{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2968043802","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7422-9","title":"Factors affecting dental service utilisation among older Singaporeans eligible for subsidized dental care \u2013 a qualitative study","display_name":"Factors affecting dental service utilisation among older Singaporeans eligible for subsidized dental care \u2013 a qualitative study","publication_year":2019,"publication_date":"2019-08-08","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2968043802","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7422-9","mag":"2968043802","pmid":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31395045","pmcid":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/6688284"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1186/s12889-019-7422-9","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7422-9","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7422-9","pdf_url":"https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12889-019-7422-9","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S200437886","display_name":"BMC Public Health","issn_l":"1471-2458","issn":["1471-2458"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-class-a","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","doaj","dongbi-d","doyens","jufo-1","ki-jl-1","medline","norway-1","oarl","poland-100","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320256","host_organization_name":"BioMed Central","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320256","https://openalex.org/P4310319965"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["BioMed Central","Springer Nature"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"BMC Public Health","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":["crossref","doaj","pubmed"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12889-019-7422-9","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5039237361","display_name":"Rakhi Mittal","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6114-8533","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6114-8533"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I165932596","display_name":"National University of Singapore","ror":"https://ror.org/01tgyzw49","country_code":"SG","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I165932596"]}],"countries":["SG"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Rakhi Mittal","raw_affiliation_strings":["Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. denrm@nus.edu.sg","Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6114-8533","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. denrm@nus.edu.sg","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I165932596"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I165932596"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5101399717","display_name":"Mun Loke Wong","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0800-874X","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0800-874X","https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3450-5739"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I165932596","display_name":"National University of Singapore","ror":"https://ror.org/01tgyzw49","country_code":"SG","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I165932596"]}],"countries":["SG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Mun Loke Wong","raw_affiliation_strings":["Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I165932596"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5054375490","display_name":"Gerald Choon\u2010Huat Koh","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6453-6897","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6453-6897"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I165932596","display_name":"National University of Singapore","ror":"https://ror.org/01tgyzw49","country_code":"SG","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I165932596"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210150261","display_name":"National University Health System","ror":"https://ror.org/05tjjsh18","country_code":"SG","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I165932596","https://openalex.org/I4210150261"]}],"countries":["SG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Gerald Choon-Huat Koh","raw_affiliation_strings":["Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I165932596","https://openalex.org/I4210150261"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5114028292","display_name":"Desmond Luan Seng Ong","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4405271411","display_name":"National University Polyclinics","ror":"https://ror.org/02d77wd79","country_code":"SG","type":"healthcare","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4405271411"]}],"countries":["SG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Desmond Luan Seng Ong","raw_affiliation_strings":["National University polyclinic, Jurong, Singapore"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"National University polyclinic, Jurong, Singapore","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4405271411"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5007830956","display_name":"Yun Hui Lee","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I165932596","display_name":"National University of Singapore","ror":"https://ror.org/01tgyzw49","country_code":"SG","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I165932596"]}],"countries":["SG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Yun Hui Lee","raw_affiliation_strings":["Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I165932596"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5089674468","display_name":"Mei Na Tan","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I165932596","display_name":"National University of Singapore","ror":"https://ror.org/01tgyzw49","country_code":"SG","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I165932596"]}],"countries":["SG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Mei Na Tan","raw_affiliation_strings":["Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I165932596"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5077758089","display_name":"Patrick