Determinants of dental service utilization among adults – the case of Finland

Determinants of dental service utilization among adults – the case of Finland

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Article ID: iaor20061291
Country: Netherlands
Volume: 8
Issue: 4
Start Page Number: 335
End Page Number: 345
Publication Date: Nov 2005
Journal: Health Care Management Science
Authors: , ,
Keywords: Finland, dentists
Abstract:

We examine the determinants of utilization of dentists' services and especially the role of supply factors in the decision-making processes of utilization, using data from the Finnish Health Care Survey of 1996. In a two-part model, care-seeking is modeled by a bivariate probit model taking into account dentist's recall, whereas the number of positive visits to the dentist is modeled by a zero-truncated negative binomial model. Recall turns out to be a central determinant of care-seeking and is significantly related to variables like income and unemployment. Socioeconomic variables are controlled for as well and are found to be important determinants.

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