title: Inequity in oral health care for elderly Canadians: part 2. Causes and ethical considerations.
abstract: The Canadian Health Measures Survey, conducted between March 2007 and February 2009, revealed unmet dental needs among older adults in Canada. This article, the second of a 3-part series, explains that the inequity in oral care faced by elderly Canadians is due largely to the current fee-for-service dental service system. However, the inequity has arisen because of financial, behavioural and physical barriers, and both the community at large and the dental profession have a social responsibility to reduce this unfairness and provide equitable access to oral care for older people.
authors.forename: Chao Shu
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
authors.forename: Michael I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: MacEntee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000941:ethics*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000941:ethics* / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006306:Health Surveys; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans