Oral disease experience of older adults seeking oral health services

Gerodontology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kavita P. Ahluwalia ◽  
Bin Cheng ◽  
Philip K. Josephs ◽  
Evanthia Lalla ◽  
Ira B. Lamster
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Oral Disease ◽  
Disease Experience ◽  
Oral Health Services

scholarly journals Development of a core outcome set for oral health services research involving dependent older adults (DECADE): a study protocol

Trials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sinead Watson ◽  
Julie McMullan ◽  
Paul Brocklehurst ◽  
Georgios Tsakos ◽  
Richard G. Watt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Study Protocol ◽  
Core Outcome Set ◽  
Core Outcome ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Outcome Set ◽  
Oral Health Services

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Knowledge and Assessment of Pregnant Women with the Utilization of Dental Health Services

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 177-179
Author(s):  
Aprilia Martha Bakoil ◽  
Dinah Charlota Lerik ◽  
Sabina Gero
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Oral Disease ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
Dental Health Services ◽  
Oral Health Services ◽  
The Relationship

Improving the optimal health status requires commitment and continuous effort so that a sub-standard development goals (SDGS) program is formed, one of which aims to tackle health problems in pregnant women. Dental and oral disease during pregnancy is a public health problem. The incidence of dental and oral diseases during this period is due to a lack of knowledge about oral health maintenance. The low use of service facilities by the community is related to treatment seeking behavior and ill-health concepts from the community. The purpose of the study was to analyze the relationship of knowledge and assessment of pregnant women with the use of dental health services at the Dental Clinic at the Health Centers in Kupang City. The design of this research was cross-sectional. The samples were 250 respondents, selected using proportional random sampling technique. Data were collected using a questionnaire as an instrument, then analyzed using ordinal regression test. Based on the data analysis results, it could be concluded that there was relationship between knowledge and assessment of pregnant women with the utilization of dental and oral health services in Public Health Center in Kupang City. Keywords: knowledge; pregnant women; utilization; dental and oral health services

scholarly journals Factors influencing the perceived importance of oral health within a rural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community in Australia.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Tynan ◽  
David Walker ◽  
Taygan Tucker ◽  
Barry Fisher ◽  
Tarita Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Indigenous Community ◽  
Oral Disease ◽  
Indigenous Australians ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Perceived Importance ◽  
Oral Health Services ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract Background: Indigenous Australians suffer from higher rates of oral disease and have more untreated dental problems and tooth extractions than the general population. Indigenous Australians also have lower rates of accessing oral health services and are more likely to visit for a problem rather than a check-up. Multiple issues effect health service and prevention programs including: characteristics of health services such as distances to health services; existence of social and cultural barriers; available wealth and social support; and, characteristics of the individual and community including the importance given to the disease. This paper seeks to explore the perceived importance of oral health within a rural Indigenous community in Australia and the factors influencing this perception.Methods: The study used a phenomenology research design incorporating focus group discussions and in-depth interviews. It was undertaken in partnership with communities’ Health Action Group who guided the focus, implementation and reporting of the research. A convenience sample was recruited from established community groups. Thematic analysis on the transcripts was completed. Results : Twenty-seven community members participated in three focus groups and twelve in-depth interviews. The study found that the community gives high priority to oral health. Factors influencing the importance include: the perceived severity of symptoms of oral disease such as pain experienced due to tooth ache; lack of enabling resources such as access to finance and transport; the social impact of oral disease on individuals including impact on their personal appearance and self-esteem; and health beliefs including oral health awareness. Participants also noted that the importance given to oral health within the community competed with the occurrence of multiple health concerns and family responsibilities.Conclusion: This paper highlights the high importance this rural Indigenous community gives to oral health. Its findings suggest that under-utilisation of oral health services is influenced by both major barriers faced in accessing oral health services; and the number and severity of competing health and social concerns within the community. The study results confirm the importance of establishing affordable, culturally appropriate, community-based oral health care services to improve the oral health of rural Indigenous communities.

scholarly journals Addressing disparities in oral disease in Aboriginal people in Victoria: where to focus preventive programs

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 317
Author(s):  
Jacqueline M. Martin-Kerry ◽  
Martin Whelan ◽  
John Rogers ◽  
Anil Raichur ◽  
Deborah Cole ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Healthcare System ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Oral Disease ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Oral Health Services ◽  
Aboriginal Children

