scholarly journals Perceived need and utilization of dental health care services in Indonesia: A secondary analysis using the national socioeconomic data

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Perceived Need ◽  
Dental Health Care ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Socioeconomic Data

scholarly journals Quality management in dental health care: Present and future development

2011 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-43
Author(s):  
Jasmina Tekic ◽  
Vidosav Majstorovic ◽  
Dejan Markovic ◽  
Angelina Nikodijevic ◽  
Dragoslav Stamenkovic
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Iso 9000 ◽  
Dental Health Care ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Methods And Techniques

The standards ISO 9000 series, brought in 1987, were the driving force for the development and application of quality management (QM) in various areas, including health care. Currently, there are over one million certificates for quality management (QMC), and they were main initiators of quality improvement. In addition to the model for quality management of products/services, other models are also in use. The aim of this study was to present methods and techniques for quality improvement of health services, with special emphasis on dental health care services (DHS), and possibility for enhancement.

Assessing unmet health-care needs of the elderly in west of Iran: A case study

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bakhtiar Piroozi ◽  
Farman Zahir Abdullah ◽  
Amjad Mohamadi-Bolbanabad ◽  
Hossein Safari ◽  
Mohammad Amerzadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Perceived Need ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Unmet Health Care Needs

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the status of perceived need, seeking behavior and utilization of health services in the elderly population of Sanandaj (west of Iran). Design/methodology/approach This is a cross-sectional study conducted on 800 elderly people in Sanandaj. Subjects were selected using multistage sampling and data were collected using self-report questionnaires. A multivariate logistic model with odds ratios (ORs) was used to determine the relationship of independent variables with seeking perceived need. Also, the concentration index was used to measure the inequality in using health services. Findings The perceived need for outpatient (during the last 30 days) and inpatient health-care services (during the past 12 months) was 69.7% and 29.7%, respectively. Among them, the unmet need for outpatient and inpatient health-care services was 46.6% and 17%, respectively. Having health insurance (adjusted OR 12.08; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.04–140.11), middle economic status (adjusted OR 5.18; 95% CI 1.30–20.51) and being in an age group of 65–70 years (adjusted OR 7.60; CI 1.42–40.61) increased the chance of seeking inpatient care. Also, being in an age group of 60–65 years (adjusted OR 0.41; 95% CI 0.18–0.95) reduced the chance of seeking outpatient care. There was also a pro-rich inequality in using outpatient health services. Originality/value The elderly population suffers from unmet health-care needs, especially in outpatient services. The most important reason for not seeking outpatient and inpatient services was financial barriers and self-medication, respectively. So, designing targeted policies and interventions to address barriers in the conversion of need to demand in the elderly population is essential.

Equity Issues in Dental Health Care Services in Thailand

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Charay Vichathai ◽  
Simon Barraclough
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Health Card ◽  
The Public ◽  
Dental Health Care

Thailand's dental health care system and provisions for public services are described. The Thai Ministry of Public Health has sought to pursue the goal of oral health for all by creating greater equity in opportunities for dental care. Severely disadvantaged Thais are able to seek free treatment, and a subsidized health card system offers medical and dental care to those able to purchase it. Despite these efforts, inequities related to socio-economic status and geography remain. The growth of the private sector has contributed to inequities by drawing dentists away from the public sector. Most dentists wish to work in the more lucrative private sector and to offer curative treatment. The organisational structure of the dental health system in Thailand and certain attitudes of the dental profession have also worked against equity, despite statements of support for equity in the country's Constitution and on the part of policy makers. More research is needed on equity in dental care in Thailand, and ways to reduce shortages of dentists in the public sector and in rural areas need to be explored. The most effective way of promoting equity in dental health care in Thailand is through reinforcing primary dental care with its emphasis upon education and prevention.

scholarly journals Curative procedures of oral health and structural characteristics of primary dental care

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Baumgarten ◽  
Fernando Neves Hugo ◽  
Alexandre Fávero Bulgarelli ◽  
Juliana Balbinot Hilgert
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Services

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if the provision of clinical dental care, by means of the main curative procedures recommended in Primary Health Care, is associated with team structural characteristics, considering the presence of a minimum set of equipment, instrument, and supplies in Brazil’s primary health care services. METHODS: A cross-sectional exploratory study based on data collected from 18,114 primary healthcare services with dental health teams in Brazil, in 2014. The outcome was created from the confirmation of five clinical procedures performed by the dentist, accounting for the presence of minimum equipment, instrument, and supplies to carry them out. Covariables were related to structural characteristics. Poisson regression with robust variance was used to obtain crude and adjusted prevalence ratios, with 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS: A total of 1,190 (6.5%) dental health teams did not present the minimum equipment to provide clinical dental care and only 2,498 (14.8%) had all the instrument and supplies needed and provided the five curative procedures assessed. There was a positive association between the outcome and the composition of dental health teams, higher workload, performing analysis of health condition, and monitoring of oral health indicators. Additionally, the dental health teams that planned and programmed oral health actions with the primary care team monthly provided the procedures more frequently. Dentists with better employment status, career plans, graduation in public health or those who underwent permanent education activities provided the procedures more frequently. CONCLUSIONS: A relevant number of Primary Health Care services did not have the infrastructure to provide clinical dental care. However, better results were found in dental health teams with oral health technicians, with higher workload and that plan their activities, as well as in those that employed dentists with better working relationships, who had dentists with degrees in public health and who underwent permanent education activities.

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