@article{ART003397495},
author={Jung-Hee Bae and Min-Hee Hong and Da-Yae Choi},
title={Factors associated with unmet dental care needs among adults: an analysis of the 2024 Korea Community Health Survey},
journal={Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene},
issn={2287-1705},
year={2026},
volume={26},
number={5},
pages={705-716},
doi={10.13065/jksdh.2026.26.5.14}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jung-Hee Bae
AU - Min-Hee Hong
AU - Da-Yae Choi
TI - Factors associated with unmet dental care needs among adults: an analysis of the 2024 Korea Community Health Survey
JO - Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
PY - 2026
VL - 26
IS - 5
PB - Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
SP - 705
EP - 716
SN - 2287-1705
AB - Objectives : To identify sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and health-related factors associated with unmet dental care needs among Korean adults and to comprehensively analyze their effects on the experience of unmet dental care.
Methods: Data from the 2024 Korea Community Health Survey were used, and 197,558 participants were included. The dependent variable was the experience of unmet dental care. Ten general and seven health-related characteristics were examined using complex sample analyses.
Results: The likelihood of experiencing unmet dental care needs was higher among women (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.225), individuals living in single-person households (aOR = 1.166), individuals who had received National Basic Livelihood Security benefits (aOR = 1.429), individuals with poor self-rated oral health (aOR = 5.456), individuals with no history of dental scaling (aOR = 4.455), individuals with unmet general healthcare needs (aOR = 5.511), individuals with high perceived stress (aOR = 1.347), and individuals who had experienced depressive symptoms (aOR = 1.397). Lack of time was the most commonly reported reason (41.8%).
Conclusions: Unmet dental care needs were associated with sociodemographic, socioeconomic, oral health, and mental health factors. Policies should improve access to dental care for vulnerable cohorts, address time barriers, and promote timely care.
KW - Adults;Korea community health survey;Unmet dental care need
DO - 10.13065/jksdh.2026.26.5.14
ER -
Jung-Hee Bae, Min-Hee Hong and Da-Yae Choi. (2026). Factors associated with unmet dental care needs among adults: an analysis of the 2024 Korea Community Health Survey. Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, 26(5), 705-716.
Jung-Hee Bae, Min-Hee Hong and Da-Yae Choi. 2026, "Factors associated with unmet dental care needs among adults: an analysis of the 2024 Korea Community Health Survey", Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, vol.26, no.5 pp.705-716. Available from: doi:10.13065/jksdh.2026.26.5.14
Jung-Hee Bae, Min-Hee Hong, Da-Yae Choi "Factors associated with unmet dental care needs among adults: an analysis of the 2024 Korea Community Health Survey" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 26.5 pp.705-716 (2026) : 705.
Jung-Hee Bae, Min-Hee Hong, Da-Yae Choi. Factors associated with unmet dental care needs among adults: an analysis of the 2024 Korea Community Health Survey. 2026; 26(5), 705-716. Available from: doi:10.13065/jksdh.2026.26.5.14
Jung-Hee Bae, Min-Hee Hong and Da-Yae Choi. "Factors associated with unmet dental care needs among adults: an analysis of the 2024 Korea Community Health Survey" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 26, no.5 (2026) : 705-716.doi: 10.13065/jksdh.2026.26.5.14
Jung-Hee Bae; Min-Hee Hong; Da-Yae Choi. Factors associated with unmet dental care needs among adults: an analysis of the 2024 Korea Community Health Survey. Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, 26(5), 705-716. doi: 10.13065/jksdh.2026.26.5.14
Jung-Hee Bae; Min-Hee Hong; Da-Yae Choi. Factors associated with unmet dental care needs among adults: an analysis of the 2024 Korea Community Health Survey. Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene. 2026; 26(5) 705-716. doi: 10.13065/jksdh.2026.26.5.14
Jung-Hee Bae, Min-Hee Hong, Da-Yae Choi. Factors associated with unmet dental care needs among adults: an analysis of the 2024 Korea Community Health Survey. 2026; 26(5), 705-716. Available from: doi:10.13065/jksdh.2026.26.5.14
Jung-Hee Bae, Min-Hee Hong and Da-Yae Choi. "Factors associated with unmet dental care needs among adults: an analysis of the 2024 Korea Community Health Survey" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 26, no.5 (2026) : 705-716.doi: 10.13065/jksdh.2026.26.5.14
