Structural Inequities in Dental Care Use Across Dementia Progression: The Roles of Race/Ethnicity and Education

Ruotong Liu, Xiang Qi, Huabin Luo, Zhang Zhang, Yunrui Liu, Zhijing Xu, Bei Wu, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York City, Department of Public Health, East Carolina University, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University, Washington University Bursky School of Public Health, School of Nursing, Montclair State University, Department of Family Science and Human Development, College for Community Health, Montclair State University, Division of Arts and Sciences, NYU Shanghai

Research on Aging: An International Bimonthly Journal

Published online on July 30, 2026

Abstract

Research on Aging, Ahead of Print.
Dental care utilization in later life may reflect changing health needs, access to healthcare, and social inequalities that persist across the aging process. We examined trajectories of dental care utilization before and after dementia diagnosis and ...