results the five determinants of cost, inconvenience, fear, organization, and patient-dentist relationship were determined as barriers to access to dental services among which the cost and patient-dentist relationship were identified as the first and last priorities with the coordinates (1.4 and 1.4) and (1.25 and -0.65), respectively. conclusions high cost of dental care has led to not referri...

AIM The objective of this study was to provide information on the level of utilization and satisfaction of residential university students with the dental services provided by the dental clinic of a teaching hospital. VOLUNTEERS AND MATERIAL: A stratified sampling technique was used to recruit volunteers from the outpatient clinic of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile...

In Norway, dental care and general health care are provided and financed by different organisations. Most dental care is provided in the private sector and most specialist dentists work privately in the south of Norway. There is little information on the supply of and access to specialist dental or oral medical services and the hospitals’ role in the delivery of such care. Aim: The aim of the s...

OBJECTIVE To find out the reasons for use and non-use of dental services among people visiting a dental college hospital in India. METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on 180 people, aged 15-65 years visiting the outpatient department of a dental college hospital in India. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data about the history of dental visits and ...

Background: Oral and Dental Hospital provides health services, namely individual dental oral services for treatment recovery without neglecting promotion disease prevention which are carried out through outpatient, emergency medical services. Purpose: to introduce the public service system at Hospital, where people still do not understand about Hospitals, especially in Indonesia. Methods: This ...

conclusions according to the results, there was a direct correlation between access to physical space in ed and waiting time. in addition, improving the physical access did not necessarily result in shorter waiting time. therefore, to improve triage process, improvement of waiting time indices, and modifying forms of work process in ed are recommended. results the correlation between the waitin...

BACKGROUND The Taiwan government adopted National Health Insurance (NHI) in 1995, providing universal health care to all citizens. It was financed by mandatory premium contributions made by employers, employees, and the government. Since then, the government has faced increasing challenges to control NHI expenditures. The aim of this study was to determine trends in the provision of dental serv...

Department of Orthodontics, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, Uijeongbu, Department of Orthodontics, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Seoul, Department of Orthodontics, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Department of Dental Services Management and Informatics, School of Dentistry, Seoul Na...