Dental hygiene habits and oral health status of seafarers

Mahdi, Syed Sarosh; Sibilio, Fabio; Amenta, Francesco

doi:10.5603/imh.2016.0003

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“…The diseases of the digestive system could be decreased by improving food and water quality on board ships and by developing more effective alcohol consumption reduction policies. In addition, providing better oral hygiene education for seafarers [18] and performing detailed dental examinations before embarking on a ship could help reduce dental complaints.…”

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Turkish Telemedical Assistance Service: last four years of activity

Çakır¹,

Arslan²

2018

International Maritime Health

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Background: Telemedical Assistance Service (TMAS) is very important for seafarers and passengers who are far from full-fledged health services. This study aimed to determine the frequency of using Turkish TMAS by seafarers and other patients and to compare the given services. Materials and methods: The data obtained from calls to Turkish TMAS in between 2014 and 2017 are composed of 5080 calls. In the study, they were examined in two groups as calls regarding seafarers and other patients. Also, the diseases or injuries related to these calls were evaluated in 22 main groups according to ICD-10 code. All of these cases were analysed by using descriptive statistics according to types of callers, type of diseases, types of given services and methods of contacts. Results: There were 5080 contacts to Turkish TMAS from January 2014 to December 2017. Contacts were 92.3% for seafarers and 7.7% for other patients. The most common reason of contacts was similar for both seafarers and other patients and it was injury and poisoning situations. While the most common service given to seafarers was giving a medicine or other treatment, the most common service given to other patients was medical evacuation. Conclusions: This study laid weight on diseases or injuries of seafarers and other patients at sea. According to this situation, TMAS can improve and maintain its service quality and also in the light of the findings, a guide for seafarers and other patients can be prepared in order to lessen such diseases and injuries.

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Turkish Telemedical Assistance Service: last four years of activity

Çakır¹,

Arslan²

2018

International Maritime Health

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“…During the period of 1952-1961, 22% of all diseases treated by the organisation were digestive issues. The trend declined slightly from 1973-1975 to 16.8% only to increase from 1982-1991 to 20% (Fig. 6).…”

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“…The rates remained more or less same between 1995 and 2014 and with better hygiene and treatment options, digestive tract diseases accounted for 17% of all the cases treated by CIRM in 2014. More recently, CIRM has also started collecting data for dental problems faced by a seafarers and a new program to deal with dental hygiene has commenced under supervision of a dentist [15,16].…”

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Eighty years of CIRM. A journey of commitment and dedication in providing maritime medical assistance

Mahdi

Amenta

2016

International Maritime Health

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“…Dental problems and oral pathologies seem to be a common health problem of seafarers. 1,2 Oral health condition of seamen and fishermen are relatively poor (high tooth decay prevalence and poor periodontal health). 3,4 Crews tend to eat at irregular times and use excessive amounts of snacks including sugars and fermentable carbohydrates (main risk factors of tooth decay).…”

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Dental emergencies at sea: A study in the French maritime TeleMedical Assistance Service

Binaisse

Dehours²,

Bodéré

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Introduction The aim of the study was to assess the frequency, features and management of dental emergencies at sea in France. Methods A descriptive study was carried out by retrospectively examining medical records of patients who were assisted by the French maritime TeleMedical Assistance Service (TMAS) from 2012 to 2016. Data were ranked in different categories: socio-demographic data, diagnosis, prescription, and monitoring or treatment prescribed. Results The TMAS recorded 9122 medical files for all medical emergencies. Among these medical records 135 concerned oral diseases. The main causes for dental emergencies are dental abscess (51.8%), tooth decay (33.3%), and dental fracture (8.9%). Even where teledentistry is validated for remote screening and oral lesion diagnosis, management of dental emergencies mostly requires a dental procedure. On board, without special equipment and/or specifically trained healthcare workers, this management often results in the prescription of medication. Discussion The International Medical Guide for Ships published by the World Health Organization could be updated to suit the latest recommendations of dental emergency management. This could facilitate the addition of a medical act to dental management, resulting in more effective treatment. Furthermore, simple and specific equipment could be added to the medical supplies.

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Dental hygiene habits and oral health status of seafarers

Abstract: Background: This study has assessed the dental hygiene habits and problems of seafarers and their attitudes/perceptions regarding oral hygiene using a dental hygiene/habits questionnaire.

Cited by 17 publications

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Turkish Telemedical Assistance Service: last four years of activity

Turkish Telemedical Assistance Service: last four years of activity

Eighty years of CIRM. A journey of commitment and dedication in providing maritime medical assistance

Dental emergencies at sea: A study in the French maritime TeleMedical Assistance Service

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