Inequity in a market-based health system: Evidence from Canada's dental sector

Health Policy

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-90

  Grignon, Michel ^a,b   Hurley, Jeremiah ^a,b   Wang, Li ^b   Allin, Sara ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Dental care; Equity; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVATE SECTOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 77957879022     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.05.018     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Petersen P.P. The World Oral Health Report 2003: continuous oral health improvement in the 21st century-the approach of the WHO Global Oral Health Programme. Community Dental and Oral Epidemiology 2003, 31(Suppl. 1):3-24.
2. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S.Public Health Service Oral health in America: a report of the surgeon general 2000, Available from: http://www.nidr.nih.gov/sgr/sgrohweb/home.htm.
3. Bailit H.L., Newhouse J.P., Brook R.H., Duan N., Hanley J.M., Kamberg C., et al. Does more generous dental insurance coverage improve oral health?. Journal of the American Dental Association 1985, 110(5).
4. Sintonen H., Tuominen R. Exploring the determinants of periodontal treatment costs: a special focus on cigarette smoking. Social Science & Medicine 1989, 29:835-844.
5. Nguyen L., Häkkinen U., Knuuttila M., Järvelin M.R. Should we brush twice a day? Determinants of dental health among young adults in Finland. Health Economics 2007, 17(2):267-286.
6. Sintonen H., Linnosmaa I. Economics of dental services. Handbook of health economics 2000, 1251-1296. North Holland, Amsterdam. A.J. Culyer, J.P. Newhouse (Eds.).
7. Manning W.G., Bailit H.L., Benjamin B., Newhouse J.P. The demand for dental care: evidence from a randomized trial in health insurance. Journal of the American Dental Association 1985, 110:895-902.
8. Wamala S., Merlo J., Borström G. Inequity in access to dental care services explains current socioeconomic disparities in oral health: the Swedish National Surveys of Public Health 2004-2005. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 2006, 60(12):1027-1033.
9. Zavras D., Economou C., Kyriopoulos J. Factors influencing dental utilisation in Greece. Community Dental Health 2004, 21(2):181-188.
10. McGrath C., Bedi R., Dhawan N. Factors influencing older people's self reported use of dental services in the UK. Gerodotonlogy 1999, 16(2):97-102.
11. Manski R.J., Goldfarb M.M. Dental utilisation for older Americans aged 55-75. Gerodontology 1996, 13(1):49-55.
12. Leake J.L. Why do we need an oral health care policy in Canada?. Journal of the Canadian Dental Association 2006, 72(4). 317a-317j.
13. Millar W.J. Dental consultations. Health Reports (Statistics Canada) 2004, 16(1):41-46.
14. Millar W.J., Locker D. Dental insurance and use of dental services. Health Reports (Statistics Canada) 1998, 11(1):1-13.
15. Kosteniuk J., d'Arcy C. Dental service use and its correlates in a dentate population: an analysis of the Saskatchewan population health and dynamics survey, 1999-2000. Journal of the Canadian Dental Association 2006, 72(8):731-739.
16. Bhatti T., Rana Z., Grootendorst P. Dental insurance, income and the use of dental care in Canada. Journal of the Canadian Dental Association 2007, 73(1). 57a-57h.
17. Bedos C., Brodeur J.M., Benigeri M., Ollivier M. Inégalités sociales dans le recours aux soins dentaires. Revue d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique 2002, 52:261-270.
18. Marchildon G.P. Health systems in transition: Canada 2005, WHO Regional Office for Europe on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Copenhagen.
19. Jiménez-Martín S., Labeaga J.M., Martínez-Granado M. Latent class versus two-part models in the demand for physician services across the European Union. Health Economics 2002, 11:301-311.
20. Baker S.R. Applying Andersen's behavioural model to oral health: what are the contextual factors shaping perceived oral health outcomes?. Community Dental and Oral Epidemiology 2009, 37:485-494.
21. Wagstaff A., van Doorslaer E. Equity in health care financing and delivery. Handbook of health economics 2000, 1803-1862. North Holland, Amsterdam. A.J. Culyer, J.P. Newhouse (Eds.).
22. O'Donnell O., van Doorslaer E., Wagstaff A., Lindelow M. Analyzing health equity using household survey data 2007, World Bank Institute Learning Resources Series, The World Bank, Washington, DC.
23. Allin S. Equity in the use of health care services in Canada and its provinces, LSE Health Working Paper 2006; 3/2006.
24. van Doorslaer E, Masseria C. Income-related inequality in the use of medical care in 21 OECD countries, OECD Health Working Paper 14; 2004.
25. Nguyen L., Häkkinen U. Income-related inequality in the use of dental services in Finland. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 2004, 3(4):251-262.
26. Stoyanova AP. Measuring inequalities in dental health and dental care utilisation: evidence from Spain, mimeo Centre de Recerca en Economia del Benestar, Barcelona; 2003.
27. Jones A.M. Health econometrics. Handbook of health economics 2000, 265-344. North Holland, Amsterdam. A.J. Culyer, J.P. Newhouse (Eds.).
28. Snow P., McNally M.E. Examining the implications of dental treatment costs for low-income families. Journal of the Canadian Dental Association 2010, 76:28.