title: [A study of multi-factors on the utilization of dental services in Chinese residents].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In this article, multi-factors on the utilization of dental services was assessed in Chinese residents by Logistic regression model.
  
  
  METHODS
  A household oral health interview survey was conducted among Chinese residents. A study of multi-factors on the utilization of dental services in Chinese residents was analyzed by Logistic regression model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The data 1558 residents in 587 houses had been collected from 6 sampling spots by the household oral health interview survey. Significant difference was found in three hypothesis test of Logistic regression model over 15 year old of residents.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The utilization of dental services was decided by multi-factors in Chinese residents. The main factors to influence residents visiting dentist were dental price, living area and dental caries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University. Xi'an, 710032, China. mar-k@21cn.com
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: De-Yu
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Bo-Xue
authors.initials: BX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zong-Zan
authors.initials: ZZ
authors.lastname: Ni
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D009909:Oral Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data