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Perceived dental treatment need among older Tanzanian adults – a cross-sectional study

BMC Oral Health, 2007
Background Need perceptions for dental care play a key role as to whether people in general will seek dental care. The aim was to assess the prevalence of perceived need of problem based dental care, dental check-ups and any type of dental care.
Åstrøm Anne N, Kida Irene A
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Dental Care Use Among Pregnant Women in the United States Reported in 1999 and 2002

Preventing Chronic Disease, 2005
Introduction The purpose of this study was to determine national and state-specific estimates of dental care use among adult pregnant women in the United States using data from two 12-month periods. The study also determined person-level characteristics
Peggy Timothé, DDS, MPH, Paul I. Eke, PhD, MPH, PhD, Scott M. Presson, DDS, MPH, Dolores M. Malvitz, DrPH   +3 more
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Access to Dental Care for Children and Young People in Care and Care Leavers: A Global Scoping Review

Dentistry Journal
Aims: This scoping review aimed to explore three research questions: 1. What is the dental care access for children and young people (CYP) in care and care leavers? 2. What factors influence CYP in care and care leavers’ access to dental care? 3.
Jo Erwin, Jane Horrell, Hannah Wheat, Nick Axford, Lorna Burns, Joelle Booth, Robert Witton, Jill Shawe, Janine Doughty, Sarah Kaddour, Skye Boswell, Urshla Devalia, Abigail Nelder, Martha Paisi   +13 more
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Accessibility of Patients With Special Healthcare Needs to Dental Care in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: A Multicentre Study From Perspective of Caregiver and Dental Care Providers

The Scientific World Journal
Dental care accessibility is subject to a dentist’s qualification, practice and intention to treat patients, regardless of whether those patients have special healthcare needs (SCN) and should receive treatment in a dental setting. This multicentre study
Tarek Ezzeldin, Mazin Algahtani, Nadia Abdulrahman Alghannam, Faisal Abdulkareem Alsafran, Intisar Ahmad Siddiqui, Hebah Zaki Al-Ghanim, Basma Mohamed Bader, Abdullah Abdulatif Alshubat, Adnan Hamad Almarry, Hussein Hejji IbnAhmed, Sarah Abdulhadi Kanakri, Reem Babiker Eltayeb, Mohammed Ibrahim Almuaybid, Khalaf Ali Al-Wasi   +13 more
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Unmet dental care needs and reported reasons: a comparison between adults with and without disabilities

Frontiers in Oral Health
ObjectivesTo assess disparities in unmet dental care needs between adults with and without disabilities and the reasons for not being able to get needed dental care.MethodsWe analyzed data from the 2015–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination ...
Huabin Luo, Melissa Stancil, Mark E. Moss   +2 more
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Author Correction: Comparison of intravenous sedation using midazolam versus dexmedetomidine in elderly patients with dementia: a randomized cross-over trial

Scientific Reports, 2022
Yoshinari Morimoto, Megumi Hayashi, Yuki Yao, Hitomi Nishizaki, Hidechika Ishii, Lou Mikuzuki, Kouji Hara   +6 more
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Parental Assessment of Access and Barriers to Access to Oral and Dental Health Services in Children Referring to Dentistry Centers inTehran City, 2018, (Iran)

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2019
Background and Objectives: Promotion of oral and dental health in children is an underlying factor for increased level of community health, which is not achieved without providing desirable dental services.
Roshanak Montazeri, Fatemeh Sadeghi, Alireza Heidari   +2 more
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Patient Perspective on Dental Care Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey During Omicron Stage

Journal of Patient Experience
The COVID-19 pandemic influenced dental care behaviors, with increased concern over virus transmission. This study provides insights into Thai patient behaviors and attitudes about dental care during the Omicron wave.
Paratcha Pingsuthiwong DDS, MSc, Paswach Wiriyakijja DDS, MSc, PhD, Pagaporn Pantuwadee Pisarnturakit DDS, PhD, Keskanya Subbalekha DDS, PhD   +3 more
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How an increase in income affects the use of dental care services among a low-income population: evidence from the Finnish basic income experiment

BMC Health Services Research
Background Previous research has shown that the use of dental care services has a significant socioeconomic gradient. Lower income groups tend to use dental care services less, and they often have poorer dental health than higher income groups.
Miska Simanainen
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A systematic review of approaches to dental care in head and neck cancer patients

Oral Oncology Reports
There are well documented challenges related to dental care in the head and neck cancer population. Perioperative management of dental disease is critical, especially for patients requiring adjuvant radiation therapy. Head and neck cancer patients in the
Rebecca Doctor, Tapan Padhya, Matthew Mifsud, Christopher Nickel   +3 more
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