Utilization of the Government Dental Service by Chinese civil servants in Hong Kong

Mak, Kelvin K. Y.; Lind, O. P.; Evans, Rosemary

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1990.tb00054.x

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“…Oral health care services have long been used as indicator of oral health-related behavior [3]. Regular home oral care and dental check-ups are important, but it appears that in spite of information on adequate dental care provided by dental professional and the mass media many people fail to take these precautions [4].…”

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

Bhat¹,

Singh²,

Reddy³

et al. 2014

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

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Singh²,

Reddy³

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“…6 The way in which people use dental services is an important parameter in oral health care planning and provides valuable information on accessibility of dental services. As such, utilization studies serve as an important tool for oral health policy decision-making.…”

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Public dental service utilization among adults in South Australia

Luzzi

Spencer

2009

Australian Dental Journal

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Background: Longitudinal patterns of public dental service use may reflect access issues to public dental care services. Therefore, patterns of dental service use among South Australian adult public dental patients over a 3½-year period were examined. Methods: Public dental patients (n = 898) initially receiving a course of emergency dental care (EDC) or general dental care (GDC) at baseline were followed for up to 3½ years. Patient clinical records were accessed electronically to obtain information on dental visits and treatment received at those visits. Results: Some 70.7 per cent of EDC and 51.3 per cent of GDC patients returned for dental treatment post-baseline. EDC patients returned within a significantly shorter time period post-baseline, received significantly more courses of care and were visiting more frequently than GDC patients. A greater proportion of EDC patients received oral surgery, restorative, endodontic and prosthodontic services, but fewer received periodontic services. EDC patients received significantly more oral surgery and fewer preventive services per follow-up year, on average, than GDC patients. Large proportions of EDC (52.4 per cent) and GDC (63.8 per cent) patients who returned sought emergency care post-baseline. Conclusions: Patients appeared to be cycling through emergency dental care because of lack of access to general care services, highlighting access problems to public dental care.

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The Influence of Culture on the Oral Health-Related Beliefs and Behaviours of Elderly Chinese Immigrants: A Meta-Synthesis of the Literature

Smith

MacEntee

Beattie

et al. 2013

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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Neglect of the mouth can lead to impairment, disability, and discomfort; as a result, it can have a negative impact on quality of life in old age. Some minority groups in North America shoulder a disproportionate burden of dental impairment compared to people of European origins, possibly because of different cultural beliefs and a distrust of Western oral healthcare. This paper explores these factors in elderly Chinese immigrants through a meta-synthesis of selected literature that reveals a dynamic interplay of traditional Chinese beliefs about oral health, immigration, and structural factors mediating access to Western dentistry. It also identifies several conceptual issues and gaps in knowledge, offers avenues of research including the cross-cultural application of two recent models of oral health, and discusses various strategies for improving access to dental services for minority populations.

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Utilization of the Government Dental Service by Chinese civil servants in Hong Kong

Cited by 8 publications

References 7 publications

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

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

Public dental service utilization among adults in South Australia

The Influence of Culture on the Oral Health-Related Beliefs and Behaviours of Elderly Chinese Immigrants: A Meta-Synthesis of the Literature

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