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Table 2 The application of dental sealant reimbursement among Korean children and adolescents, and the differences in sealant treatment according to sociodemographic characteristics

From: Changes in oral health indicators due to implementation of the National Health Insurance Services coverage for first molar dental sealant for children and adolescents in South Korea

Classification		Sealant rate^a (%)				Sealant index^b (Mean ± SE^d)
Classification		Non-beneficiaries		Beneficiaries		Non-beneficiaries		Beneficiaries
Total		27.8		35.5	***c	0.45 ± 0.05		0.83 ± 0.03	***c
Gender	Male	26.7	NS	35.1	NS	0.62 ± 0.03	NS	0.87 ± 0.05	NS
Gender	Female	29.1		35.9		0.58 ± 0.04		0.78 ± 0.05
Age	11–15 years	34.9	***	43.3	***	0.82 ± 0.04	***	1.13 ± 0.05	***
Age	16–20 years	19.5		28.3		0.35 ± 0.03		0.55 ± 0.05
Region	Urban	27.9	NS	35.5	NS	0.60 ± 0.03	NS	0.84 ± 0.04	NS
Region	Rural	27.6		35.5		0.61 ± 0.08		0.76 ± 0.09
Household income	I(lower)	17.6	***	26.5	***	0.35 ± 0.05	***	0.60 ± 0.09	*
	II (Lower-middle)	22.4		32.1		0.50 ± 0.06		0.78 ± 0.07
	III (Middle-upper)	27.7		36.3		0.57 ± 0.04		0.80 ± 0.06
	IV (Upper)	37.0		42.2		0.83 ± 0.05		1.00 ± 0.07
Father’s education level	Less than high school	14.3	NS	18.8	NS	0.20 ± 0.05	NS	0.29 ± 0.06	NS
Father’s education level	More than college	24.7		23.2		0.39 ± 0.10		0.48 ± 0.11
Mother’s education level	Less than high school	18.2	NS	15.9	*	0.26 ± 0.05	NS	0.33 ± 0.06	NS
Mother’s education level	More than college	12.8		30.5		0.24 ± 0.13		0.53 ± 0.11

^aThe data were analyzed by Complex samples chi-square test
^bThe data were analyzed by Complex samples general linear model
^cThe difference between Non-beneficiaries and Beneficiaries (by Complex samples chi-square test and general linear model)
^dStandard error
^***p < 0.001,^**p < 0.01,^*p < 0.05,^NSp > 0.05

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