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Table 3 The application of dental sealant reimbursement among Korean children and adolescents, and the differences in decay-missing-filled permanent teeth retention 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		DMF rate^a (%)				DMFT index^b (Mean ± SE^d)
Classification		Non-beneficiaries		Beneficiaries		Non-beneficiaries		Beneficiaries
Total		68.4		59.3	*** c	2.09 ± 0.10		1.57 ± 0.04	*** c
Gender	Male	62.2	***	54.9	***	1.74 ± 0.05	***	1.38 ± 0.05	***
Gender	Female	75.1		64.0		2.19 ± 0.05		1.77 ± 0.06
Age	11–15 years	60.3	***	50.1	***	1.64 ± 0.04	***	1.26 ± 0.05	***
Age	16–20 years	77.9		67.5		2.32 ± 0.05		1.84 ± 0.06
Region	Urban	68.5	NS	59.6	NS	1.97 ± 0.04	NS	1.57 ± 0.05	NS
Region	Rural	67.6		57.3		1.88 ± 0.08		1.53 ± 0.11
Household income	I(lower)	68.4	NS	62.3	NS	2.03 ± 0.10	NS	1.70 ±0.12	*
	II (Lower-middle)	69.7		60.3		2.01 ± 0.07		1.63 ±.0.09
	III (Middle-upper)	69.2		61.4		1.98 ± 0.07		1.63 ±0.07
	IV (Upper)	66.8		54.8		1.85 ± 0.06		1.38 ±0.07
Father’s education level	Less than high school	81.9	NS	73.3	NS	2.47 ± 0.11	NS	1.95 ±0.12	NS
Father’s education level	More than college	79.8		68.6		2.28 ± 0.17		1.93 ±0.15
Mother’s education level	Less than high school	81.6	NS	72.0	NS	2.39 ± 0.10	NS	1.95 ±0.12	NS
Mother’s education level	More than college	83.4		71.3		2.70 ± 0.26		1.98 ±0.16

^aThe data were analyzed by Complex samples chi-square test
^bThe data were analyzed by Complex samples general linear model
^c The 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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