Allen","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5873-2728","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5873-2728"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I165932596","display_name":"National University of Singapore","ror":"https://ror.org/01tgyzw49","country_code":"SG","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I165932596"]}],"countries":["SG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Patrick Finbarr Allen","raw_affiliation_strings":["Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I165932596"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":3,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5039237361"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I165932596"],"apc_list":{"value":2390,"currency":"USD","value_usd":2390},"apc_paid":{"value":2390,"currency":"USD","value_usd":2390},"fwci":6.3952,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":53,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.96931853,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":97,"max":99},"biblio":{"volume":"19","issue":"1","first_page":"1075","last_page":"1075"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10368","display_name":"Dental Health and Care Utilization","score":0.9994999766349792,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3500","display_name":"General Dentistry"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/35","display_name":"Dentistry"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10368","display_name":"Dental Health and Care Utilization","score":0.9994999766349792,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3500","display_name":"General Dentistry"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/35","display_name":"Dentistry"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13457","display_name":"Dental Education, Practice, Research","score":0.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3600","display_name":"General Health Professions"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/36","display_name":"Health Professions"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12145","display_name":"Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques","score":0.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3504","display_name":"Oral Surgery"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/35","display_name":"Dentistry"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/dental-services-utilization","display_name":"dental service utilisation","score":0.9380000233650208},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/older-adults","display_name":"older adults","score":0.9929999709129333},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/oral-health-beliefs","display_name":"oral health beliefs","score":0.7929999828338623},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/barriers-to-dental-care","display_name":"barriers to dental care","score":0.8610000014305115},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/oral-health-perception","display_name":"oral health perception","score":0.49399998784065247},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/oral-health-and-systemic-health","display_name":"oral health and systemic health","score":0.6859999895095825},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/edentulism","display_name":"edentulism","score":0.824999988079071},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/singapore","display_name":"Singapore","score":0.8870000243186951}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.730866551399231},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138816342","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189603","display_name":"Public health","level":2,"score":0.6283752918243408},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C512399662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3505712","display_name":"Family medicine","level":1,"score":0.5172855854034424},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778137410","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2732820","display_name":"Government (linguistics)","level":2,"score":0.5025019645690918},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C84265765","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193219","display_name":"Subsidy","level":2,"score":0.49723342061042786},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C160735492","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31207","display_name":"Health care","level":2,"score":0.4744183421134949},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C140556311","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q214746","display_name":"Biostatistics","level":3,"score":0.45044460892677307},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C190248442","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q839486","display_name":"Qualitative research","level":2,"score":0.4362525939941406},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C159110408","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121176","display_name":"Nursing","level":1,"score":0.41523391008377075},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C74909509","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10387","display_name":"Gerontology","level":1,"score":0.35624849796295166},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C50522688","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189833","display_name":"Economic growth","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138885662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891","display_name":"Philosophy","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41895202","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8162","display_name":"Linguistics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C34447519","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179522","display_name":"Market economy","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144024400","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21201","display_name":"Sociology","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162324750","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8134","display_name":"Economics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C36289849","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34749","display_name":"Social