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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
[Which strata of the population are poorly provided with dental care? A socioeconomic study]
Abstract:
The survey tried to reveal the strata of population which are badly provided with dental care, in the city of Berne and surroundings of 25 km. In a house-to-house query questions were asked on 3 parameters: dental hygiene, removable dentures, and number of remaining teeth. Socioeconomic criteria such as age, residence (urban or rural), presence or absence of a dentist in the region and social status were used. The results showed that the 3 examined parameters were in close relationship to the socio-economic factors. People over 50 and people from lower social level had inferior dental treatment and a 5 times higher percentage of full dentures. This applied particularly to regions without dentist.
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