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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
[A survey of oral health status in 6520 subjects]
Objective:
To compare the prevalence of caries, periodontal disease and the understanding of oral health care between the oral medical staff and common people to reflect the current status of oral health care.
Methods:
A survey of the prevalence of caries, periodontal disease and awareness of oral health care was carried out in 6520 town people.
Results:
Treatment is the emphysis of oral health care at present, the education of oral health care by oneself was neglected. New technology and project was restricted by traditional convention. The defect of oral health care was that more attention is being paid on therapy than on prevention.
Conclusion:
Oral medical staff should pay more attention to prevention than to treatment.
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