Primary oral health care

Eino Honkala 1

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01 January 2014

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doi: 10.1159/000357916

Abstract

The aim of this review was to describe the background and evolution of primary oral health care (POHC), including the development of an oral health policy, by identifying the resources necessary for oral health services, reviewing the evidence of the effectiveness of oral health promotion and education, providing essential oral health care, and establishing evidence of the benefits of regular dental visits for effective POHC. At present, evidence for the effectiveness of oral health education and regular dental visits is very weak. Nevertheless, POHC needs to be developed as an integral part of primary health care (PHC). Therefore, a need exists to increase financial investment, resources and workforce in PHC to lower the prevalence of dental caries and periodontal disease in the Middle-East using the POHC approach.

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Fig. 1 The context of health habits [6].

Fig. 1 The context of health habits [6].

Fig. 2 Health expenditure/person/year (purchasing power parity in USD × 100) and percentage of GDP in 2009 in countries in the EMRO region and in the USA, Canada, Sweden and the UK [34].

Fig. 2 Health expenditure/person/year (purchasing power parity in USD × 100) and percentage of GDP in 2009 in countries in the EMRO region and in the USA, Canada, Sweden and the UK [34].

Fig. 3 The numbers of dentists and physicians per 10,000 population in countries in the EMRO region and in the USA, Canada, Sweden and the UK [34].

Fig. 3 The numbers of dentists and physicians per 10,000 population in countries in the EMRO region and in the USA, Canada, Sweden and the UK [34].

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