Andersen health care utilization model: A survey on factors affecting the utilization of dental health services among school children

P Nagdev, MR Iyer, S Naik, SB Khanagar, M Awawdeh… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Children's quality of life, academic performance, and future achievement can all
be negatively affected by poor dental health. The present study aimed to assess the need for …

Barriers to oral health care utilization in Ibadan, South West Nigeria

DM Ajayi, AO Arigbede - African health sciences, 2012 - ajol.info
Background: Barriers to oral health utilization are many, but those that are significant for our
environment are not yet clear. The current study was designed to identify and graduate the …

Barriers and facilitators of dental service utilization by children aged 8 to 11 years in Enugu State, Nigeria

NK Onyejaka, MO Folayan, N Folaranmi - BMC health services research, 2016 - Springer
Background Multiple factors influence a child's ability to access oral health care. The aim of
this study was to identify factors that facilitated and served as barriers to children's utilization …

Associations between oral habits, dental anxiety, dental service utilization, and maternal mental health status among 6-to 12-year-old children in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

AA Adeniyi, MO Folayan, O Arowolo… - European Archives of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The current study sought to determine the associations between maternal mental
health and oral habits, dental anxiety, and dental service utilization of 6-to 12-year-old …

Utilization of dental services among secondary school students in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

JO Eigbobo, CC Obiajunwa - European Journal of General …, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
Background: Regular use of dental services has been associated with optimal oral health.
Reports in some parts of Nigeria have shown the poor utilization of dental services, but there …

Oral health knowledge and behavior among public primary schoolchildren in Lagos, Nigeria

CL Nzomiwu, OS Ayedun, OO Orenuga - Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2022 - ajol.info
Aim: To evaluate the oral health knowledge and behavior among primary school pupils.
Patients, Materials and Methods: This was a cross‑sectional, descriptive study, in which a …

Using community participation to assess demand and uptake of scaling and polishing in rural and urban environments

EA Akaji, NP Uguru, SN Maduakor, EM Ndiokwelu - BMC Oral Health, 2018 - Springer
Background One of the control tools for periodontal disease besides individual home care is
professional oral prophylaxis that is, Scaling and Polishing (S&P). The aim of this study is to …

Utilization of dental services among civil servants in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

EA Aikins, OB Braimoh - Journal of Dental Research and Review, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: Civil servants are adults that cut across all ages, educational status, and social
class. This study describes and compares dental service utilization among federal and state …

[HTML][HTML] Pattern of utilization of dental services among Nigerian population in the University of Benin community: A prospective study

OS Ogbuji, EB Edetanlen - Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the pattern and barriers to the utilization of dental
services among Nigerian population in the University of Benin. Materials and Methods: This …

Barriers to Oral health care in patients with special needs-A Cross-sectional study

N Subramaniam, A Muthukrishnan - Research Journal of …, 2021 - indianjournals.com
Aim-This cross-sectional study aimed to identify the barriers to receive oral care among
patients with special health care needs. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study …