https://jhsss.sums.ac.ir/article_45927_33d5416df812394897de2a60c99f8433.pdf} }