Association between Participation in the Short Version of a Workplace Oral Health Promotion Program and Medical and Dental Care Expenditures in Japanese Workers: A Longitudinal Study

Yuki Mochida, Shinya Fuchida and Tatsuo Yamamoto
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Yuki Mochida: Department of Dental Sociology, Kanagawa Dental University, Yokosuka 238-8580, Japan
Shinya Fuchida: Department of Education Planning, Kanagawa Dental University, Yokosuka 238-8580, Japan
Tatsuo Yamamoto: Department of Dental Sociology, Kanagawa Dental University, Yokosuka 238-8580, Japan

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 5, 1-11

Abstract: Studies suggest that intensive oral health promotion programs in the workplace reduce dental and medical care expenditures. The purpose of this longitudinal study was to evaluate the short version of an oral health promotion program in the workplace from the viewpoint of dental and medical care expenditures. Data for annual expenditures and number of days of dental, periodontal, and medical treatment in fiscal year 2018 and participation in the short version of a workplace oral health promotion program of 2545 workers (20–68 years old) in a company in fiscal year 2017 and prior were obtained. Zero-inflated negative binomial regression models or negative binomial regression models were used to evaluate the association between participation in the program and expenditures or number of days of treatment after adjusting for sex and age. Program participants were more likely than non-participants to visit dentists for dental and periodontal treatment. Those who participated twice or more spent less on dental, periodontal, and medical treatment and had fewer visits to dentists than non-participants. These results suggest that the short version of an oral health promotion program in the workplace decreases expenditures for dental, periodontal, and medical treatment.

Keywords: oral health promotion program; dental care expenditure; medical care expenditure; number of days of dental treatment; number of days of medical treatment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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