The impact of treatment cost on low SES families: an orthodontic viewpoint

Smith Lee; Jack Hannah; Antoun Joseph; Fowler Peter; Blanch Keely; Foster Page Lyndie

doi:10.21307/aoj-2020-028

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Jan 2019)

The impact of treatment cost on low SES families: an orthodontic viewpoint

Smith Lee,
Jack Hannah,
Antoun Joseph,
Fowler Peter,
Blanch Keely,
Foster Page Lyndie

Affiliations

Smith Lee: Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Jack Hannah: Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Antoun Joseph: Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Fowler Peter: Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Blanch Keely: Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Foster Page Lyndie: Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/aoj-2020-028
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 35, no. 1
pp. 13 – 20

Abstract

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It is reported that in New Zealand financially disadvantaged adolescents are less likely to access orthodontic treatment than the more affluent in society.

Published in Australasian Orthodontic Journal

ISSN: 2207-7480 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: https://sciendo.com/it/journal/AOJ

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