title: [Use of dental services and the percentage of persons possessing private dental insurance in Québec].
abstract: The utilization of dental health services and the percentage of adult members of a private health dental insurance plan are generally lower in Quebec than in the other Canadian provinces. In this study, results of a telephone survey of a representative sample of Quebec adults aged 18 and over (N = 8,042) show that 58 per cent of interviewed individuals visited a dentist (53 per cent) or a denturologist (five per cent) during the 12 months preceeding the interview. A multivariate analysis indicates that the most strongly associated factors related to the utilization of dental health services are, in decreasing order, edentulousness, income and level of education. About one third (36 per cent) of those surveyed had dental insurance coverage. Age and income are the most strongly associated factors concerning the membership to a dental health insurance plan. Finally, among those with dental insurance coverage, 71 per cent had visited a dentist or a denturologist during the last 12 months compared to 51 per cent of those not insured.
authors.affiliation: Département de médecine sociale et préventive, Université de Montréal.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brodeur
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benigeri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Olivier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Payette
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007347:Insurance, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000453:epidemiology; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011792:Quebec / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Utilisation des services dentaires et pourcentage de personnes possédant une assurance dentaire privée au Québec.