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Wood County Dental Needs Assessment

LOW INCOME AND RURAL POPULATIONS

PRESENTED BY: JASMINE BLAINE, TANIA MAYS, JONAH ONDIEKI, AND KAITLYN RIDER

Background

Wood County Community Health Assessment 2015

• Population: 129,950 (2014)
• Assist rural populations: 30% in Wood County
• Low income population: 14.7% (2015)
• Utilization of Dental Care
• Barriers to access
• Cost
• Did not think about visiting the dentist

Resident Type Percent of Residents who Visit Dentist Annually General Resident 78% Low Income and Rural Resident 69%

Methodology

Identification of Low Income and Rural Populations

• HUD mapping
• Bowling Green, Deshler, Hoytville, Jerry City, North

Baltimore, Perrysburg, Rising Sun, and Weston

Project Connect

• Exit surveys: 297
• Voluntary participation
• 3 questions

Methodology Continued

Focus groups

• Seventh Day Adventist, Weston

Surveying

• WC Health Department & WC Community Health and Wellness Center
• HUD Housing in Bowling Green
• BGSU student, faculty, and staff
• General WC residents

Door to door

• North Baltimore

Dentists

• No participation

Sources of Dental Care

Issues: Lack of Knowledge

• Do not go to the dentist: 43% vs 6%
• Private Dentist: 38%
• Other: 15%
• Low Cost Clinic: 10% vs 9%

N=190 I don't go to a dentist 43% Private dentist 10% Other 15% Low cost clinic 43%

Willingness to Drive to Access Dental Care

Location Number of Responses Percent Bowling Green 61 62.89% Toledo 9 9.28% Perrysburg 8 8.25% Findlay 4 4.12% North Baltimore 4 4.12% Other 11 11.34% Total 97 100%

Do Residents Face Barriers?

Unequal Access

• No Problems: 39%
• Yes Problems: 61%

N=111 Yes, I have faced barriers 61% No, I have not faced barriers 39%

Dental Care Barriers

Top 5

• Did not accept Medicaid
• Cost
• Lack of insurance
• Clinic not accepting new patients
• Lack of transportation

Important

• Treatment by dentists/staff
• Language

N=297 total barriers experienced

2 2 3 16 17 18 24 34 38 50 51 10 20 30 40 50 60 Don't speak my preferred language Other: Fear Other: Bad Experience Other: Dentures The dental staff was rude to me Does not accept my private insurance No dentists in my area No transportation Not accpeting new patients Don't have insurance Too expensive Did not Accept Medicaid

Summary of Findings

Low rates of dental care access Lack of Awareness

• 10% Low Cost Clinics

Need for Education

• Dental Tool Kit

Prevalence of Barriers

• 61% Face barriers accessing dental care

Lack of Participation by Dentists

Response: The Dental Guide

User Friendly

• Medicaid Rating
• Teeth Facts
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Clinics
• Location
• New Clients?
• Medicaid Insurances Accepted
• Low Cost Clinics
• Community Resources

Marketing

• Libraries, churches, dental offices, United Way offices, and

Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services

• Social media promotion

Questions?