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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 31.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Dent Assoc. 2010 May;141(5):553–561. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.2010.0228

TABLE 2.

Reasons for lack of routine dental care utilization during pregnancy among 442 participants.

STATED REASON n (%) LACKING ROUTINE DENTAL CARE DURING PREGNANCY*
“I was not having a dental problem” 200 (45)
“I do not have dental insurance” 136 (31)
“I can't afford to go to the dentist” 110 (25)
“I was told not to go to the dentist during pregnancy” 32 (7)
“I am afraid to go to the dentist” 34 (8)
“I can't find a dentist who treats pregnant women” 21 (5)
Other reasons 152 (34)
*

Total exceeds 100 percent because some participants selected more than one reason.