Table. 1.

Table. 1.

Unmet dental care

Characteristics Classification N=193,989
Unmet dental care No 161,356 (83.2)
Yes 32,633 (16.8)
N=32,633
Main reason of unmet dental care Don’t have time 10,767 (33.0)
Economic reasons 5,750 (17.6)
Symptoms are mild 4,963 (15.2)
Due to COVID-19 situation 4,939 (15.1)
Fear of dental treatment 2,647 (8.1)
Inconvenient transportation 1,333 (4.1)
Long waiting time 484 (1.5)
Hard to make an appointment 249 (0.8)
Others 1,501 (4.6)

Data were expressed as number (%).

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