Utilization of dental services among secondary school students in Lagos, Nigeria

Akaji, EA; Oredugba, FA; Jeboda, SO

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“…The issue of delayed presentation at the dental offi ce is a global health problem which needs to be seriously looked into [1,2]. This problem of delay in seeking proper oral healthcare had cost many people heavy losses, of which loss of life is not exclusion [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. Hence, the need for early oral health intervention by dental professionals cannot be overemphasized.…”

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“…In fact, many patients are forced to eventually visit a dental offi ce for treatment of their poor oral health conditions after all their attempts at getting remedy from 'alternative' forms of dental treatment proved futile [1,2]. The issue of delay in seeking proper dental treatment is a global health problem and scientifi c research had shown that many factors are responsible for delay in seeking early intervention on oral health-related problems [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. Some of these factors include limited access to qualifi ed dental In the course of comparing the relationship between the age distribution of the surveyed patients with the reasons they gave for delayed presentation at our clinic, we found that "dental anxiety", "busy work schedule", "preference for traditional treatment option", and "delay in hospital environment" were the reasons given by patients within the age of "16 -20 years", "21 -50 and 56 -60 years", "51 -55 years", and ">60 years" respectively.…”

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Factors Responsible for Delayed Presentation at the Dental Clinic of the Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

Olawole

Kanmodi

2019

Medical University

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Background: It is a very sad experience, as a clinician, to see a patient presenting very late at a dental offi ce with complicated oral health-related problems when the initial causal problem is very cheap, easy, and simple to treat. This study aims to determine the factors causing delay in seeking dental treatment among the patients visiting the dental clinic of the Fedearal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, Nigeria. Methodology: This study was questionnaire-based survey of 172 non-paediatric patients attending the dental clinic of the Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria. Data was obtained on their socio-demographic characteristics and the reasons behind their late presentation. Data analysis was done using the SPSS Version 20 Software. Results: Most of the participating patients were males (57.6%), Muslims (73.8%) and of age 16 -35 years (65.1%). Also, 66.9% of them were from the Hausa tribe, 62.8% were married, and 40.1% had polytechnic/university education. The reasons indicated by the respondents for their delay in seeking early oral healthcare services at our dental clinic were diverse. However, the three most commonly given reason were: busy work schedules, dental anxiety, and preference for traditional treatment options. Conclusion: This study provides evidence of delayed presentation among patients visiting the dental clinic of the Federal Medical Centre situated in the Birnin Kebbi metropolis. This study also identifi ed the reasons for such delays. This study also corroborates other studies in ascertaining that delayed dental visit is a public health and clinical problem in the Nigerian setting. Hence, there is an imminent need to ensure that the public are educated on oral health issues.

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Factors Responsible for Delayed Presentation at the Dental Clinic of the Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

Olawole

Kanmodi

2019

Medical University

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“…Dental care providers can be potent enablers or barriers to access of dental care (14). Time wasting not only discourage patient from obtaining treatment, it also discourage them from subsequent visits (15). Therefore, there is need for staff of the dental hospitals to provide quick and prompt services to patients in order to encourage them to access and obtain dental care.…”

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Utilisation of Dental Services Among Patients in a Tertiary Health Institution in Nigeria

Braimoh¹,

An²

2013

Journal of Oral Health and Community Dentistry

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Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate utilisation of dental services among patients and investigate the reasons for failure to receive treatment.Materials and methods: Self-administered questionnaire was used to obtain information on demography, treatment obtained and reason for failure to receive treatment among patients attending a tertiary health institution.Results: Two hundred and eighty-eight (73.8%) out of the 390 recruited for the study received treatment for their dental complaints and more than half of this (54.9%) had extraction done. Most of the patients 37.4% visited either for pain or because they wanted their teeth removed (25.8%). Time wasting (43.1%) was given as the major reason for failure to receive treatment. Conclusion:This study revealed that the study population has poor attitude towards oral health, visit dental hospital when in pain and time wasting in the dental clinic was the major reason for not receiving treatment.

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“…The health care utilization of a population is dependent on their health seeking behavior which may be determined by physical, political, socio economic and socio cultural factors (8). Although there is no standard definition of "adolescent" (8), Lack of utilization of dental services among the young have been attributed to age (1,9), gender (1,(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17), socioeconomic position (18), ethnic background, (9,16,17) oral health related behavior,(10) smoking habits (11) and poor perceived oral health status (16,19). Fear of dentist (20) and dental injection,(21) cost of treatment, (21) fear of contracting infection, (21) no access to dentists,(21) dissatisfaction with previous dental treatment (20) and transportation problems (21) have also been reported in Nigeria.…”

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Socio-Demographic Determinants Of Utilization Of Dental Services Among Secondary School Students

Enabulele¹,

Chukwumah²

2015

Journal of Oral Health and Community Dentistry

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Objective: This study evaluated the socio demographic determinants of utilization of dental services among secondary school students. Method:A cross-sectional study of secondary school students attending schools in the immediate vicinity of a tertiary health facility that provides dental services. The analysis was done using frequency distribution, logistic regression, cross tabulations and test of significance with chi square. P< 0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results: A total of 741 students participated in the study with 207 (27.9%) reporting dental visits mainly when they had dental problems. There was statistically significant association between the type of student, class and utilization of oral health services. Logistic regression showed no socio demographic factor was predictive of utilization of oral health services. Conclusion:Although knowledge of who a dentist is was high, utilization of dental services was poor with no socio demographic factor being a predictor of utilization of dental services.

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Utilization of dental services among secondary school students in Lagos, Nigeria

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Factors Responsible for Delayed Presentation at the Dental Clinic of the Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

Factors Responsible for Delayed Presentation at the Dental Clinic of the Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

Utilisation of Dental Services Among Patients in a Tertiary Health Institution in Nigeria

Socio-Demographic Determinants Of Utilization Of Dental Services Among Secondary School Students

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