Dental clinic attendance in Soweto, South Africa, before and after the introduction of free primary dental health services

被引：12

作者：

Bhayat, A ^{[1
]}

Cleaton-Jones, P ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Witwatersrand, MRC, Dent Res Inst, ZA-2050 Wits, South Africa

来源：

COMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY | 2003年 / 31卷 / 02期

关键词：

dental clinic; epidemiology; Soweto; Africa; public health;

D O I：

10.1034/j.1600-0528.2003.00006.x

中图分类号：

R78 [口腔科学];

学科分类号：

1003 ;

摘要：

Objective: To compare patient attendance rates 1 year before and after the introduction of free primary dental health services in Soweto, South Africa. Methods: Monthly clinic records for clinic attendance, both casual and booked, and number of dental operators were recorded 1 year either side of April 1996. Results: Patient attendance fluctuated by day and season. There was a mean 46% increase in attendance after free primary dental health services were introduced, with more than a sixfold increase in casual attendees (pain, sepsis) than in booked patients (restorative treatment, dentures, orthodontics). Conclusions: There was a statistically significant increase in casual patient attendance in the year after free primary dental health care was introduced with an increased dental operator load.

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