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- Title
Dentist gender-related differences in patients' oral health behaviour.
- Authors
Kenji Takeuchi; Yuki Noguchi; Yukie Nakai; Toshiyuki Ojima; Yoshihisa Yamashita
- Abstract
This study aimed at determining whether oral health behavior differs between patients regularly checked by male and female dentists. The analysis was based on a cross-sectional survey of 354 Japanese community residents (median age = 54 years; 145 men and 209 women) conducted in a municipality from January to February 2017. Data on demographic characteristics and factors associated with oral health behavior were obtained through self-administered questionnaires. The association between regular dentist gender and patients' regular dental care check-up and interdental cleaning performance was examined after adjusting for potential confounders. Among respondents, 88.7% and 11.3% reported having male and female regular dentists, respectively. In a multivariate logistic regression model, patients regularly checked by female dentists had an increased likelihood of visiting their dentist for dental care check-up at least once every year (odds ratio [OR] = 2.23, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.09-
- Publication
Journal of Oral Science, 2020, Vol 62, Issue 1, p32
- ISSN
1343-4934
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2334/josnusd.18-0462