Barriers to restorative care as perceived by dental patients attending government hospitals in Tanzania

Kikwilu, Emil N.; Frencken, Jo E.; Mulder, J.; Masalu, Joyce R.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.2008.00446.x

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“…Many researchers have found institutionalised treatment to be less effective in treating a community (Kikwilu et al, 2009), than community rehabilitation. However, one of the major problems in community-based rehabilitation is to find ways to approach a community and improve its participation.…”

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Community-based Physiotherapy in Western India: Some Findings from Surveys

Rajan

2013

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Community-based Physiotherapy in Western India: Some Findings from Surveys

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“…High cost could be a major factor for delaying dental treatment [17]. This finding indicates that barriers to restorative care related to lack of knowledge, beliefs and misinformation on restorative care could also be addressed by increasing the number of clinics rendering restorative care [13]. The present study demonstrated significant association between misconception on restorative care and past dental visit (P≤0.05).…”

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“…They include financial, care provider, fear and anxiety, low priority regarding oral care and transportation factors, beliefs and attitude of patients and cultural issues [6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. Since dental patients are expected to seek oral care, they are the best people to express opinions about barriers they face during the process of seeking oral care [13].…”

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Barriers to Restorative Care as Perceived by Patients Attending Government Hospitals in Udaipur, Rajasthan

Bhat¹,

Singh²,

Reddy³

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Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr.

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To determine the barriers to restorative care as perceived by dental patients attending government hospitals in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Material and Methods: A closed ended structured interview was conducted among 242 patients attending government hospitals of Udaipur city Rajasthan, India. The 11-item questionnaire was administered by a trained interviewer. The questionnaire reliability was assessed by using Test-Retest and the values of measured Kappa (k) was 0.86 and Weighted Kappa (kw) was 0.9. Internal consistency of questionnaires was assessed by applying Chronbachs-Alpha (α) and the value of α=0.78 was measured. The effect of socioeconomic status on beliefs and misinformation on restorative care, lack of knowledge on restorative care and past experience with dental treatment was assessed by applying one way ANOVA. P value of P≤0.5 was adopted. Results: Statistical association between past dental visits and beliefs and misinformation about restorative care was observed (P≤0.05). Past dental visit and past experience with dental treatment were significantly associated with each other (P≤0.05). Conclusion: Oral health care services have long been used as indicator of oral healthrelated behavior. It was concluded that associations between past dental visits and beliefs and misinformation about restorative care, past dental visit and past experience with dental treatment, association between misconception on restorative care and past dental visit are significant barriers to restorative care as perceived by dental patients.

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“…[22] The most common oral care carried out in public dental clinics is tooth extractions. [23][24][25] Additionally, the limited number of dental clinics that offer restorative care in Tanzania has been as an obstacle towards accessing restorative services when needed. [24,25] There are other barriers to restorative services including shortage of equipment, lack of funds to purchase materials and dental materials not being available.…”

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“…[24,25] There are other barriers to restorative services including shortage of equipment, lack of funds to purchase materials and dental materials not being available. [25] Human resource for health in Tanzania is a long standing problem. Although the government is struggling to employ various health care cadres especially in the rural areas, the shortage is still alarming.…”

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Primary oral health care and smiles for life curriculum adaptation for nurses training in low income countries: A case of Tanzanian context

Iseselo

Minja²,

Klar³

et al. 2016

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Primary oral health care is essential for the overall wellness of all client populations, especially those living in rural communities. Nurses make up the majority of primary care providers in Tanzania. An opportunity for the lead author to participate as an Oral Health Global Scholar allowed for the exchange of interprofessional oral health knowledge and practice competencies and for the adaptation of a U.S. based oral health curriculum to meet the context of care in Tanzania. This paper identifies the gap in oral health care in Tanzania, describes the knowledge and practice exchanges, and next steps with the adaptation of the Smiles for Life curriculum in Tanzania. The aims is to share interprofessional experience designed to develop a user-friendly curriculum and train primary health care nurses in Tanzania, on applying modern concepts such as a collaborative approach in management of the oral health needs of the patient. Nursing is a profession that has multiple roles and functions which can be utilized according to the situation and need of the community served. Therefore, interprofessional collaborations among health care providers are important to the improvement of quality oral health services.

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Barriers to restorative care as perceived by dental patients attending government hospitals in Tanzania

Abstract: No advice received from dentist and lack of knowledge on restorative care, were the two major barriers to restorative care, as perceived by dental patients in Tanzania. Implementation of the Atraumatic Restorative Treatment approach may overcome many of the barriers identified.

Cited by 25 publications

References 8 publications

Community-based Physiotherapy in Western India: Some Findings from Surveys

Community-based Physiotherapy in Western India: Some Findings from Surveys

Barriers to Restorative Care as Perceived by Patients Attending Government Hospitals in Udaipur, Rajasthan

Primary oral health care and smiles for life curriculum adaptation for nurses training in low income countries: A case of Tanzanian context

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