The aim of this study is to determine where Aboriginal people living in Victoria attend public oral health services; whether they access Aboriginal-specific or mainstream services; and the gap between dental caries (tooth decay) experience in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people. Analysis was undertaken on routinely collected clinical data for Aboriginal patients attending Victorian public oral health services and the distribution of Aboriginal population across Victoria. Approximately 27% of Aboriginal people attended public oral health services in Victoria across a 2-year period, with approximately one in five of those accessing care at Aboriginal-specific clinics. In regional Victoria, 6-year-old Aboriginal children had significantly higher levels of dental caries than 6-year-old non-Aboriginal children. There was no significant difference in other age groups. This study is the first to report where Aboriginal people access public oral health care in Victoria and the disparity in disease between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal users of the Victorian public oral healthcare system. Aboriginal people largely accessed mainstream public oral healthcare clinics highlighting the importance for culturally appropriate services and prevention programs to be provided across the entire public oral healthcare system. The findings will guide development of policy and models of care aimed at improving the oral health of Aboriginal people living in Victoria.

scholarly journals Factors influencing the perceived importance of oral health within a rural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community in Australia.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Tynan ◽  
David Walker ◽  
Taygan Tucker ◽  
Barry Fisher ◽  
Tarita Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Oral Disease ◽  
Indigenous Australians ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Perceived Importance ◽  
Oral Health Services ◽  
The Individual

Abstract Background Indigenous Australians suffer from higher rates of oral disease, have more untreated dental problems and tooth extractions then the non-Indigenous population. In addition to this, Indigenous Australians also have lower rates of dental visits; are more likely to visit for a problem rather than a check-up and; are also more likely to present at emergency departments for oral complaints. Multiple issues effect health service uptake including the social context, characteristics of the individual and community, and enabling factors such as available wealth and social support. Additionally perceived importance of the disease to the individual or community also influence treatment seeking behaviour. The purpose of this paper is to explore the perceived importance of oral health within a rural Indigenous community in Australia and the factors influencing this perception.Methods A qualitative study was completed incorporating focus group discussions and in-depth interviews. Twenty- seven community members participated in three focus groups and twelve in-depth interviews.Results The study found that the community gives high priority to oral health. Factors influencing the importance given included the severity of symptoms of oral disease such as pain experience; enabling resources such as access to finance; social impact such as personal appearance; and health beliefs including oral health awareness. Respondents also noted that the importance given to oral health within the community also competed with the occurrence of multiple health concerns and family responsibilities.Conclusion This paper highlights that the under-utilisation of oral health services is not associated with the degree of importance given to oral health within the community. Under-utilisation is influenced by the major barriers faced in accessing oral health services and the number and severity of competing health and social concerns within the community. The study results confirm the importance of establishing affordable, culturally appropriate, community-based oral health care services to improve the oral health of rural Indigenous communities.

scholarly journals Factors influencing the perceived importance of oral health within a rural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community in Australia.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Tynan ◽  
David Walker ◽  
Taygan Tucker ◽  
Barry Fisher ◽  
Tarita Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Indigenous Community ◽  
Oral Disease ◽  
Indigenous Australians ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Perceived Importance ◽  
Oral Health Services ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract Background Indigenous Australians suffer from higher rates of oral disease and have more untreated dental problems and tooth extractions than the general population. Indigenous Australians also have lower rates of accessing oral health services and are more likely to visit for a problem rather than a check-up. Multiple issues effect health service and prevention programs including: characteristics of health services such as distances to health services; existence of social and cultural barriers; available wealth and social support; and, characteristics of the individual and community including the importance given to the disease. This paper seeks to explore the perceived importance of oral health within a rural Indigenous community in Australia and the factors influencing this perception. Methods The study used a phenomenology research design incorporating focus group discussions and in-depth interviews. It was undertaken in partnership with communities’ Health Action Group who guided the focus, implementation and reporting of the research. A convenience sample was recruited from established community groups. Thematic analysis on the transcripts was completed. Results Twenty- seven community members participated in three focus groups and twelve in-depth interviews. The study found that the community gives high priority to oral health. Factors influencing the importance include: the perceived severity of symptoms of oral disease such as pain experienced due to tooth ache; lack of enabling resources such as access to finance and transport; the social impact of oral disease on individuals including impact on their personal appearance and self-esteem; and health beliefs including oral health awareness. Participants also noted that the importance given to oral health within the community competed with the occurrence of multiple health concerns and family responsibilities. Conclusion This paper highlights the high importance this rural Indigenous community gives to oral health. Its findings suggest that under-utilisation of oral health services is influenced by both major barriers faced in accessing oral health services; and the number and severity of competing health and social concerns within the community. The study results confirm the importance of establishing affordable, culturally appropriate, community-based oral health care services to improve the oral health of rural Indigenous communities.

