Status of governmental oral health care delivery system in Haryana, India

Vashist, Ashish; Parhar, Swati; Gambhir, Ramandeep Singh; Sohi, Ramandeep Kaur; Talwar, Puneet Singh

doi:10.4103/2249-4863.197267

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“…Among the 18 PHCs, most of the dental units present at the PHCs [16 (89%)] were established and managed by the private dental colleges/hospital with a MoU and the remaining 2 (10.50%) were managed by government dental college and state government, whereas in the study done by Vashist et al ., all the dentists were recruited by state government which shows a need for Karnataka state government to recruit dental officers at all PHCs to achieve optimal oral health-care delivery. [6]…”

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Oral health taking a back seat at primary health centers of Bangalore urban district, India – A situation analysis

Iyer

Krishnamurthy

Pathak

et al. 2019

J Family Med Prim Care

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Background: Even though a dramatic change in pattern of oral diseases has been observed at a global level, oral health equality still remains as a dream to achieve. Studies have documented disparities in delivery and utilisation of oral health services among urban, suburban, and rural regions of India. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to conduct a situation analysis at PHCs to understand resource availability and oral health seeking behavior from perspective of medical officers of Bangalore City, India. Materials and Methods: A structured questionnaire was validated using Lawshe technique and was given across medical and dental officers present at 65 Primary Health Centers. Data collected was entered in Excel sheet and further subjected to Descriptive statistics using SPSS version 20. Results: Among 65 PHCs, about 18 PHCs had dental officers posted. In those 18 PHCs only 2 were maintained by the state government and others by Private dental college. In the 65 PHCs , only one PHC maintained a separate register for dental complaints, whereas 48 of them had maintained a combined register for both general and oral complaints. With regard to the management of tooth-related complaints, about 48 of medical officers reported that they dispense the patients affected by providing antibiotics and pain killers (analgesics) and recall, whereas 12 medical officers reported that they get the existing condition treated and refer and the rest refer the patients directly to hospitals. clinics. Conclusion: The results highlight the challenges experienced by nondental primary-care providers and their views on access to oral health to be improved. It is high time that the state government should put oral health policies into practice by recruiting adequate dental officers and providing separate dental infrastructure at the urban PHCs for better utilisation of dental care services.

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“…Adequate infrastructure, which includes buildings, equipment, supplies, and communication equipment, forms a crucial part of the health services. [6]…”

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Oral health taking a back seat at primary health centers of Bangalore urban district, India – A situation analysis

Iyer

Krishnamurthy

Pathak

et al. 2019

J Family Med Prim Care

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“…The study showed that dental care units having no ultrasonic scaler relied on option of hand scaling which indeed is a tiring and time consuming procedure, thus affecting the efficiency of dental manpower. 13…”

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Evaluation of oral hygiene services in selected public health facilities in Lusaka district of Zambia

Josephin

Nzala

Baboo

2018

J Public Health Afr

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Around the globe many people are suffering from oral pain and other problems of the mouth or teeth. This public health problem is growing rapidly in developing countries where oral health services are limited. This study was conducted in the public health centers and first level hospitals with dental units (DUs) in Lusaka district. Adequacy of dental equipment, instruments and materials required for scaling and polishing (S&P) and oral hygiene instructions (OHI) was evaluated. Challenges faced by the dental therapists (DTs) in the entire DUs were also evaluated. This was a mixed method study; quantitative data was collected using a structured questionnaire which contained a standard facility assessment check list. Qualitative data was collected by conducting in-depth interviews. The study results showed that the oral hygiene services offered by the selected DUs in Lusaka district were inadequate. A fully functional dental chair was available only in fifty percent of the DUs, only twenty percent of the facilities had fully functional ultrasonic scaling unit, none of the facilities had all the instruments for polishing. The DTs work under stressful conditions as sixty percent of the facilities were understaffed; the supply of dental instruments and materials was poor; delay in repairing faulty equipment; risk of exposure to air borne infections as most of the facilities have space and ventilation problems. Recommendations of this study point towards an urgent need to improve and coordinate the oral health care system.

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Choosing Periodontology for Specialty Specialization: Perspective of Dental Undergraduate Students

Gupta,

Chowdhary,

Singh

et al. 2024

Indian Journal of Dental Research

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Background: The attitudes of dental students to study a particular specialty of dentistry in post-graduation are of great importance as these facilitate workforce planning in the dental sector. Aim and Objective: To assess the attitude of dental students towards choosing periodontology as their future career and to explore demographic variables that affect their choice. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey based on a questionnaire was conducted, including students of the third and fourth years and interns of the dental college. Twenty-seven questions, graded on a Likert scale (5-point) were included in the questionnaire, and the responses were categorised via three attitudes: negative (score 0–21), neutral (score 22–44) and positive (score 45–64). The Chi-square test for proportions was used to examine the differences between groups. Results: Among 114 participants, 53 (46.5%) were males and 61 (53.5%) were females. One-third of the respondents had a positive attitude towards selecting periodontology as their future career, and the majority had a neutral perspective, with a few students having a negative attitude (20.2%). Out of the total, 34.2% of respondents had a positive attitude, and 45.6% showed a neutral attitude or perspective. Conclusion: Efforts should be intensified, and undergraduate (UG) students should be motivated by broadening the scope of the field in the UG curriculum by the dental council so that the students show considerable interest in pursuing the field as their future career.

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Status of governmental oral health care delivery system in Haryana, India

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Oral health taking a back seat at primary health centers of Bangalore urban district, India – A situation analysis

Oral health taking a back seat at primary health centers of Bangalore urban district, India – A situation analysis

Evaluation of oral hygiene services in selected public health facilities in Lusaka district of Zambia

Choosing Periodontology for Specialty Specialization: Perspective of Dental Undergraduate Students

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