Oral Health: Lecture 4- Assessing Dental Delivery Systems in Both Developed and Developing Countries Flashcards
1
Q
What characterizes the oral health care system of developing countries? (7)
A
Less money available
Less priority
Less personnel both in quantity and quality
Less facilities
Emergency directed
Distribution problems with both the poor and rural
Needs preventive focus on both perio and caries
2
Q
Barriers that developing countries are facing to implement their system (8)
A
Money
Awareness of the problems
National focus, make it a priority
personnel
infrastructure (hospitals and clinics)
metrics
Distribution and access
Preventive focus
