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To examine predisposing characteristics, enabling resources, need-related factors, and service-use indicators associated with unmet dental care needs in older Korean adults using Andersen's Behavioral Model.

August 14, 2026GerodontologyOpen Access

Unmet Dental Care Needs Among Older Koreans

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MKM. KimYonsei University KJKyeongmin JangDaejin University

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Cross-sectional study reveals that nearly one-quarter of older adults experience unmet dental needs, highlighting major socioeconomic and geographic barriers to accessing oral healthcare.

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To examine predisposing characteristics, enabling resources, need-related factors, and service-use indicators associated with unmet dental care needs in older Korean adults using Andersen's Behavioral Model.
Analyzed cross-sectional data from 1,737 adults aged ≥ 65 years from the 2023 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Identified correlates of unmet dental care needs using weighted descriptive statistics, Rao-Scott adjusted tests, and complex-sample multivariable logistic regression.
The weighted prevalence of unmet dental care needs was 23.2% (95% CI: 21.0–25.4).
Higher odds of unmet needs were associated with very poor self-rated oral health (aOR = 4.09 vs. very good, 95% CI: 1.47–8.81), Medical Aid coverage (aOR = 2.80 vs. community-based insurance, 95% CI: 1.40–5.61), and having no oral examination in the past year (aOR = 2.70, 95% CI: 1.99–3.66).
Chewing difficulty (aOR = 2.19, 95% CI: 1.58–3.05), living alone (aOR = 1.54, 95% CI: 1.09–2.17), and rural residence (aOR = 1.43, 95% CI: 1.06–1.95) also significantly increased the likelihood of unmet dental care.

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Kim et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ec746b70b84ec8b9137af https://doi.org/10.1111/ger.70116

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August 14, 2026GerodontologyOpen Access

Unmet Dental Care Needs Among Older Koreans

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Authors

MKM. KimYonsei University KJKyeongmin JangDaejin University

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Implication

Cross-sectional study reveals that nearly one-quarter of older adults experience unmet dental needs, highlighting major socioeconomic and geographic barriers to accessing oral healthcare.

Key Points

To examine predisposing characteristics, enabling resources, need-related factors, and service-use indicators associated with unmet dental care needs in older Korean adults using Andersen's Behavioral Model.
Analyzed cross-sectional data from 1,737 adults aged ≥ 65 years from the 2023 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Identified correlates of unmet dental care needs using weighted descriptive statistics, Rao-Scott adjusted tests, and complex-sample multivariable logistic regression.
The weighted prevalence of unmet dental care needs was 23.2% (95% CI: 21.0–25.4).
Higher odds of unmet needs were associated with very poor self-rated oral health (aOR = 4.09 vs. very good, 95% CI: 1.47–8.81), Medical Aid coverage (aOR = 2.80 vs. community-based insurance, 95% CI: 1.40–5.61), and having no oral examination in the past year (aOR = 2.70, 95% CI: 1.99–3.66).
Chewing difficulty (aOR = 2.19, 95% CI: 1.58–3.05), living alone (aOR = 1.54, 95% CI: 1.09–2.17), and rural residence (aOR = 1.43, 95% CI: 1.06–1.95) also significantly increased the likelihood of unmet dental care.

Cite This Study

Kim et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ec746b70b84ec8b9137af https://doi.org/10.1111/ger.70116

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