science","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[{"descriptor_ui":"D000078336","descriptor_name":"Facilities and Services Utilization","qualifier_ui":"Q000706","qualifier_name":"statistics & numerical data","is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D000368","descriptor_name":"Aged","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D003752","descriptor_name":"Dental Health Services","qualifier_ui":"Q000191","qualifier_name":"economics","is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D003752","descriptor_name":"Dental Health Services","qualifier_ui":"Q000706","qualifier_name":"statistics & numerical data","is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D004608","descriptor_name":"Eligibility Determination","qualifier_ui":"Q000706","qualifier_name":"statistics & numerical data","is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D005260","descriptor_name":"Female","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D005380","descriptor_name":"Financing, Government","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D006291","descriptor_name":"Health Policy","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D006801","descriptor_name":"Humans","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D007722","descriptor_name":"Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D008297","descriptor_name":"Male","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D012846","descriptor_name":"Singapore","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D036301","descriptor_name":"Qualitative Research","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false}],"locations_count":6,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1186/s12889-019-7422-9","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7422-9","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7422-9","pdf_url":"https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12889-019-7422-9","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S200437886","display_name":"BMC Public Health","issn_l":"1471-2458","issn":["1471-2458"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-class-a","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","doaj","dongbi-d","doyens","jufo-1","ki-jl-1","medline","norway-1","oarl","poland-100","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320256","host_organization_name":"BioMed Central","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320256","https://openalex.org/P4310319965"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["BioMed Central","Springer Nature"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"BMC Public Health","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:europepmc.org:5641948","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/6688284","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400806","display_name":"Europe PMC (PubMed Central)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I1303153112","host_organization_name":"European Bioinformatics Institute","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1303153112"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"Text"},{"id":"pmid:31395045","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31395045","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306525036","display_name":"PubMed","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I1299303238","host_organization_name":"National Institutes of Health","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1299303238"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"BMC public health","raw_type":"Journal Article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:6688284","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6688284/","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2764455111","display_name":"PubMed Central","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I1299303238","host_organization_name":"National Institutes of Health","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1299303238"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"BMC Public Health","raw_type":"Text"},{"id":"pmh:oai:scholarbank.nus.edu.sg:10635/212945","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/212945","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S7407052290","display_name":"National University of Singapore","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"Scopus OA2019","raw_type":"Article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:doaj.org/article:631d6f443ec042e098af0baf9e11ecab","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doaj.org/article/631d6f443ec042e098af0baf9e11ecab","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306401280","display_name":"DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by-sa","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-sa","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"BMC Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)","raw_type":"article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1186/s12889-019-7422-9","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7422-9","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7422-9","pdf_url":"https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12889-019-7422-9","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S200437886","display_name":"BMC Public Health","issn_l":"1471-2458","issn":["1471-2458"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-class-a","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","doaj","dongbi-d","doyens","jufo-1","ki-jl-1","medline","norway-1","oarl","poland-100","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320256","host_organization_name":"BioMed Central","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320256","https://openalex.org/P4310319965"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["BioMed Central","Springer Nature"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"BMC Public Health","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Good health and well-being","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/3","score":0.98580002784729}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G376342591","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"R-221-000-107-133","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320320698","funder_display_name":"National University of Singapore"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320320698","display_name":"National University of Singapore","ror":"https://ror.org/01tgyzw49"}],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":true,"pdf":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W2968043802.