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Reasons for seeking dental care among adults at an academic dental centre and the associated factors

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dc.contributor.authorAzlan Bin Jaafaren_US
dc.contributor.authorNasir, WMen_US
dc.contributor.authorAb Mumin, Nen_US
dc.contributor.authorElias, NNAen_US
dc.contributor.authorSabri, MAMen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-29T02:49:59Z
dc.date.available2024-05-29T02:49:59Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractOne of the roles expected of dental personnel is to promote dental seeking behaviour to the public. It is to ensure that adults maintain an optimum number of teeth for overall health and quality of life by enabling them to eat, speak and socialise without pain, discomfort or embarrassment. The objective of this study was to determine the reasons for seeking dental care and the factors that influence this decision among adult patients. This was a retrospective study of clinical records among patients of 18 years old and above who attended Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) Dental Polyclinic, an academic dental centre, for the first time from January 2015 to December 2016. Socio-demographic data on age, gender and occupation as well as the reason for the visit were retrieved from the clinical records. Analysis of data was conducted using SPSS software version 21.0 and the p-value was set at p<0.05. A total of 344 patient clinical records were retrieved. The most common reasons for the visit was dental check-up (18.6%), followed by scaling (15.7%) and toothache (14.2%). The reasons for the visit was further categorised into curative (63%) and preventive dental care (37%). A significant association was found between the reason of seeking dental care with age (p<0.001) and gender (p=0.030). This study indicated a tendency for young adults and female patients seeking preventive dental care. The findings of this study would provide the input in designing the preventive oral health programmes and activities.
dc.identifier.epage111
dc.identifier.isbn2231-7163
dc.identifier.issn1823-8602
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.scopusWOS:000451866300007
dc.identifier.spage104
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/10975
dc.identifier.volume13
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniv Sains Malaysia, SCH Dental Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofArchives Of Orofacial Science
dc.sourceWeb Of Science (ISI)
dc.subjectDental careen_US
dc.subjectpreventionen_US
dc.subjectreason for careen_US
dc.subjectsocio-demographicen_US
dc.subjectutilisationen_US
dc.titleReasons for seeking dental care among adults at an academic dental centre and the associated factorsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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