Table 4.

Association of Insurance Status with Perceived Dental Needs and Health Outcomes (n = 1097)*

Dental/Health Outcome	Dental Insurance^† Relative to No Insurance^§		Health Insurance Only^‡ Relative to No Insurance^§
Dental/Health Outcome	OR (95% CI)	P	OR (95% CI)	P
Had source of regular dental care	6.4 (4.0–10.3)^‖	<.001	1.9 (1.2–3.0)	.008
Tried to see dentist during the past year	3.8 (2.4–6.0)^‖	<.001	1.9 (1.2–3.0)	.006
Had dental visit during the past year	2.9 (1.0–8.2)	.054	2.9 (1.0–0.9)	.061
Oral health rated good/excellent	2.8 (1.8–4.5)^‖	<.001	1.7 (1.1–2.7)	.024
Overall health rated good/excellent	1.9 (1.2–3.0)^‖	<.001	1.1 (0.7–1.7)	.82
No stated unmet dental need(s)	3.1 (2.0–4.9)^‖	<.001	2.0 (1.3–3.1)	.004

* Odds ratio (OR) estimates were limited to patients with information about both dental and health insurance status.
† 99.5% of patients (n = 567 of 570) with dental insurance also carried health insurance.
‡ 43.3% of patients (n = 433 of 1000) with health insurance did not carry dental insurance.
§ 8.5% of patients (n = 94) carried no insurance.
‖ Differences between dental insurance and health insurance significant at P ≤ .002.