title: Dental expenditures and insurance coverage among older adults.
abstract: Using data on 975 elderly persons from the 1990 Health Supplements to the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we describe the predictors of expenditures for dental services. Forty-four percent of elderly persons reported using some dental services within a year. Thirteen percent had private dental insurance, and 8% had a separate dental policy. The average total expenditure for those who used any dental services was $378, 88% of which was paid out-of-pocket. Persons with a separate dental insurance policy, younger and better educated persons, and those with greater financial resources were more likely to use dental services.
authors.affiliation: RAND, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kington
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rogowski
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lillard
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005249:Fees and Charges; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007347:Insurance, Dental / Q000191:economics*; D008297:Male; D018803:Models, Economic; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States