title: A longitudinal analysis of unmet need for oral treatment in a national sample of medical HIV patients.
abstract: This longitudinal study examines perceived unmet dental need in a nationally representative probability sample of HIV-infected persons in medical care. A logistic regression analysis modeled the relationship between unmet need and explanatory variables. We estimate that 40% of HIV/AIDS patients report an unmet need associated with being male, being unemployed, injecting drugs, being heterosexual, lacking dental insurance, and having less education. Disparities in unmet need are related to socioeconomic status rather than to disease stage or ethnicity.
authors.affiliation: UCLA School of Dentistry, Box 951668, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668, USA. mamarcus@ucla.edu
authors.forename: Marvin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marcus
authors.forename: Carl A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Maida
authors.forename: Ian D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Coulter
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Freed
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Der-Martirosian
authors.forename: Honghu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Benjamin A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Freed
authors.forename: Norma
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Guzmán-Becerra
authors.forename: Ronald M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Andersen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009909:Oral Health; D015995:Prevalence; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012923:Social Class; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology