Title: Education level and oral health in Finnish adults: evidence from different lifecourse models
Abstract: Journal of Clinical PeriodontologyVolume 38, Issue 1 p. 25-32 Education level and oral health in Finnish adults: evidence from different lifecourse models Eduardo Bernabé, Eduardo Bernabé Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK Conflict of interest and source of funding statement The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests.The Health 2000 Survey (http://www.terveys2000.fi/indexe.html) was organised by the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), formerly the National Public Health Institute (KTL), of Finland, and partly supported by the Finnish Dental Society Apollonia and the Finnish Dental Association. Eduardo Bernabé was supported by the Programme Alβan, the European Union Programme of High Level Scholarships for Latin America, Scholarship No. E06D1000352PE. Mika Kivimäki is supported by the Academy of Finland (projects 117604, 1244271 and 124332).Search for more papers by this authorAnna L. Suominen, Anna L. Suominen National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland Department of Public Health Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, FinlandSearch for more papers by this authorAnne Nordblad, Anne Nordblad Department for Social and Health Services, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Helsinki, FinlandSearch for more papers by this authorMiira M. Vehkalahti, Miira M. Vehkalahti Department of Oral Public Health, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandSearch for more papers by this authorHannu Hausen, Hannu Hausen Department of Community Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, FinlandSearch for more papers by this authorMatti Knuuttila, Matti Knuuttila Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, FinlandSearch for more papers by this authorMika Kivimäki, Mika Kivimäki Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandSearch for more papers by this authorRichard G. Watt, Richard G. Watt Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UKSearch for more papers by this authorAubrey Sheiham, Aubrey Sheiham Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UKSearch for more papers by this authorGeorgios Tsakos, Georgios Tsakos Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UKSearch for more papers by this author Eduardo Bernabé, Eduardo Bernabé Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK Conflict of interest and source of funding statement The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests.The Health 2000 Survey (http://www.terveys2000.fi/indexe.html) was organised by the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), formerly the National Public Health Institute (KTL), of Finland, and partly supported by the Finnish Dental Society Apollonia and the Finnish Dental Association. Eduardo Bernabé was supported by the Programme Alβan, the European Union Programme of High Level Scholarships for Latin America, Scholarship No. E06D1000352PE. Mika Kivimäki is supported by the Academy of Finland (projects 117604, 1244271 and 124332).Search for more papers by this authorAnna L. Suominen, Anna L. Suominen National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland Department of Public Health Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, FinlandSearch for more papers by this authorAnne Nordblad, Anne Nordblad Department for Social and Health Services, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Helsinki, FinlandSearch for more papers by this authorMiira M. Vehkalahti, Miira M. Vehkalahti Department of Oral Public Health, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandSearch for more papers by this authorHannu Hausen, Hannu Hausen Department of Community Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, FinlandSearch for more papers by this authorMatti Knuuttila, Matti Knuuttila Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, FinlandSearch for more papers by this authorMika Kivimäki, Mika Kivimäki Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandSearch for more papers by this authorRichard G. Watt, Richard G. Watt Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UKSearch for more papers by this authorAubrey Sheiham, Aubrey Sheiham Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UKSearch for more papers by this authorGeorgios Tsakos, Georgios Tsakos Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UKSearch for more papers by this author First published: 08 November 2010 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-051X.2010.01647.xCitations: 60 Address:Eduardo BernabéInstitute of DentistryBarts and The London School of Medicine and DentistryQueen Mary University of LondonTurner Street, London E1 2ADUnited KingdomE-mail: [email protected] *Present address: Institute of Dentistry, Barts and the London School, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Bernabé E, Suominen AL, Nordblad A, Vehkalahti MM, Hausen H, Knuuttila M, Kivimäki M, Watt RG, Sheiham A, Tsakos G. Education level and oral health in Finnish adults: evidence from different lifecourse models. J Clin Periodontol 2011; 38: 25–32. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2010.01647.x. Aim: To assess the relationship between education level and several oral health outcomes in Finnish adults, using three conceptual lifecourse models. Materials and Methods: This study analysed data from 7112 subjects, aged 30 years or over, who participated in the nationally representative Finnish Health 2000 Survey. Parental and own education levels were the childhood and adulthood socioeconomic measures, respectively. Oral health was indicated by edentulousness, perceived oral health and levels of dental caries and periodontal disease. Three conceptual lifecourse models, namely critical period, accumulation and social trajectories, were separately tested in regression models. Results: In line with the critical period model, parental and own education levels were independently associated with oral health after mutual adjustment. There was also a graded linear relationship between the number of periods of socioeconomic disadvantage and oral health, corresponding to the accumulation model. 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