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| Indicator name |
Self-reported unmet need for dental care (examination) |
| Code |
HC-P2 |
| Type (EU indicator/ NAT - national indicator) |
NAT |
| Periodicity |
Annual |
| Detailed definition |
Total self-reported unmet need for dental care for the following three reasons: financial barriers + waiting times + too far to travel.
To be analysed together with dental care utilisation defined as the number of visits to the dentist. |
| Breakdowns |
Gender
Age groups: 18-44; 45-54; 55-64; 65+; 75+; 18-64
Income quintile |
| Comments/ Policy relevance |
Future developments: resolve discrepancies in EU-SILC translation between countries. – To look at care utilisation Member States could use the number of dentist consultations per capita based on OECD health data and national sources for non-OECD members. Additional source of data is the EHIS. |
| Source |
Eurostat – EU-SILC
EHIS, OECD health data, national data
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| SPC portfolio section |
Health and LTC - access and inequalities |
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