Oral health status of peri-urban schoolchildren in Accra, Ghana

Bruce, Ishmael; Addo, M.E; Ndanu, Thomas Akuetteh

doi:10.1111/j.1875-595x.2002.tb00631.x

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“…In Africa, the oral disease burden has been documented in several surveys [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] . According to a meta-analysis of the reports available on the child population of the continent 8 , declines as well as increases in prevalence rates of caries have occurred depending on which parts of Africa are considered.…”

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“…According to a meta-analysis of the reports available on the child population of the continent 8 , declines as well as increases in prevalence rates of caries have occurred depending on which parts of Africa are considered. However, most of the studies indicate that women and urban populations are affected more severely than men and rural people [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] . The data available at the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Oral Health Data Bank suggest that the prevalence and severity of periodontal diseases do not differ markedly across developed and developing countries 1,13 .…”

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Oral health behaviour of children and adults in urban and rural areas of Burkina Faso, Africa

Varenne¹,

Petersen²,

Ouattara³

2006

International Dental Journal

112

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Oral health behaviour of children and adults in urban and rural areas of Burkina Faso, Africa

Varenne¹,

Petersen²,

Ouattara³

2006

International Dental Journal

112

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“…The child health problems including oro-dental diseases have always been a world widespread concern. Indeed, studies in the USA [1], Jordan [2], Ghana [3], and Gambia [4] showed the importance of the relationship between juvenile oral diseases and socio-economic environment. In general children's health is precarious in Africa especially and particularly in disadvantaged rural areas.…”

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Evaluation of the Relationship Between Socio-economic Environment and Oro-dental Health of Children in Diourbel Health District in Senegal

Faye¹,

Kanouté²,

Mbacke³

2016

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The objective of this paper was to evaluate the socio economic environment influence on oral health of children in the sanitary district of Diourbel to formulate recommendations for its improvement by conducting a descriptive cross-section study. Data were registered and analyzed using Epi Info 6.04 d release. A logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with dependant variables. On a theoretical target of 1600 children, 1237 have been examined: 508 in urban area and 729 in rural area. The children of the rural area were significantly younger, more scholarized, and from poorer families. They were statistically sicker than those of the urban area. Oro-dental affections were more frequent among the children of age less than nine years, no scholarized, and living in poor families. The oro-dental affections prevalence is linked to the socioeconomic environment. This confirms the correlation between bad health and poverty in one hand, and between good health and development in other hand. In the WHO international classification of the diseases, the most important death factor is extreme poverty. It exercises its harmful influence at all the stages of human life, since the conception to the death. Unfortunately, most of the world inhabitants are located facing the double threatens of poverty and in equity, and the double blight of suffering and disease. Oral Pathology represents a real public health problem, more frequent in rural areas. Thus, a multisectoral strategy with a longitudinal follow-up is needed to improve the oral health of children.

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“…The changing disease trends in the last three decades necessitate the review of some of the broader issues in dental services delivery including decisions on the appropriate utilization of personnel with special reference to the type of skills mix required 23 . The low prevalence of dental diseases such as caries, with DMFT scores of 0.7 and 0.2 for urban and rural 12-year-olds respectively, among Ghanaian children [24][25][26] and current concepts on the progression of periodontal disease 27 and the oral health care situation demand a rethinking of the oral health personnel situation of the nation.…”

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Options for types of dental health personnel to Train for Ghana

Addo

Batchelor²,

Sheiham³

2010

Ghana Medical Journal

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SUMMARYObjectives -To explore the degree of agreement on issues surrounding the proposals for dental health personnel requirements among key oral health personalities who are central to determining policy on oral health personnel requirements for Ghana and to make recommendations to assist in the future development of dental health personnel requirements. Design -A review of the literature, published documents and in-depth semi-structured interviews. Setting -Dental health service in Ghana Participants -Key oral health personalities who are central to determining policy on oral health personnel requirements for Ghana Results -There was a lack of consensus regarding key aspects of planning personnel requirements including the numbers and the kinds of professionals complementary to dentistry (PCDs) to develop, who should be responsible for their training, and which people to admit as trainees of PCDs. Conclusion -Greater discussion between the various agencies involved should take place to help ensure consensus on the overall policy objectives.

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Oral health status of peri-urban schoolchildren in Accra, Ghana

Abstract: Sustained community preventive dental activity needs to be instituted in both rural and urban regions to prevent and control both caries and periodontal diseases and to prevent future increases in the caries rates as has been experienced in some developing countries.

Cited by 18 publications

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Oral health behaviour of children and adults in urban and rural areas of Burkina Faso, Africa

Oral health behaviour of children and adults in urban and rural areas of Burkina Faso, Africa

Evaluation of the Relationship Between Socio-economic Environment and Oro-dental Health of Children in Diourbel Health District in Senegal

Options for types of dental health personnel to Train for Ghana

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