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Delay of Dental Care: An Exploratory Study of Procrastination, Dental Attendance, and Self-Reported Oral Health

Dentistry Journal, 2023
Delay of dental care is a problem for dental public health. The present study explored the relationship between procrastination and dental attendance, focusing on delay in seeking dental care.
Lene M. Steinvik, Frode Svartdal, Jan-Are K. Johnsen   +2 more
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Moral Hazard and the Demand for Dental Treatment: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey in Thailand

International Journal of Dentistry, 2022
Even though there are examples in the health economics literature of evidence investigating moral hazard in health insurance provided by general healthcare services, studies of moral hazard in dental care in developing countries are still scarce ...
Krichkanok Srimuang, Piriya Pholphirul
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Status of public sector dental health-care services in Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, 2022
Background and Objectives: Primary health centers (PHCs) are the foundation of rural health services in India. The nonavailability of reports on the status of dental care services at public health-care centers in rural Andhra Pradesh prompted us to ...
Chandrasekhara Reddy Vuyyuru, Manickam Ponnaiah, Rajeshree Narayan Rangari   +2 more
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Association between local spatial accessibility of dental care services and dental care quality

BMC Oral Health, 2021
Background The aim of our study was to evaluate the allocation of dental resources and explore access to dental care in Taiwan. In addition, we tried to understand the spatiotemporal characteristics of dental care quality and analyze the relationship ...
Ping-Chen Chung, Ta-Chien Chan
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Using live stream technology to conduct workplace observation assessment of trainee dental nurses: an evaluation of effectiveness and user experience

BDJ Open, 2023
Aim/objective This study evaluates the effectiveness and users’ experience of using live stream technology to conduct workplace observation assessments of trainee dental nurses.
Caroline Taylor, Adalia Ikiroma, Anne Crowe, David H Felix, Gillian Grant, Lucy Mitchell, Teresa Ross, Margaret Saunderson, Linda Young   +8 more
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The New Face of the Switch Flap in the Reconstruction of a Large Upper Eyelid Defect

Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2022
Reconstruction of a large defect after the removal of a massive malignant upper lid tumor is still a challenge in oculoplastic surgery. Our method of choice is Mustardé switch flap.
Biljana Kuzmanović Elabjer, Mladen Bušić, Daliborka Miletić, Andrej Pleše, Mirjana Bjeloš   +4 more
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Parental psychosocial factors, unmet dental needs and preventive dental care in children and adolescents with special health care needs: A stress process model

BMC Oral Health, 2022
Background Children and adolescents with special health care needs (SHCN) have higher unmet dental needs, but the potential mechanisms by which parental factors can influence dental care use have not been determined.
Arwa Z. Gazzaz, Richard M. Carpiano, Denise M. Laronde, Jolanta Aleksejuniene   +3 more
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Comparison of intravenous sedation using midazolam versus dexmedetomidine in elderly patients with dementia: a randomized cross-over trial

Scientific Reports, 2022
Differences between the effects of intravenous sedation with midazolam (MID) and dexmedetomidine (DEX) on the cerebral function of elderly patients with severe dementia are unclear. This study aimed to compare the effects of intravenous sedation with MID
Yoshinari Morimoto, Megumi Hayashi, Yuki Yao, Hitomi Nishizaki, Hidechika Ishii, Lou Mikuzuki, Kouji Hara   +6 more
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Associations between dental care approachability and dental attendance among women pregnant with an Indigenous child: a cross-sectional study

BMC Oral Health, 2021
Background Oral health during pregnancy is vital for both mother and child. Indigenous Australians face many barriers in accessing dental care. Service approachability is one of the key domains in accessing health services.
Yuan Gao, Xiangqun Ju, Lisa Jamieson
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Sociodemographic inequities in dental care utilisation among governmental welfare recipients in Japan: a retrospective cohort study

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2021
Background Maintaining oral health is one of the global public health challenges. Income and out-of-pocket payments for dental care services are predictors of dental care utilisation.
Daisuke Nishioka, Keiko Ueno, Shiho Kino, Jun Aida, Naoki Kondo   +4 more
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