Emergency Intervention Need for Community Dental Services (Pathfinder Survey in North Mamuju Regency, West Sulawesi, Indonesia)

Burhanuddin Daeng Pasiga and Arifurrahman Burhanuddin

European Journal of Dental and Oral Health, 2021, vol. 2, issue 4, 1-5

Abstract: Background: Oral health is considered an important component of public health, but there are still many people who are less concerned with oral and dental health. Objective: to describe emergency dental care interventions for communities based on age groups in North Mamuju.West of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Materials, and Methods: The age categories in the survey were three age groups: children (6-12 years old), young (12-17 years old), and adults (18-60 years old). Analytical observational research with Cross-sectional design, which is a survey of oral pathfinder, determined by simply taking, they are Sarjo and Bambaira Districts. Results: The sample of 935 men with male sex was 39.7% and women 63.3%. The percentage of distribution of dental care needs is 97.4%. Emergency care needed is preventive care / routine care needed as much as 13.5%, rapid care needs as much as 65.8%, urgent care needs due to pain, and dental infections as much as 17.2%. Conclusion: The need for emergency and immediate dental care in the community is still quite high.

Keywords: Dental Health services; Emergency; Intervention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.24018/ejdent.2021.2.4.81

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