IMPACT OF SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS IN ORAL AND DENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES: THE CASE OF TURKEY

Year 2017, Volume: 2 Issue: 2, 37 - 46, 11.12.2017

Gökhan Aba , Ethem Has Metin Ateş

Abstract

The
importance given to oral and dental health is one of the developmental
indicators of a society. Research has shown that social and economic factors
have great effect in individuals accessing oral and dental health services.
This study was performed in order to determine the relationship between the
socio economical levels of individuals and their oral hygiene, exhibit the
present situation, and make suggestions for protective oral and dental health
services. This study was
performed in a private dental clinic in Istanbul. No sample was selected in the
study, and 150 patients who applied to the clinic within the relevant study
duration and agreed to participate in the study were included in the study.
According to study findings, the most important three factors affecting oral
hygiene levels were found to be occupation, income level, and education status.
It was determined that low education and socio economic status have important
roles in decay formation. As education levels and socio economic status
increased, so did awareness on oral and dental health. Tooth brushing rates
also increased with socio economic status. Thus, oral hygiene was affected
positively. In this direction, it can be said that so as to promote the oral
and dental health level of the population, public should be raised the
awareness about oral and dental health and it should become a state policy. Protective
health care services should be included in first step health services and the
definition of family dentist should be made.

Keywords

Oral and Dental Health, Protective Health Care Services, Health Care Services Management

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