Changes and determinants of unmet oral health treatment need.
Eeva Torppa-SaarinenMimmi M TolvanenSatu M LahtiAnna Liisa SuominenPublished in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2020)
The wider supply of subsidized oral health care during the study years did not lead to complete elimination of treatment need. The determinants of unmet treatment need, such as low or intermediate education level and perceived economic difficulties, should be used in targeting the services at those with treatment need to achieve better oral health outcomes.