Oral health in Libya: addressing the future challenges

Peeran, Syed Wali; Altaher, Omar Basheer; Peeran, Syed Ali; Alsaid, Fatma Mojtaba; Mugrabi, Marei Hamed; Ahmed, Aisha; Grain, Abdulgader

doi:10.3402/ljm.v9.23564

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“…Most of the analyzed published articles were affiliated to Benghazi universities which alone have published 29/40 articles (72.5%) whereas other universities in the other cities have only contributed to less to 30% over 10 years period. 8 This study has similarly concluded that Benghazi University (which currently include Al-Arab Medical Sciences and Garyounis University) was the highest publishing institutes, however they mentioned that thier study indicate that Tripoli University and Al Jabal Al Gharbi University scored the second highest productive rate.…”

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“…[4][5][6][7] Although many studies have investigated and analyzed the biomedical research productivity and trends from Libya, limited information is available on the oral and dentistry field or other professional medical disciplines. 8 Therefore the purpose of this brief study was to investigation the trends of biomedical publications productivity of oral and dentistry field from Libya using the most popular biomedical search engine PubMed with focus on Libyan academic institutions.…”

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Biomedical Publications Productivity of Oral and Dental Medicine From Libya (Pubmed 2003-2013)

Ahmed¹

2018

LDJ

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The purpose of this short communication study was to investigation the trends of biomedical publications productivity of oral and dentistry field from Libya using the most popular biomedical search engine PubMed with focus on Libyan academic institutions. This search was performed on articles that were related to dentistry and oral medicine using the affiliation of Libya for the period 2003-2013. A total of 358 biomedical published articles were retrieved of which only 40 were related to oral and dentistry medicine. In conclusion, this investigation shows a very low productivity and weak distribution of biomedical research in oral and dentistry medicine productivity throughout Libya.

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confidence: 87%

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Biomedical Publications Productivity of Oral and Dental Medicine From Libya (Pubmed 2003-2013)

Ahmed¹

2018

LDJ

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“…Authors reported a number of important consequences arising from the lack of national policy and regulation regarding oral health workforce management including insufficiently skilled or excessively trained personnel, maldistribution of services, unmet oral health needs and unequal access and use of resources . Data about the distribution of dentists are incomplete, and the lack of registration data of dentists and/or other health practitioners is frequently cited .…”

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“…Situational analyses from different countries reported an ‘explosive growth’ in the number of dental colleges, mainly in urban areas and an increased privatization of dental colleges . The authors expressed concern that this rapid expansion and lack of government oversight could lead to compromises in the quality of the dental education.…”

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Exploratory scoping of the literature on factors that influence oral health workforce planning and management in developing countries

Knevel

Gussy

Farmer

2016

Int J Dental Hygiene

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Exploratory scoping of the literature on factors that influence oral health workforce planning and management in developing countries Abstract: Objectives: The purpose of this study was to scope the literature that exists about factors influencing oral health workforce planning and management in developing countries (DCs). Methods: The Arksey and O'Malley method for conducting a scoping review was used. A replicable search strategy was applied, using three databases. Factors influencing oral health workforce planning and management in DCs identified in the eligible articles were charted. Findings: Four thousand citations were identified; 41 papers were included for review. Most included papers were situational analyses. Factors identified were as follows: lack of data, focus on the restorative rather than preventive care in practitioner education, recent increase in number of dental schools (mostly private) and dentistry students, privatization of dental care services which has little impact on care maldistribution, and debates about skill mix and scope of practice. Oral health workforce management in the eligible studies has a bias towards dentist-led systems. Due to a lack of countryspecific oral health related data in developing or least developed countries (LDCs), oral health workforce planning often relies on data and modelling from other countries. Discussion and conclusion: Approaches to oral health workforce management and planning in developing or LDCs are often characterized by approaches to increase numbers of dentists, thus not ameliorating maldistribution of service accessibility. Governments appear to be reducing support for public and preventative oral healthcare, favouring growth in privatized dental services. Changes to professional education are necessary to trigger a paradigm shift to the preventive approach and to improve relationships between different oral healthcare provider roles. This needs to be premised on greater appreciation of preventive care in health systems and funding models.

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The relationship between obesity and oral‐health status in North African adults: A comparative study

Khemiss,

Ben Messaoud,

Hadidane

et al. 2023

Int J Dental Hygiene

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IntroductionThe strength of the association between obesity and oral health is still indecisive.ObjectiveThe objectives of the study were to compare some oral‐health data between two groups involving obese (OG) and normal weight (NWG) participants and determine the influencing factors of the periodontal probing depth (PPD).MethodsThis was a cross‐sectional study including 67 Tunisian adults [OG (n = 33, body mass index (BMI) > 30 kg/m2), NWG (n = 34, BMI: 18.5–25.0 kg/m2)]. The plaque level was recorded using the plaque index (PI). Gingival index (GI) was used to evaluate gingival inflammation. The depths of the sulci/pockets were probed using a periodontal probe. Stimulated saliva was collected for 5 min, and salivary flow rate (SFR) was determined. Salivary baseline pH (SBpH) was measured. A multivariable regression analysis was performed between PPD and some independent variables [i.e. obesity status, age, sex, socioeconomic status, systemic diseases and PI data].ResultsThe OG and NWG were age‐ and sex‐matched and included comparable percentages of participants with systemic diseases (27.3 vs. 29.4%, respectively). The OG included a higher percentage of participants having a low socioeconomic status (87.9 vs. 64.7%, respectively). Compared with the NWG, the OG: (i) had comparable values of daily toothbrushing frequency, PI, GI and tooth mobility, (ii) included comparable percentages of irregular brushers, of participants with periodontitis, PI classes [0–1]and [1–2]; and GI classes [0–1], [1–2] and [2, 3]; (iii) had a higher PPD (2.02 ± 0.41 vs. 2.35 ± 0.22 mm, respectively), (iv) had lower SBpH (7.59 ± 0.21 vs. 7.45 ± 0.22, respectively) and SFR (1.98 ± 0.28 vs. 1.60 ± 0.32 mL/mn, respectively) and (v) included a higher percentage of participants having a PI class [2, 3] (67.6 vs. 87.9%, respectively). The multivariable regression analysis revealed that only obesity status, age and PI classes influenced the PPD, altogether explained 29.62% of the PPD variance.ConclusionObesity poses a risk for oral health, and obese adults had altered PPD and lower BSpH and SFR. Dentists should make obese patients aware of the health risks of obesity in an attempt to reduce the potential oral complications associated with this epidemic.

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Oral health in Libya: addressing the future challenges

Cited by 18 publications

References 27 publications

Biomedical Publications Productivity of Oral and Dental Medicine From Libya (Pubmed 2003-2013)

Biomedical Publications Productivity of Oral and Dental Medicine From Libya (Pubmed 2003-2013)

Exploratory scoping of the literature on factors that influence oral health workforce planning and management in developing countries

The relationship between obesity and oral‐health status in North African adults: A comparative study

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