West China Journal of Stomatology ›› 2019, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (2): 187-192.doi: 10.7518/hxkq.2019.02.011

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An investigation on the need, the utilization, and the influencing factors of dental services for pre-school children in selected areas in Chongqing province

Jingxue Wang1,Zhengyan Yang1,Xiaoyan Wu1,Ting Cai1,Li Deng1,Xiaoyan Lü2,Xianbin Ding2,Zhi Zhou1()   

  1. 1. Dept. of Preventive Dentistry, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing 401147, China
    2.The Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention of Chongqing Province, Chongqing 401147, China
  • Received:2018-11-01 Revised:2019-01-06 Online:2019-04-01 Published:2019-04-28
  • Contact: Zhi Zhou E-mail:500119@hospital.cqmu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Science and Health Joint Medical Research Project in 2018(2018MSXM036);Science and Health Joint Medical Research Project in 2018(2018-QNXM023);The National Natural Science Foundation of China(2018MSXM036);The National Natural Science Foundation of China(2018-QNXM023);Chongqing Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission in 2017(2017ZDXM018);Program for Innovation Team Building at Institutions of Higher Education in Chongqing in 2016(CXTDG-201602006);The Scientific Research Fund of National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China(20-1502002);The Project of Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education

Abstract:

Objective The aim of this study is to survey the need, the utilization, and the influencing factors of dental services for children in selected areas in Chongqing province by investigating their oral health status. The survey will provide references for preventive oral health care in targeted Chongqing areas, which may improve the level of oral health among pre-school children. Methods Random cluster sampling was utilized according to standards of the Fourth National Oral Health Epidemiological sampling survey, and 1 300 children between the ages of three and four years old from 24 kindergartens in 12 subdistricts of three areas in Chongqing were interviewed for free dental checkups and to participate in the survey. The questionnaires were designed according to the Anderson model and were answered by the children’s parents. The results were analyzed utilizing chi-square test logistic regression. Results The prevalence rate of caries among the pre-school children in selected areas of Chongqing was 55.4%, the decay, missing, filled surface (dmfs) was 6 696, the mean dmfs was 5.2, and the caries filling constituent ratio was 2.3%. A total of 1 173 questionnaires were analyzed. The ratio for seeing a dentist for therapeutic reasons was 6.31% (74/1 173) and for prevalence was 22.93% (269/1 173). Conclusion The oral health service needs of pre-school children in selected areas of Chongqing are large and the oral health service utilization rate is low. Oral health care processes are arduous; thus, targeted oral prevention policies should be created.

Key words: pre-school children, need of the dental service, utilization of the dental service, influencing factors

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