Utilization of services rendered in dental outreach programs in rural areas of Haryana

The availability of oral health services are very scarce in rural India; therefore the unmet treatment needs of rural population are very high. Hence, a retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the types of patients, disease pattern, and services rendered in outreach programs in rural areas of...

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Published in:Contemporary clinical dentistry 2012-09, Vol.3 (Suppl 2), p.S164-S166
Main Authors: Vashisth, Shelja, Gupta, Nidhi, Bansal, Mohit, Rao, Nanak C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Behavior
Dental care
Dental caries
Developing countries
Disease
Disease pattern
Education
LDCs
Medical care
Original
out reach program
Rural health
Studies
Utilization
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Summary:The availability of oral health services are very scarce in rural India; therefore the unmet treatment needs of rural population are very high. Hence, a retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the types of patients, disease pattern, and services rendered in outreach programs in rural areas of Haryana. A The data were obtained from records of outreach programs conducted, in last 3 months, by Swami Devi Dyal Hospital and Dental College. The data from were analyzed using descriptive statistics. A total of 1371 individuals in the age group of 4--70 years (56.8% males and 43.2% females) attended the outreach program seeking the treatment. Dental caries (43.7%), gingivitis (27.2%), and periodontitis (22.9%) were commonly observed dental diseases. The services provided were oral prophylaxis (51.2%), restoration (22.9%), referral (20%), and extractions (8.8%). The attendance and utilization of dental services in the out reach programs seem to be influenced by sociodemographic characteristics of the population.
ISSN:0976-237X
0976-2361
DOI:10.4103/0976-237X.101076