Access to dental care-parents' and caregivers' views on dental treatment services for people with disabilities.
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Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia. neetaprabhu@hotmail.comIssue Date
2010-03MeSH
AdolescentAdult
Aged
Appointments and Schedules
Attitude to Health
Caregivers
Child
Child, Preschool
Community Dentistry
Cooperative Behavior
Dental Care for Disabled
Dental Clinics
Dental Service, Hospital
Disabled Persons
Female
General Practice, Dental
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Middle Aged
Motor Skills
Oral Hygiene
Parents
Personal Satisfaction
Primary Health Care
Questionnaires
Time Factors
Young Adult
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Access to dental care-parents' and caregivers' views on dental treatment services for people with disabilities., 30 (2):35-45 Spec Care DentistJournal
Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric DentistryDOI
10.1111/j.1754-4505.2009.00127.xPubMed ID
20415799Abstract
The goal of this study was to elicit the views of patients or parents/caregivers of patients with disabilities regarding access to dental care. A questionnaire was generated both from interviews with patients/parents/caregivers already treated under sedation or general anesthesia as well as by use of the Delphi technique with other stakeholders. One hundred thirteen patients from across six community dental clinics and one dental hospital were included. Approximately, 38% of the subjects used a general dental practitioner and 35% used the community dental service for their dental care, with only 27% using the hospital dental services. Overall waiting time for an appointment at the secondary care setting was longer than for the primary care clinics. There was a high rate of parent/caregiver satisfaction with dental services and only five patients reported any difficulty with travel and access to clinics. This study highlights the need for a greater investment in education and training to improve skills in the primary dental care sector.Item Type
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1754-4505ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1111/j.1754-4505.2009.00127.x
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