Associations of health literacy with dental care use and oral health status in Japan

Associations of health literacy with dental care use and oral health status in Japan

Abstract Background The concept of health literacy has gained prominence in the context of oral health. In Japan, curative dental care is generally under universal health coverage, while preventive dental care requires effort. We used this situation to test the hypothesis that high health literacy i...

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Main Authors: Keiko Murakami, Jun Aida, Shinichi Kuriyama, Hideki Hashimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Curative dental care use
Health literacy
Japan
Oral health
Preventive dental care use
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15866-7

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