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Factors associated with seeking and access to oral health services among Brazilian adolescents and young adults.

Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · Silva ROD, Pazos CTC, Araújo ABVL, Figueiredo N, Gaspar GDS, Goes PSA · 2026-08-28

Researchers examined whether Brazilian adolescents and young adults sought and accessed oral health services, finding that Black individuals and those in poverty were less likely to use general services, though they more frequently used public services—suggesting the public system partially compensates for inequities but incompletely.

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