“…Public dental service utilisation by vulnerable groups was evident, demonstrating potential of the national public policy to expand dental health care access. The reduced utilisation of dental service care is associated with males [ 9 , 17 – 20 ], black and brown skin color/race [ 9 , 20 , 21 ], indigenous people [ 9 , 20 ], low educational level [ 12 , 20 , 22 ], low-income [ 9 , 17 , 19 , 20 ], lack of health insurance [ 9 , 17 , 20 ], poor perception of oral health [ 9 , 18 , 23 ], and living in rural areas [ 1 , 18 ].…”