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W2968043802.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":24,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1804654123","https://openalex.org/W1979114175","https://openalex.org/W1980898973","https://openalex.org/W1990679224","https://openalex.org/W1993243813","https://openalex.org/W1998788099","https://openalex.org/W2007717403","https://openalex.org/W2018361470","https://openalex.org/W2055567328","https://openalex.org/W2055630014","https://openalex.org/W2072703138","https://openalex.org/W2138884401","https://openalex.org/W2166967068","https://openalex.org/W2205388656","https://openalex.org/W2222041029","https://openalex.org/W2402305853","https://openalex.org/W2471949577","https://openalex.org/W2563054136","https://openalex.org/W2594878691","https://openalex.org/W2728017684","https://openalex.org/W2728945454","https://openalex.org/W2766381432","https://openalex.org/W2790041816","https://openalex.org/W3206357836"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W3127043697","https://openalex.org/W2200583648","https://openalex.org/W2031058559","https://openalex.org/W2528431012","https://openalex.org/W2432416689","https://openalex.org/W2980988714","https://openalex.org/W3155967486","https://openalex.org/W2554197526","https://openalex.org/W7214177246","https://openalex.org/W2009019010"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"BACKGROUND:":[0],"The":[1,127,313],"World":[2],"Health":[3,59],"Organization":[4],"has":[5,30],"highlighted":[6],"the":[7,12,50,56,76,140,175,242,284,296,300],"paucity":[8],"of":[9,16,46,101,129,168,185,216,236,279,298,302,315],"research":[10],"into":[11],"oral":[13,25,162,169,198,211,274],"health":[14,26,199,212,218,275],"needs":[15],"older":[17,83,280,339],"adults.":[18,340],"In":[19],"Singapore,":[20],"until":[21],"recently,":[22],"publically":[23],"funded/subsidized":[24],"care":[27,36,48,109,123],"for":[28,106,188,249,309,323,338],"adults":[29,84],"been":[31],"limited":[32],"to":[33,41,78,154,173,225,240,254,258],"basic":[34],"primary":[35,122],"at":[37],"government-funded":[38,57],"polyclinics.":[39],"Access":[40],"a":[42,115,120,146,194,227,321],"more":[43],"comprehensive":[44],"range":[45],"subsidized":[47,107],"in":[49,63,70,85,125,283,311,326,331],"private":[51,259],"sector":[52],"was":[53,132],"widened":[54],"through":[55,183],"Community":[58],"Assistance":[60],"Scheme":[61],"(CHAS)":[62],"2012":[64],"and":[65,119,139,200,219,234,245,277,328],"Pioneer":[66],"Generation":[67],"(PG)":[68],"scheme":[69],"2015.":[71],"Little":[72],"is":[73,213],"known":[74],"about":[75],"attitude":[77],"dental":[79,108,179,189,260,290],"service":[80,180,291],"utilization":[81],"among":[82],"Singapore":[86,327],"since":[87],"then.":[88],"METHODS:":[89],"We":[90],"conducted":[91],"semi-structured":[92],"individual":[93],"interviews":[94],"with":[95],"25":[96],"participants":[97,192,221],"above":[98],"65":[99],"years":[100],"age":[102],"who":[103],"were":[104,112,136,142,205,238,247,264],"eligible":[105],"plans.":[110],"Participants":[111],"recruited":[113],"from":[114,256],"public":[116,121,257],"teaching":[117],"hospital":[118],"clinic":[124],"Singapore.":[126,312],"duration":[128],"each":[130],"interview":[131],"15-30":[133],"min.":[134],"Interviews":[135],"transcribed":[137],"verbatim":[138],"transcripts":[141],"analyzed":[143],"thematically":[144],"using":[145],"phenomenological":[147],"approach.":[148],"RESULTS:":[149],"Pertinent":[150],"themes":[151],"emerged":[152],"related":[153],"four":[155],"major":[156],"areas:":[157],"(a)":[158],"general":[159],"awareness":[160],"towards":[161],"health,":[163,170],"(b)":[164],"life":[165],"course":[166],"perspective":[167],"(c)":[171],"barriers":[172,239],"visit":[174,226],"dentist,":[176],"(d)":[177],"shaping":[178],"utilisation":[181],"behaviours":[182],"provision":[184],"financial":[186],"subsidies":[187],"care.":[190],"Most":[191],"perceived":[193],"strong":[195],"relationship":[196],"between":[197],"systemic":[201],"health.":[202],"However,":[203],"there":[204],"erroneous":[206],"traditional":[207],"beliefs":[208,278],"such":[209],"as":[210,320],"not":[214,223],"part":[215],"physical":[217],"edentulous":[220],"did":[222],"need":[224],"dentist.":[228,243],"Fear,":[229],"anxiety,":[230],"previous":[231],"negative":[232],"experience":[233],"lack":[235],"knowledge":[237],"visiting":[241],"Trust":[244],"convenience":[246],"considerations":[248],"patients":[250],"when":[251,305],"deciding":[252],"whether":[253],"switch":[255],"services":[261],"where":[262],"CHAS/PG":[263],"only":[265],"available.":[266],"CONCLUSION:":[267],"Our":[268],"study":[269,317],"provided":[270],"important":[271],"insights":[272],"regarding":[273],"perceptions":[276],"people":[281],"residing":[282],"community":[285],"which":[286],"may":[287],"affect":[288],"their":[289],"utilization.":[292],"This":[293],"further":[294],"highlights":[295],"importance":[297],"understanding":[299],"concerns":[301],"this":[303],"group":[304],"implementing":[306],"healthcare":[307],"policies":[308],"elderly":[310],"findings":[314],"our":[316],"will":[318],"serve":[319],"baseline":[322],"future":[324],"studies":[325,330],"inform":[329],"other":[332],"countries":[333],"that":[334],"implement":[335],"targeted":[336],"schemes":[337]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":11},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":7},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":8},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":9},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":6},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":7}],"updated_date":"2026-11-10T11:39:43.021295","created_date":"2019-08-22T00:00:00"}