title: [Oral health services utilization and influencing factors in downtown community residents older than 15 years in Beijing].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the utilization of oral health services and to analyze the factors associated with oral health services for the community residents.
  
  
  METHODS
  Household health interview and oral health condition survey were conducted to obtain information about oral health services. The respondents were recruited by a multi-stage random cluster sampling procedure. Multiple dummy regression analyses were performed for the assessment of the relative effect of behavioural factors on dental attendance.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 2003 families, 4459 people participated in this study. The people seeking dental treatment accounted for 11.3% (502/4459) per year. Young people (OR = 2.072), having medical insurance system (OR = 2.835), short distance to see dentist (OR = 3.535), oral health awareness (OR = 2.595), poor self-assessment of oral health status (OR = 2.014) were the main factors which influenced dental attendance of community residents.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The utilization of oral health service was low, particularly for middle-aged people and the elderly. Oral health education and medical insurance system should be strengthened.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Yu-ling
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Si
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007347:Insurance, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult