Dental visit patterns and oral health outcomes in Saudi children

AlHumaid, Jehan; Tantawi, Maha El; Alagl, Adel S.; Kayal, Shaden; Suwaiyan, Zainab Al; Al‐Ansari, Asim

doi:10.4103/sjmms.sjmms_103_17

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“…This is likely true because almost two‐thirds (61%) of the study children who reported a visit to a dentist went for illness‐related rather than prevention care. Our results disagreed with findings from a similar study of young children in the Eastern part of the country, where examined dental need or parents’ reports of toothache in their children in the past 6 months was not associated with dental services use after controlling for other variables.…”

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“…A systematic review of dental caries in Saudi children and youth reported a caries prevalence of 80% in the primary and 70% in the permanent dentition. Furthermore, 38%, 30% and 14% of school children in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia have never visited a dentist, visited a dentist for dental pain, and visited for regular dental checkups, respectively.…”

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Need for dental care drives utilisation of dental services among children in Saudi Arabia

Agili

Farsi

2020

International Dental Journal

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Objectives: This study used Andersen's predisposing, enabling and need behavioural model to predict factors that influence utilisation of oral health services for children in Saudi Arabia. Methods: The model was tested in a random sample of parents of third-and eighth-grade children in Jeddah (n = 1,668) using the access to care questionnaire adapted from the Basic Screening Survey. Predisposing (sex, parent education, nationality); enabling (school type, family income, government financial support, health insurance); and need for dental care (examined or perceived) were modelled to assess children's use of dental services. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were conducted. Significant findings were reported at P ≤ 0.05. Results: About 84% of parents responded to our questionnaire (n = 1,397). One in four children have never visited a dentist. Our findings indicate that need and predisposing factors explained oral health services' use among younger children, whereas need, predisposing and enabling factors predicted use of services among older children. Perceived barriers to dental care for children who never went to a dentist and for those who needed dental care and could not get it included oral health illiteracy (82.3%, 49.7%), dentist-related (19.9%, 42.1%), financial (22.8%, 37.1%) and transportation (9.8%, 20.8%), respectively. Conclusions: The need for dental care, predominantly for illness-related dental care, drives utilisation of dental health services among children in Saudi Arabia. Enhancing oral health literacy and mitigating organisational and financial barriers to dental care for families will increase children's access to quality oral healthcare, and promote better oral health practices and outcomes.

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Need for dental care drives utilisation of dental services among children in Saudi Arabia

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2020

International Dental Journal

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“…Overall the findings of this study show a slightly lower prevalence and severity level than a meta-analysis (4) of caries data but are in keeping with some newer studies in the Kingdom (14, 16, 17). While there has been a massive expansion in both preventive and therapeutic dental services provided across Saudi Arabia over the past decade, the actual utilization of those services and whether they were responsible for the reduction in dental caries are beyond the scope of this study (18). The prevalence and severity of dental caries reported in the current study are in keeping with those of recent observational studies published from Saudi Arabia and UAE (5, 17).…”

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A Comparison of Dental Caries in Urban and Rural Children of the Riyadh Region of Saudi Arabia

Al-Rafee

Al‐Shammery

AlRumikan

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Front. Public Health

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Background and Aim: The data presented in this study aimed to document caries prevalence and severity among a representative sample of 6, 12, and 15 years old Saudi Children. Methodology: The study examined a total of 1,986 school children from 75 schools in urban and rural areas of Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia. Children having one or more dental caries lesion were used to determine prevalence of dental caries. Total number of decayed filled teeth (dft) was used to assess caries severity in the 6 years group while the DMFT was used to assess severity of dental caries at the 12 and 15 years age group. Results: The caries prevalence was 85.77% in the 6 years group, 64.98% in the 12 years group, and 71.35% in the 15 years group. Mean dft was 1.4 (SD ± 1.1). The mean DMFT was 1.72 (SD ± 0.49) at 12 years and 2.66 (SD ± 0.55) at 15 years. Both caries rate and severity were higher in rural areas than urban areas although the differences were not statistically significant. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that the prevalence and severity of dental caries in Saudi Arabia remain high, when compared to global averages.

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“…[ 12 ] A recent study showed that regular checkup measure taken by parents is associated with better reported oral health outcome. [ 24 ] Previous studies have reported that younger aged respondents more likely visit dentist on a regular basis for preventive treatment whereas middle-aged participants visited dentist for more dental checkups compared to younger respondents. [ 25 26 ]…”

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Factors affecting access to oral health care among adults in Abha city, Saudi Arabia

Almutlaqah

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Ingle

et al. 2018

J Int Soc Prevent Communit Dent

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Aims and Objectives:To investigate the self-reported access problems to dental care among adults in Abha city, KSA.Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional descriptive survey was carried out among adults in Abha city, Saudi Arabia. A structured, close-ended, self-administered questionnaire elicited the access and utilization of dental care among a sample of adults. Data were collected and analyzed using SPSS version 21.0 statistical software. The descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were performed to predict the variables associated with access and utilization of dental care.Results:A total of 499 adults (male = 270, female = 229) participated in the study. More than half (289, 57.9%) of the participants utilized dental services and emergency services (283, 56.7%) were the most common reason to visit dentist. For most of the participants (281, 57.1%), the last dental visit was less than 1 year. Majority (409, 82%) of the participants self-funded for their treatment in private dental clinics (382, 76.6%). More than half (258, 51.7%) of the participants received restorative treatment during their last visit to dentist. Cost (39.1%) and lack of time (28.7%) were the main barriers to accessing dental care. Education and income were all involved in predicting nonutilization of dental services among the study participants.Conclusion:Access to and utilization of dental care are the multidimensional concepts influenced by many factors. Cost and lack of time were the predominant barriers to utilization of dental services. Access to dental care is a multidimensional issue with education and income, were considered as the significant predictors of nonutilization of dental services. Similarly, income and transportation problems significantly predicted the use of private dental services. Marital status, transportation problem, health problems, and difficulty in movement were all concerned with multiple barriers to accessing dental services among the study participants.

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Dental visit patterns and oral health outcomes in Saudi children

Cited by 25 publications

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Need for dental care drives utilisation of dental services among children in Saudi Arabia

Need for dental care drives utilisation of dental services among children in Saudi Arabia

A Comparison of Dental Caries in Urban and Rural Children of the Riyadh Region of Saudi Arabia

Factors affecting access to oral health care among adults in Abha city, Saudi Arabia

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