Awareness of dental treatment modalities of patients attending for dental treatment
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1991
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Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo: PGIM .
Abstract
This study investigated the level of awareness of dental treatment modalities available to treat dental caries, gingivitis, periodontitis, orthodontic problems and oral cancer. A total of 309 patients attending one government dental clinic and two private dental clinicts were omterviewed during the study. Highly significant differences in awareness of dental treatment modalities existed among patients attending the three dental clinics and also among patients with different levels of education and income. But there was no significant difference in awareness of dental treatment modalities between males and females. Apart from tertiary education group and high income group, others had relatively low awareness of treatment modalities. No schooling group, primary education group and low income group had very low awareness of treatment midalities for all five diseases considered in this study. Generally patients are more aware of treatment modaities for dental caries than of treatment modalities for otner four diseases considered in this study.
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Dissertation: M.Sc.(Community Dentistry), Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo: PGIM , 1991.
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Dental health services
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RAVINDRAN, K, Awareness of dental treatment modalities of patients attending for dental treatment, Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo PGIM , 1991: p.