Crisis At Christmas Dental Service: Challenging, rewarding, and still necessary

Relevance. The role of pediatric dentistry in younger generation health improvement is undeniable; therefore, developing pediatric dental service is an important health care issue.Purpose. To present the contribution of Lubov Sergeevna Litovkina to paediatric dental service development in connection with her death on December, 23, 2019.Materials and methods. Based on the analysis of professional activity and scientific works of L.S. Litovkina the achievements that have contributed to the development of pediatric dentistry service in Volgograd Region were identified.Results. Public, clinical and scientific activities of L.S. Litovkina were highlighted. Special attention was paid to such areas of her work as the organization of epidemiological dental examinations of children’s population, the implementation of milk fluoridation program for prevention of dental caries in preschool children, school dentistry improvement and applying the dental educational program for the elementary schoolchildren.Conclusions. The organizational and scientific activities of L.S. Litovkina contributed to the development of the paediatric dental service and oral health improvement of children’s population.

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Prosthetic Status and Demand for Services in an Adult Rural Population in Relation to Dental Service Infrastructure in Mangalore Taluk, South India

Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development ◽

10.37506/v11/i2/2020/ijphrd/194856 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 517

Author(s):

Mallika S. Shetty ◽

Uma Mayoor Prabhu ◽

Prakyath Malli ◽

Rekha Shenoy

Keyword(s):

Rural Population ◽

South India ◽

Dental Service ◽

Prosthetic Status

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Dental Expenditure by Household Income in Korea over the Period 2008–2017: A Review of the National Dental Insurance Reform

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18083859 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (8) ◽

pp. 3859

Author(s):

Hosung Shin ◽

Han-A Cho ◽

Bo-Ra Kim

Keyword(s):

Health Insurance ◽

Concentration Index ◽

Dental Health ◽

Age Groups ◽

The Elderly ◽

Dental Service ◽

Delta Method ◽

Dental Services ◽

Insurance Reform ◽

Health Insurance Reform

Since 2009, the National Health Insurance in Korea (NHI) has been implementing a series of policies to expand the scope of dental benefits. This study reviewed the changes in co-payments and dental use patterns before (2008 to 2012) and after (2013 to 2017) the NHI’s dental health insurance reform. The study used Korea Health Panel data of 7681 households (16,493 household members) from a 10-year period (2008–2017). Dental expenditures and equivalent income using square root of household size were analyzed. Dental services were categorized into 13 types and a concentration index and 95% confidence interval using the delta method was calculated to identify income-related inequalities by a dental service. Dental expenditures and the number of dental services used increased significantly, while the proportion of out-of-pocket spending by the elderly decreased. The expenditure ratio for implant services to total dental expenditures increased substantially in all age groups, but the ratio of expenditures for dentures and fixed bridges decreased relatively. The concentration index of implant services was basically in favor of the rich, but there was no longer a significant bias favoring the better-off after the reforms. The dental health insurance reform in Korea appears to contribute not only to lowering the ratio of out-of-pocket to total dental expenses per episode in the elderly but also to improving the inequality of dental expenses.

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What is the Role of Senior House Officer or Dental Foundation Year Two Posts in Professional Careers?

Primary Dental Care ◽

10.1308/135576110791654937 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol os17 (3) ◽

pp. 115-122 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Jennifer E Gallagher ◽

Timothy J Bates ◽

Harpoonam Kalsi ◽

Aneesha Shah ◽

Yon Jon Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dental Service ◽

House Officer ◽

Senior House Officer ◽

Perceived Benefits ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Professional Careers ◽

Training Post ◽

Question Difficulty ◽

Motivating Factor

Aims To investigate the motivations for, and perceived benefits of, undertaking senior house officer (SHO) posts, and to explore the career pathways of those who do, examining trends in successive cohorts. Method Postal cross-sectional questionnaire survey of all dental and maxillofacial SHOs (DF2s) who had worked for two South London hospitals within the previous nine years (n=137). Respondents were grouped into three cohorts to enable responses to be examined in relation to respondents’ entry to their first SHO post. Results There were responses from 83 (61%) potential participants. The most frequent motivation for carrying out SHO posts from 79 (95%) of the respondents was the desire to ‘learn from experienced clinicians’. The most common perceived benefit reported by those who had completed posts at the time of the survey was ‘an improved understanding of the role of the hospital dental service’ from 68 (97%) of those who answered this question. Difficulty in securing a job in general dental practice was not reported as a notable motivating factor, either before or after the implementation of the new dental contract. ‘Fulfil approved training post requirements for postgraduate examinations’ reduced as a motivator from 28 (88%) for the earlier cohort of SHOs to nine (36%) for the more recent cohort. Fifty-four of 78 (69%) respondents declared a definite plan to seek admission to the General Dental Council Specialist Lists in future, 24 (83%) in the first cohort, compared with 11 (46%) in the last ( P=0.05). Of the males, 13 (52%) were significantly more likely to report that they were currently working in general practice compared with 15 (27%) females ( P=0.028). Conclusion The findings suggest that multiple benefits are identified from undertaking SHO posts. However, some of the motivations for undertaking SHO posts may have changed over the nine-year period investigated. Possible influences are discussed. This paper highlights the perceived benefits of junior training posts at a time of significant transition within the profession.

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