Literal question
During the last 12 months, did you receive medical care or treatment from a dentist or other oral health specialist for this problem with your mouth and/or teeth?
Categories
| Value |
Category |
| 1 |
Yes |
| 5 |
No |
| Sysmiss |
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Question pretext
Now I would like to ask you some questions about the condition of your mouth and teeth.
Interviewer instructions
This question is only asked to respondents who reporting having had an oral health problem in the last 12 months.
The purpose is to determine if respondents who had such problems received medical care or treatment for their problem. Only treatment or care from a dentist or other health professional is of interest. If the respondent did not receive any treatment, or only had self-treatment or care from a traditional or faith healer, record “no” and Go to question Q6757.
