Dental care utilization and expenditures among children in Korea Health Panel Survey: 2008 - 2013

Jung,  Se-Hwan

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 54(11); 2016 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2016;54(11):840-849.
Published online November 30, 2016.

아동·청소년의 치과외래 이용 및 의료비지출 변화추이: 2008년~2013년

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강릉원주대학교 치과대학 예방치학교실 및 구강과학연구소

Dental care utilization and expenditures among children in Korea Health Panel Survey: 2008 - 2013

Se-Hwan Jung

Department of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University & Research Institute of Oral Science

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine dental care utilization and expenditures among children aged 0 to 19 years using Korea Health Panel Survey (KHPS) data in 2008 - 2013. Weighted estimates were nationally representative and statistical significances were analysed by x2 test or adjusted Wald test using STATA 13 software. While dental care utilization increased steadily among children from 2008 through 2013, less than one-third the children received dental care in 2013. Compared with 2008, the proportion of restorative care, oral surgery, preventive care decreased and the proportion of orthodontic care, prosthetic care increased. While the proportion of amalgam markedly decreased, the proportion of resin increased. This study highlight socioeconomic disparities in dental utilization and expenditures among children. Especially the findings provide a baseline assessment for examining trends on dental care for children in the future.

Key Words: children;dental expenditures;dental care utilization;Korea Health Panel Survey(KHPS);