scholarly journals Does the implementation of a national oral health policy reduce inequalities in oral health services utilization? The Brazilian experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Helena Rodrigues Galvão ◽  
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Services Utilization ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Services Utilization ◽  
Index Of Inequality ◽  
Oral Health Services ◽  
Oral Health Policy

Abstract Background This study aimed to assess the trend in income-related inequalities in oral health services utilization by the Brazilian population from 1998 to 2013. This period represents a timeline that includes different stages of implementation of the National Oral Health Policy. Methods The design was based on repeated cross-sectional surveys using secondary data from household-based studies carried out in Brazil in 1998, 2003, 2008, and 2013. The dependent variable was “having access to a dentist appointment at least once in a lifetime (yes/no).” Monthly household per capita income, based on Brazil’s minimum wage, was included as the main independent variable. To measure the inequalities in oral health access related to economic position, the following complex indexes based on regression were used: (a) the slope index of inequality (SII) and (b) the relative index of inequality (RII). Results There was a reduction in the percentage of individuals who never had a dentist appointment for all age groups and income classifications. In general, there was a reduction trend in absolute inequality for all age groups (p < 0.001). The relative inequality and reduction trend were different between the age groups studied. Conclusions The National Oral Health Policy was very important for expanding free of charge, public access to dental appointment. However, despite policy implementation, there continues to be high levels of inequality in access to dental consultation. Assessing which strategies are necessary to overcome this challenge is discussed.

scholarly journals Accuracy of the need for dental prosthesis and associated factors between elderly in Recife, Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
L F R Santos ◽  
E P Carvalho ◽  
S R A Oliveira ◽  
R S Moreira
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Dental Prosthesis ◽  
The Self ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Epidemiological Surveys ◽  
Oral Health Services

Abstract Background The latest national oral health survey showed a high prevalence of the need for dental prostheses between the Brazilian elderly. To classify this need, normative (clinical) and subjective (self-reported) criteria must be considered since patients' self-perception takes into account social and functional issues that arise with oral health problems. Few studies investigate the agreement between these criteria, as well as its determinants. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the accuracy of the need for the use of total dental prosthesis and factors associated with the agreement between criteria. Methods Cross-sectional study, carried out in three municipalities in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, with a random sample of 816 elderly people from 65 to 74 years old. The dependent variable was the accuracy, calculated by the agreement between the self-reported and the normative need for a total dental prosthesis, and the independents were assembled in three blocks (socioeconomic/demographic, access to oral health services and self-perceived oral health). Hierarchical logistic models were conducted for total upper prosthesis (TUP) and total lower prosthesis (TLP). Results The self-perception of the need for prosthetic use presented an accuracy of 75.9% (95% CI = 72.8-78.7%) for TUP and 78.6% (95% CI = 75.6-81.3%) for TLP. In the multiple analysis, the accuracy for TUP and TLP needs holds an association with the variables: family income, age and time since the last dental appointment. Conclusions In conclusion, the self-perception of need for dental prosthesis demonstrates potential applicability for the elderly, presenting notable accuracy values. It suggests that studies based on patients' self-reports should be stimulated, aiming for the evaluation and validation of self-reported criteria in different contexts and cultures. Furthermore, the identification of accuracy associated factors can help to build more meaningful questions to be used in future surveys. Key messages The use of the self-reported need for total dental prosthesis may be feasible when considering lower cost, reduced time of execution and ease of use in population epidemiological surveys. Application of self-reporting as an epidemiological tool for planning and monitoring oral health services, incorporating it in the form of indicators for oral health surveillance.

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