Barriers to accessing dental care among Canadian First Nations adults 2002-2016

Published by Frédéric Michas, Mar 25, 2021

This statistic shows the percentage of Canadian First Nations adults that cited select barriers to accessing dental care from 2002 to 2016. According to the survey, 10.4 percent of respondents indicated that dental care not being covered by NIHB as a barrier to accessing care in 2015-2016.

Percentage of Canadian First Nations adults that cited select barriers to accessing dental care from 2002 to 2016

Characteristic	2002-2003	2008-2010	2015-2016
Long waiting list	20.8%	24.1%	8.6%
Not covered by NIHB	17.2%	17.4%	10.4%
Service not available	15.1%	18%	8.4%
Denial of prior approval (NIHB)	14.3%	14.7%	6.6%
Direct cost of care	12.5%	14.1%	7.5%
Travel costs	11.1%	13%	4.7%
Childcare costs	6.2%	4.4%	1.9%
Other costs	4.9%	4.9%	1.6%
Felt services were inadequate	12.1%	15.5%	4.4%

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Release date

March 2018

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2002 to 2016

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

253 communities

Supplementary notes

Respondents could choose more than one response.

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