Author/Authors :
Bashardoust, Nazanin Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology - School of Dentistry - Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran , Mahjoub Khatibani, Porousha Dental Sciences Research Center - Department of Pediatric Dentistry - School of Dentistry - Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran , Gholamhossein Zadeh, Armin No Affiliation , Sarfaraz, Amir Hossein No Affiliation , Moghassem hamidi, Forough Department of Orthodontics - Postgraduate Student of Orthodontics - School of Dentistry - Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
Abstract :
Introduction:Equal access and distribution of services among all people is one of the main objectives of health services and patient satisfaction
is an important factor in evaluating these objectives. This study aims
to investigate the access and satisfaction of elementary school children
to dental services in Rasht.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, first,
we divided different areas of the city into three regions, and by a simple
random sampling method selected one school among the schools in
each region.. Data were collected in the questionnaire. The statistical
analysis was performed using SPSS software version 24. Significant p
value was set at 0.05.
Results: In this study, 78% of study subjects had access to dental care and 22.1%
faced barriers. High cost of dental treatments and dental fears were the main barriers.
55/9% of parents were satisfied with the dental care provided.
Conclusion:It is concluded that the access of elementry school children to
dental services in Rasht is easy and the most important obstacle is child fear of dentistry and high dental costs.
Keywords :
Oral Health , Health Knowledge , Attitudes , Practice
