@article{article_278916, title={Evaluation of the Expenses and Financing of Services in Oral and Dental Health Services in Turkey}, journal={Ankara Medical Journal}, volume={16}, year={2016}, DOI={10.17098/amj.35931}, author={Öztaş, Dilek and Demiralp, Kemal Özgür and Güzeldemirci, Gamze Bozcuk and Üstü, Yusuf and Doğusan, A. Reşat and Karahan, Sevilay and Arı, Hakan Oğuz and Özgül, Ercan and Kartal, İsmail and Uğurlu, Mehmet}, keywords={Sağlık hizmeti sunumu,finansman yönetimi,devlet diş hekimliği,dental tesisler}, abstract={<p class="Standard"> <strong>Objectives: </strong> In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the accrual data in Oral and Dental Health Services (ODHCs) and Oral and Dental Health Hospitals (ODHHs) of our country and to associate these data with the condition in other oral and dental facilities.These analyses are essential in order to plan oral and dental services more effectively. </p> <p> <strong>Materials and Methods: </strong> This cross-sectional retrospective study compares the accrual data obtained from ODHCs/ ODHHs countrywide between 2010-2013. </p> <p> <strong>Results: </strong>When the accrual data obtained from ODHCs/ ODHHs countrywide between 2010-2013 were evaluated, an increase was observed with real numbers in all regions, apart from Mideastern Anatolia and North Black Sea Regions. The results of these analyses were parallel to the increase in population and service delivery within the context of ‘Health Transition Programme’. Interregional differences both in nominal and real numbers are in consistence with the regions’ socioeconomic development index values and development levels. </p> <p class="Standard"> <strong>Conclusion: </strong>In Turkey, it is essential that social oral and dental programmes are administered and the integration among all dental facilities are established. In that way, it could be possible to increase the accessibility of oral and dental health services and to reduce the treatment costs. </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi}