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L Swetha Reddy1, Dolar Doshi2, B Srikanth Reddy3
1Postgraduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital , Hyderabad, Telangana, India .
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research : JCDR
|November 29, 2016
Summary
Obstacles to regular dental care increase with age and working days for IT professionals. Lack of dental insurance and irregular visits also pose significant barriers to maintaining oral health.
Area of Science:
- Oral Health Research
- Occupational Health
Background:
- Good oral health is crucial for individual and social well-being.
- Occupational stress and work exhaustion in Information Technology (IT) professionals can negatively impact oral health and quality of life.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess and compare self-reported obstacles to regular dental care among IT professionals.
- To analyze these obstacles based on age, gender, dental insurance, and working days per week.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study involving 1,017 IT professionals in Hyderabad, India.
- Utilized the Dental Rejection of Innovation Scale (DRI-S) to measure obstacles.
- Statistical analysis included t-tests, ANOVA, and Chi-square tests.
Main Results:
- Increasing age correlated with higher mean DRI-S scores, indicating more obstacles.
- Females reported higher overall obstacles and specifically for the 'Lack of Knowledge' domain compared to males.
- Higher mean scores were observed in the 30-39 age group for the 'Situational' domain.
Conclusions:
- Self-reported obstacles to regular dental care are more prevalent with increasing age and more working days per week.
- Irregular dental visits and the absence of dental insurance significantly contribute to these obstacles.
- Findings highlight the need for targeted interventions to improve dental care access for IT professionals.
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