Resumen de Dental insurance visits and expenditures among older adults.

Richard J. Manski, Harold S Goodman, Britt C Reid, Mark D Macek

• Objectives: We examined the effect of age, income, and coverage on dental service utilization during 1996.; Methods: We used data from the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.; Results: Edentulous and poorer older adults are less likely to have coverage and less likely to report a dental visit than dentate or wealthier older adults.; Conclusions: These analyses help to describe the needs of older adults as they cope with diminishing resources as a consequence of retirement, including persons previously accustomed to accessing oral health services with dental insurance.;