Abhinav Singh|Bharathi Purohit|Nitin Masih|Praveen Kumar Kahndelwal
Risk factors for oral diseases among workers with and without dental insurance in a national social security scheme in India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal|Government of India|People’s University|Government of India|Government of India
target population cross sectional study comprises subjects without social security national social security scheme study aimed compare assess risk factors oral diseases among insured organised sector noninsured workers unorganised sector new delhi indiathe sample comprised total 2752 subjects 960 workers belonged formal organised sector social security dental health insurance 1792 social security dental insurance informal unorganised sectorsignificant differences noted two groups literacy levels betweenmeal sugar consumption tobaccorelated habits utilisation dental care bleedingcalculus periodontal pockets present among 25 654 insured workers respectively similarly 136 845 noninsured workers bleedingcalculus periodontal pockets respectively mean dmft decayed missing filled teeth value among insured workers noninsured workers 327 198 375 180 respectively association absence health insurance dental caries evident odds ratio 194 subjects graduate education prone dental caries 162 subjects cleaned teeth two times day less likely dental caries 147 utilisation dental care inversely related dental caries 125the major risk factors oral diseases groups similar socioeconomic status lack social security health insurance low literacy levels high tobacco consumption low levels dental care utilisation