Table 1 Percentage of people who did not receive dental scaling in the previous year stratified by pre- or post-policy periods using the Community Health Survey 2010–12 and 2014–16 (weighted %)
Prevalence of dental scaling non-users | Pre-policy (2010–2012) | Post-policy (2014–2016) | Differences |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
 20–34 | 68.4 | 58.4 | −10.0 |
 35–44 | 65.5 | 56.6 | −8.9 |
 45–54 | 64.6 | 54.5 | −10.1 |
 55–64 | 68.4 | 56.0 | −12.4 |
 65 and older | 86.4 | 77.1 | −9.3 |
Sex | |||
 Male | 69.6 | 60.2 | − 9.4 |
 Female | 69.4 | 59.6 | −9.8 |
Residential area | |||
 Urban | 67.5 | 57.8 | −9.7 |
 Rural | 77.9 | 69.3 | −8.6 |
Monthly household income (in million KRW) | |||
 < 1 | 86.3 | 78.8 | −7.5 |
 1–3 | 73.9 | 63.8 | −10.1 |
 3–5 | 66.9 | 56.6 | −10.3 |
 ≥ 5 | 58.0 | 48.7 | −9.3 |
Education | |||
 Under 6 years | 87.1 | 81.0 | −6.1 |
 6–9 years | 75.0 | 66.0 | −9.0 |
 10–12 years | 69.9 | 60.3 | −9.6 |
 More than 12 years | 62.3 | 52.8 | −9.5 |
Insurance status | |||
 MAP | 85.8 | 78.8 | −7.0 |
 Former MAP | 82.6 | 73.0 | −9.6 |
 NHI | 69.0 | 59.3 | −9.7 |
Smoking | |||
 Current smoker | 71.5 | 63.1 | −8.4 |
 Former smoker | 67.5 | 58.7 | −8.8 |
 Non-smoker | 69.2 | 59.1 | −9.9 |
Subjective oral health | |||
 Very good | 63.7 | 51.2 | −12.5 |
 Good | 65.3 | 52.9 | −12.4 |
 Moderate | 67.6 | 57.5 | −10.1 |
 Bad | 73.4 | 65.9 | −7.5 |
 Very bad | 83.9 | 79.8 | −4.1 |