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However, the joint contributions of these factors have received less attention within an explicitly theory\u2010based framework of healthcare access.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cross\u2010sectional study analysed data from 1737 adults aged \u2265\u200965\u2009years who participated in the 2023 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Unmet dental care needs were defined as reporting a need for dental care that was not received in the previous year. Weighted descriptive estimates, Rao\u2013Scott adjusted tests, and complex\u2010sample multivariable logistic regression were used.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The weighted prevalence of unmet dental care needs was 23.2% (95% CI: 21.0\u201325.4). Rural residence (aOR\u2009=\u20091.43, 95% CI: 1.06\u20131.95), no oral examination in the past year (aOR\u2009=\u20092.70, 95% CI: 1.99\u20133.66), living alone (aOR\u2009=\u20091.54, 95% CI: 1.09\u20132.17), chewing difficulty (aOR\u2009=\u20092.19, 95% CI: 1.58\u20133.05), very poor self\u2010rated oral health (aOR\u2009=\u20094.09 vs. very good, 95% CI: 1.47\u20138.81), and Medical Aid coverage (aOR\u2009=\u20092.80 vs. community\u2010based insurance, 95% CI: 1.40\u20135.61) were associated with higher odds of unmet dental care needs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Unmet dental care needs remain common among Korean older adults and are associated with enabling resources, oral health needs, and preventive service use. Targeted rural outreach, care navigation for socially vulnerable older adults, and stronger linkage between preventive examinations and subsequent dental care may help address these multidimensional access barriers.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/ger.70116","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,12]],"date-time":"2026-08-12T05:07:06Z","timestamp":1786511226000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Unmet Dental Care Needs Among Older Koreans"],"prefix":"10.1111","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-6013-1034","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mina","family":"Kim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Software and Digital Healthcare Convergence Yonsei University  Wonju Gangwon\u2010do Republic of 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