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Income, access to care and adult oral health inequalities in the United States: a multilevel analysis of national surveys and Medicaid policies

2025-12-15 public and global health Title + abstract only
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BackgroundSocioeconomic status (SES) strongly shapes oral health, yet the magnitude of these gradients, their pathways and the influence of US Medicaid policies remain uncertain. We quantified SES gradients in adult oral health, examined potential mechanisms and assessed whether state Medicaid expansion and adult dental benefit generosity were associated with aggregate oral health indicators. MethodsWe analysed adults aged [≥]20 years in NHANES 1999-2019 and state adult populations in BRFSS ...

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