title: Predisposing, enabling, and need for dental treatment characteristics of ICS-II USA ethnically diverse groups.
abstract: Personal characteristics (predisposing, enabling, and need) are described for the population-based samples of adults interviewed in the International Collaborative Study of Oral Health Outcomes (ICS-II) USA research locations. Differences in sample characteristics are compared by ethnic group (African-American, Native American, Hispanic, and White) and age cohort (35-44 and 65-74 years old) by means of Bonferroni multiple-means tests and Student's t tests. Differences in the personal characteristics of these diverse comparison groups abound. Bivariate results indicated that White adults from both age cohorts had higher socioeconomic levels, more positive self-rated health status, and greater proportions of individuals with dental benefits. Lakota adults from both age cohorts reported lower self-rated health status and were most likely to report total tooth loss. Hispanic persons were significantly less likely to report a usual source of dental care or dental benefits. Need for dental treatment (oral pain and oral symptoms index) was generally higher amng Native American and Hispanic groups. It is critical that the differences highlighted between the among these groups be studied in appropriate strategies for improving the oral health of USA adults are to be determined.
authors.affiliation: Section of Public Health Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles 90095, USA.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Atchison
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Nakazono
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D015142:Baltimore; D015331:Cohort Studies; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology; D016321:Dental Care for Aged / Q000523:psychology; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000600:supply & distribution; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006304:Health Status; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013023:South Dakota; D015206:Southwestern United States; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013781:Texas; D014481:United States; D016549:United States Indian Health Service; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data