Dental Service Model with Access to Care and Oral Health Status of Elderly: A Study Area, Phetchabun Province
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Most of the study area in Phetchabun is mountainous, making travel inconvenient. To provide dental services to the elderly, different dental services are arranged according to the appropriateness of each area. The objective of this study was to compare the dental service model with the oral health of the elderly living in the study area in Phetchabun Province. This research was designed to be descriptive research by dividing the samples according to the area and service model into 4 groups. 1. An area with a dental hygienist at the primary care unit and a dental service unit by a dentist issued 2. An area with a dental hygienist at the primary care unit. 3. An area that did not have a dental hygienist at the primary care unit but was in the dental service area of the hospital. 4. An area that did not have a dental hygienist at the primary care unit and outside the service area of the hospital. Information about access to dental services and oral health status was collected. The data were analyzed by comparing the mean values between the population groups. The results of the study found that different types of dental services affected the oral health of the elderly, with local dental services grouped by dentists (group 1 and group 3) being better for oral health than those without local dental services by dentists. (Group 2 and Group 4) According to the results of the study, it was found that different dental service patterns in the area affected the oral health of the elderly. It was found that increasing dental services in the dental area by dentists could improve the efficiency of dental services.
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บทความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการลงตีพิมพ์ในวิทยาสารทันตแพทยศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยขอนแก่นถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์เฉพาะของคณะทันตแพทยศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยขอนแก่น หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่ต่อหรือเพื่อกระทำการใด ๆ จะต้องได้รับอนุญาตเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษร จากคณะทันตแพทยศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยขอนแก่นก่อนเท่านั้น
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