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Measuring access to health services: General Dental Services in Scotland [PDF]

open access: yesBritish Dental Journal, 2005
Recently the issue of access to health services has been brought into sharp focus by clear evidence of rationing--patients queuing for NHS registration--in the NHS General Dental Services (GDS). Conventional estimates suggest that about 50% of adults are registered per annum.
Tilley, C. J., Chalkley, M. J.
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Contextual and individual factors associated with dental services utilisation by Brazilian adults: A multilevel analysis.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
BackgroundInequalities in the utilisation of dental services in Brazil are remarkable. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of contextual and individual factors with the utilisation of dental services by Brazilian adults using the ...
Fernando José Herkrath   +2 more
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Key factors in the perception of the quality of dental services provided by undergraduate students

open access: yesRevista Facultad de Odontología Universidad de Antioquia, 2017
Introduction: teaching clinics in health education in Colombia have been extremely important due to the connections between Higher Education Institutions and Health Services Providers, enabling internship services.
Adriana María Giraldo-Molina   +1 more
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Exploring the Socio-Demographic Profile of Non-Completion in Public Oral Healthcare Services: A Cross-Sectional Study in Melbourne, Victoria

open access: yesApplied Sciences
(1) Background: Completion of the full oral health course of care (CoC) is essential to prevent further deterioration of oral and overall health. Understanding these patterns, particularly in public oral healthcare services, is crucial for improving ...
Rodrigo Mariño   +2 more
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Factors Associated with Accessing Prison Dental Services in Scotland: A Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesDentistry Journal, 2019
Background: Prisoners have poorer dental health than non-prison populations. It is known that the prison environment can promote health and thus, policies, including access to dental care, are in place to promote health during imprisonment.
Ruth Freeman, Derek Richards
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Dental Health Education Services of the American Dental Association

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health, 1948
T HE American Dental Association has the responsibility of offering leadership and guidance in a dental health education program at a national level. Its dental health education services are planned as part of an integrated general health program, and emphasis on the need of accepting the responsibility for dental care is directed toward the individual,
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Utilisation of Dental Services of Older People in Australia: An Economic Explanatory Model Based on Cost and Geographic Location

open access: yesGeriatrics, 2021
The increased percentage of older people retaining their natural dentition was associated with a burden of poor oral health and increased service demands.
Wisam Kamil, Estie Kruger, Marc Tennant
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Community water fluoridation: attitudes and opinions from the New Zealand Oral Health Survey

open access: yesAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2016
Objective: To report the responses of adult participants in the 2009 New Zealand Oral Health Survey (NZOHS) to questions about community water fluoridation (CWF). Methods: The study used quantitative data from the NZOHS.
Robin A. Whyman   +2 more
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Access to public dental care services by differently abled children in Bengaluru City: A cross-sectional study

open access: yesJournal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, 2020
Background: Oral health is an important aspect of health for all children and is all the more important for differently abled who face unique challenges during routine dental care.
Sreekanth Bose   +2 more
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Family dental health care service

open access: yesPadjadjaran Journal of Dentistry, 2008
The Family Dental Health Care Service is a new approach that includes efforts to serve oral and dental patients that focuses on maintenance, improvement and protection. This oral and dental health approach uses basic dentistry science and technology. The vision of the Family Dental Health Care Service is the family independences in the effort of dental
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