Factors associated with future dental care utilization among low-income smokers overdue for dental visits

• Main Authors: Paula R. Blasi (Author), Chloe Krakauer (Author), Melissa L. Anderson (Author), Jennifer Nelson (Author), Terry Bush (Author), Sheryl L. Catz (Author), Jennifer B. McClure (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Smokers are at increased risk of oral disease. While routine dental care can help prevent and treat oral health problems, smokers have far lower rates of dental care utilization compared with non-smokers. We sought to better understand which factors may facilitate or hinder denta...