There is an escalating demand for geriatric oral healthcare in all developed and developing countries including India. Two-thirds of the world's elderly live in developing countries. This is a huge population that must receive attention from policy-makers who will be challenged by the changing demands for social and health services including oral health services. Resources are limited thus rath...

BACKGROUND The utilization of oral health services in children remains at a relatively low level in China. However, little is known about the utilization patterns and related factors. The objective of this study was to explore the patterns of oral health service utilization and to determine the related factors among preschool children in Beijing, China, based on the Andersen behavioral model. ...

The number of specialists within dental health services has increased over the last few years. This raises the issue of how the services should be organized and funded. We describe the effect of one way of organizing the services, which is by relying on competition. In Norway, some oral specialists face real competition with general dental practitioners for the same patients (prosthetists, peri...

s of Papers Included in the Report Algali, Fenton and Convery (1996): Reimplantation of traumatically avulsed permanent incisors in children attending Dublin Dental Hospital. Journal of Dental Research 75 1242 Abstract Forty-two teeth in 35 patients who were treated between 1988-90 were evaluated. Only those with a minimum of one-year follow-up were included. More boys (22) than girls (13) were...

Telehealth refers to the use of technology to provide health care at a distance. The important and increasing role of telehealth in the delivery of health care has been recognized for several decades. Although there are fewer reports on the use of telehealth to deliver oral health services, evidence is emerging that these technologies can enhance the ability of the oral health delivery system t...

Although there are sufficient dentists in the world today, the majority of people do not have access to adequate, affordable, and acceptable oral health services. Discussions about the effectiveness of dental procedures and dental care in general are dominated by the concerns of dentists in industrialized countries. Are lasers useful in periodontal treatment? Which glass-ionomer cement should b...

OBJECTIVES We wanted to consider what factors influence oral health care services and carried out an Ethnographic Case Study in Nunavut. METHODS Participant observation, document review, stakeholder interviews. RESULTS This study argues that four general factors influence oral health care in Nunavut. CONCLUSION These factors delimit oral health and care in Nunavut by influencing people's ...

Introduction: Oral health is an important public health issue that influences general health and quality of life. Mothers are key persons in families paying attention to whom not only guarantees their oral health, but also the oral health of the family members. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the dental service demand status and its related factors among mothers in Yazd city. Mater...