Educational inequalities in access to fixed prosthodontic treatment in Norway. Causal effects using the introduction of a school reform as an instrumental variable
Jostein Grytten and
Irene Skau
Social Science & Medicine, 2020, vol. 260, issue C
Abstract:
Equality in access to dental services, independent of level of education, is an important aim of Scandinavian welfare policy. In Norway, this policy is the main justification for a dental public subsidy scheme for adults. An important part of the subsidy scheme is to cover the cost of fixed prosthodontic treatment, including implant-based crowns and bridges for premolars, canines and incisors. A stated policy goal is to secure equal access to everybody in need of these services, independent of their level of education. The aim of this study was to estimate the causal effect of education on the probability of receiving fixed prosthodontic treatment in the adult Norwegian population.
Keywords: Education; Causal estimates; Instrumental variable; Fixed prosthodontic treatment; Observational data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113105
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