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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
doaj   +1 more source

Oral Health: Successes and Opportunities for Children's Health Initiatives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Examines the relationship between dental insurance and oral health improvement, including access to oral health care. Looks at utilization of dental services by children in the Children's Health Initiatives as well as other ...
Joel Diringer
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Determinants of Catastrophic Dental Health Expenditure in China. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
This study explored catastrophic health expenditure in China, due to out-of-pocket payments for dental care, and its associated individual- and contextual-level factors. We pooled data from 31,566 adults who participated in the third National Oral Health
Xiangyu Sun   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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,
openaire   +3 more sources

State policy environment and the dental safety net: a case study of professional practice environments’ effect on dental service availability in Federally Qualified Health Centers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Objectives To determine whether and to what extent the state policy environment for the dental hygiene workforce affects the availability of dental services at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Liu, Ziyue   +2 more
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Dental care utilization: examining the associations between health services deficits and not having a dental visit in past 12 months

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2019
BackgroundA growing literature supports the contention that closing the divide between dental and medical care can improve access to and coordination of patient care.
M. N. Lutfiyya   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Oral and Dental Health Status among Adolescents with Limited Access to Dental Care Services in Jeddah

open access: yesDental journal, 2018
The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of dental caries and periodontal diseases among 14–19-year-old schoolchildren with limited access to dental care services.
S. Bahannan   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Determination of utilization in a dental insurance plan [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
Thesis (M.Sc.D.)--Boston University. Henry M. Goldman School of Graduate Dentistry, 1990 (Public Health Dentistry)Bibliography: leaves 39-40.The objective of this study was to determine and compare the dental care utilization of 37,000 New England ...
Zafarmand, A. Hamid
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Disparities in dental health of rural Australians: hospitalisation rates and utilisation of public dental services in three communities in North Queensland.

open access: yesRural and remote health, 2017
INTRODUCTION The oral health of rural Australians continues to lag behind that of those living in metropolitan areas. Research has shown that people living in rural areas are more likely to suffer from dental caries (decay), visit the dentist less often ...
K. Carlisle, S. Larkins, Felicity Croker
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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