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Journal article
Socially constructed beliefs and the uptake of the Child Dental Benefits Schedule
Australian dental journal, Vol.69(3), pp.197-205
09/2024
PMID: 38523271
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Abstract
Background
The Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) provides automatic access to subsidized dental care for eligible Australian children, but uptake is low. As cost is not a factor, socially constructed perceptions, which may be subscribed to without personal experience, were explored as potential barriers.
Methods
Two studies with parents (child <18 years) were conducted. In Study one (N=317) participants completed a free-response task eliciting socially constructed perceptions about the dentist. These were factor-analysed in Study two (N=231), and the salience of these perceptions in relation to uptake was measured for the 113 eligible to access the CDBS participants.
Results
In Study one, similar positive, negative, procedural and time words were elicited across conditions. Study two revealed Negative, Positive and Hassle perception factors associated with the dentist and that 61% of eligible participants had accessed the CDBS. Generalized Structural Equation Modelling with eligible participants revealed Positive and Negative perceptions were negatively correlated, Negative perceptions were positively correlated with Hassle, and, as Hassle increased, the probability of parents accessing the CDBS significantly decreased.
Conclusions
Confusion around eligibility to access CDBS is still an issue. Low CDBS uptake may be associated with perceived hassle associated with the dentist, which may reflect parental negative perceptions.
Details
- Title
- Socially constructed beliefs and the uptake of the Child Dental Benefits Schedule
- Creators
- G Moloney - Southern Cross UniversityK Amos - Macquarie UniversityS Edser - Southern Cross UniversityC Barone - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- Australian dental journal, Vol.69(3), pp.197-205
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Identifiers
- 991013174811602368
- Copyright
- © 2024 The Authors. Australian Dental Journal published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australian Dental Association. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. Open access publishing facilitated by Southern Cross University, as part of the Wiley - Southern Cross University agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians.
- Academic Unit
- Human Sciences; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article