Table 4 CIs for dental care expenditure by the service type in respect to the income quintiles
Dental care | CI in respect to national income quintiles (p-value) | CI in respect to provincial income quintiles (p-value) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Absolute Dental expenditure per capita | Relative Dental expenditure | Absolute Dental expenditure per capita | Relative Dental expenditure | |
Visits, extraction, scaling, dental surgery, root canal treatment | 0.47(< 0.001) | 0.36 (< 0.001) | 0.63 (< 0.001) | 0.36 (< 0.001) |
Periodontal surgery, dental implants and prostheses | 0.70 (< 0.001) | 0.37 (< 0.001) | 0.82 (< 0.001) | 0.61 (< 0.001) |
Orthodontic services | 0.76 (< 0.01) | 0.39 (< 0.001) | 0.88 (< 0.01) | 0.68 (< 0.001) |
Total dental cares | 0.54 (< 0.001) | 0.32 (< 0.001) | 0.69 (< 0.001) | 0.38 (< 0.001) |