Akemi Nishide|Misuzu Fujita|Yasunori Sato|Kengo Nagashima|Sho Takahashi|Akira Hata
Income-Related Inequalities in Access to Dental Care Services in Japan
Chiba University|Chiba University|Chiba University|Chiba University|Chiba University Hospital|Chiba University
background study aimed evaluate whether incomerelated inequalities access dental care services exist japan methods subjects included beneficiaries national health insurance nhi chiba city japan enrolled 1 april 2014 31 march 2015 presence absence dental visits number days spent dental care services year calculated using insurance claims submitted equivalent household income calculated using individual income data 1 january 31 december 2013 declared taxation results 216211 enrolled subjects 503 dental care year among dental visits average number days standard deviation spent dental care services per year 77 71 low income associated decreased rate dental care utilization regardless age sex however significant inverse linear association number days spent dental care services income levels sexes conclusions incomerelated inequalities access dental care services regardless age group sex within japanese universal health insurance system