dental-care-dental-checkups - Health Quality Ontario (HQO)

INDICATOR NAME

Name

Percentage of people aged 18 and older who report skipping dental care or dental checkups because of the cost during the past 12 months.

Alternate Name

Percentage of people 18 and older who report having skipped dental care or dental checkups due to the cost

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Description

This indicator measures the percentage of people 18 and older who report a time during the past 12 months when they skipped dental care or dental checkups because of the cost. A lower percentage is better.

HQO Reporting tool/product

Public reporting

Dimension

Effective

Type

Outcome

DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION

Unit of Measurement

Percentage

Calculation Methods

The percentage is calculated as: numerator divided by the denominator times 100

Numerator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)

Number of respondents who answered "yes" to the following question: during the past 12 months, was there a time when you skipped dental care or dental checkups because of the cost?

Denominator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)

All respondents aged 18 and over

Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- generalized

None

Data Source

Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey

Data provided to HQO by

The Commonwealth Fund

Reported Levels of comparability /stratifications (defined)

Age, International comparison, Province, Sex

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Caveats and Limitations

As this indicator relies on self-reported data, the true rate might in fact be higher or lower.

Comments Summary

The data for this indicator is collected from the Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey. i.e. the data are not calculated by HQO