Reported need for and access to oral health care services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada

Description: The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted routine and preventive dental services until precautions could be implemented to limit virus transmission. Access to services for dental emergencies was maintained. This study describes self-reported access to oral health care services in Canada during the first 12-month period of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the reported need for routine or emergency oral health care. It also compares the access to, and the unmet need for, dental services by various sociodemographic characteristics, including by province.

Issue Number: 2024002

Volume: 35

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25318/82-003-x202400200002-eng