Dental Services and their Awareness and Utilization among the Health Care Workers in a South Indian District – A Cross Sectional Study-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Dental Services and their Awareness and Utilization among the Health Care Workers in a South Indian District – A Cross Sectional Study

Published:2024-02 Issue:Suppl 1 Volume:16 Page:S212-S214
ISSN:0976-4879
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Author:

Agarwal Komal¹,Kolapally Swetha²,Jha Kunal³,Chaturvedi Mudita⁴,Maini Anuj P.⁵,Varma Datla Praveen K.⁶,Tiwari Heena D.⁷

Affiliation:

1. Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhuvaneshwar, Odisha, India

2. Department of Prosthodontics Crown and Bridge, Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

3. Department of Public Health Dentistry, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

4. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Private Practitioner, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

5. Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India

6. Department of Orthodontics, Vishnu Dental College, Vishnupur, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India

7. Rashtriya Kishore Swasthya Karyakram Consultant, District Medical and Health Office, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

ABSTRACT Aim: The present research was carried out to evaluate the amount of usage of dental care opportunities and also to assess the problems faced by health care workers (HCWs) of a south Indian district in using dental services. Methodology: This study had around 500 participants who belonged from various health care sectors who were selected with the help of multistage sampling. The data obtained from this cross-sectional research was analysed statistically using SPSS 22.0. Results: It was noticed that around 35% of participants went for a dentist’s appointment in past 1 year where male members predominated (45%). One of the commonest reasons for utilizing dental care services was pain as an dental emergency factor (70%). Other reasons were dental caries (18%) restoration, breakage of tooth (10%) and a host of other factors (11%). Around 350 participants felt that going to the dentist was only necessary when there was an emergency (61%). Conclusion: The target population less frequently visited the dentist to maintain their teeth as they believed when you have pain, that is the time you go to a dental specialist.

Publisher

Medknow

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