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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 Resident Type Percent of Residents who Visit Dentist Annually General Resident 78% Low Income and Rural Resident 69% ◦ Barriers to access ◦ Cost ◦ Did not think about visiting the dentist

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 Low cost clinic ◦ Do not go to the dentist: 43% vs 6% 43% ◦ Private Dentist: 38% ◦ Other: 15% Other I don't go to 15% ◦ Low Cost Clinic: 10% vs 9% a dentist 43% Private dentist N=190 10%

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

Dental Care Barriers Top 5 Did not Accept Medicaid 51 ◦ Did not accept Medicaid Too expensive 50 ◦ Cost Don't have insurance 38 ◦ Lack of insurance Not accpeting new patients 34 ◦ Clinic not accepting new patients No transportation 24 No dentists in my area ◦ Lack of transportation 18 Does not accept my private insurance 17 The dental staff was rude to me 16 Important Other: Dentures 3 ◦ Treatment by dentists/staff Other: Bad Experience 2 ◦ Language Other: Fear 2 Don't speak my preferred language 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 N=297 total barriers experienced

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

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