BACKGROUND The manifestations of oral changes and disorders affecting the geriatric population are different from the rest of the population. Inaccessibility to dental care is a compelling impediment to avail oral health services. OBJECTIVE The aims were to assess the dental and oral problems and to find out the determinants of oral health seeking behaviour among elderly population of Al-Jouf...

Oral health is essential to an older adult's general health and well-being. Yet, many older adults are not regular users of dental services and may experience significant barriers to receiving necessary dental care. This literature review summarizes national trends in access to dental care and dental service utilization by older adults in the United States. Issues related to geriatric dentistry...

This article highlights prominent issues concerning children's oral health and provides an overview of the structure, organization, and financing of dental services for children in the United States. The size, composition, characteristics, and distribution of the dental workforce and the arrangements that facilitate the delivery and financing of dental services are discussed. Features of the cu...

BACKGROUND Significant disparities exist in children's receipt of preventive dental care (PDC) in the United States. Many of the children at greatest risk of dental disease do not receive timely PDC; when they do receive dental care, it is often more for relief of dental pain. Chelsea is a low-income, diverse Massachusetts community with high rates of untreated childhood caries. There are vario...

BACKGROUND Identifying perceived access barriers to preventive dental services is one of the basic steps to improve the public health. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine the perceived barriers affecting access to preventive dental services in one of Tehran dental clinics in 2012. PATIENTS AND METHODS This research was a cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study conducted in one of ...

PURPOSE This study was undertaken to determine what smoking cessation services dental professionals in Ontario's Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit (WDGHU) provide before disseminating a smoking cessation information package. METHODS Data were collected with 540 self-administered questionnaires mailed to 60 local dental offices. Replies were requested from all dentists, dental hygienists,...

The College of Health Professions was established in 1970. Programs of study are off e red in dental hygiene, health services management and community development, medical technology, nursing, physical therapy, physician assistant, and public health. The primary emphasis of the college’s health p rofessions programs is the preparation of entrylevel health professionals. A d d i t i o n a l l y,...

The aim of the study was to analyse the self-reported use of health services among the older Estonian population, to explain the predictors of health care utilisation and to study access to health services in comparison with other population groups. In November 2005, a randomly sampled Estonian residents aged 15-64 (n=1264) and 65-74 (n=182) was personally interviewed using structured questionn...

Panelists: Senator Harriette Chandler, Co-Chair, Legislative Oral Health Caucus Catherine Hayes, Professor and Chair of the Department of Public Health and Community Services, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Judith Jones, Professor and Chair of the Department of General Dentistry, Boston University School of Dental Medicine Frank Robinson, Executive Director, Partners for a Healthier...