More than one Canadian out of four 12 years and over has not visited a oral health care provider in 12 months, according to new statistics Canada data.
And the cost was a key factor behind this aversion.
The data, published Wednesday, came from the Canadian Oral Health Survey which collected information from Canadians from November 2023 to March 2024.
He found that overall, 28% fully avoided a dentist for the employment of a year.
In addition, 21% of Canadians said they would avoid dental treatment recommended for the same reason.
Young adults aged 18 to 34 were the highest age group to report without visiting a dentist due to a 32%cost. But data showed that women in this age group were more likely than men to avoid a visit, 38% not visiting 27% of men.
Among the racialized Canadians, 33% were more likely to avoid a dental visit and 22% of people with disabilities have been avoidance.
Statcan data used information collected just before the deployment of the Canadian dental care plan in December 2023. However, although the data included the first four months of the plan, in March 2024, only the elderly aged 70 and The more eligible.
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All remaining eligible Canadians will be able to request the plan this year.
How much a person has won combined with the question of whether he had access to insurance also had effects on the evidence of dental care, says Statistics Canada.
Those who have an adjusted family income of less than $ 90,000 have seen 33.5% to avoid seeing a oral health professional, compared to only 12.1% for those who earn $ 90,000.
People below this threshold were also more likely to avoid recommended dental care at 28.3% against 12.7 for high income employees.
Those who both won less than $ 90,000 and had no dental insurance – 50% – were the most likely to give up a dental visit, followed by those who did more than that, but still had no ‘30%insurance.
Among the households as a whole, the survey showed that 32% had at least one member who had not visited a dentist due to the cost and these houses, while 63% said they could not pay For the amount that their insurance was not coverage.
25% additional said they could not afford to pay in advance and wait for the reimbursement of their insurance.