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Article: Utilization of a Mobile Dental Vehicle for Oral Healthcare in Rural Areas
Title | Utilization of a Mobile Dental Vehicle for Oral Healthcare in Rural Areas |
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Keywords | Inequality Mobile dental vehicle Oral healthcare Rural area |
Issue Date | 2019 |
Publisher | Molecular Diversity Preservation International. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.mdpi.org/ijerph |
Citation | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019, v. 16 n. 7, article no. 1234 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Oral diseases remain one of the major global public health challenges, and the worldwide urban–rural disparities in oral health are significant. Residents in rural areas generally suffer from a higher prevalence and severity of dental caries and periodontal disease, yet they face numerous difficulties and barriers in accessing oral healthcare. Conventional strategies, such as building of dental clinics or, hospitals, or the provision of outreach services by using disposable materials, are neither practical nor effective in rural settings. Mobile dental vehicles (MDVs) have been proposed as an alternative strategy to supplement the traditional oral healthcare in many regions. They have usually been utilized in school-based oral health programs, providing dental care to the homeless or migrants, and screening programs for the population for various oral diseases. Due to their high mobility, MDVs are particularly valuable for the underserved populations living in rural areas. The advance of dental devices enables MDVs to be operated in a self-sufficient manner. This allows the MDV to function almost as well as a conventional dental clinic, providing a variety of dental treatments, including scaling, restoration, and oral surgery. This article discusses the use of MDVs as a solution to urban–rural inequality in receiving oral healthcare. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/272124 |
ISSN | 2019 Impact Factor: 2.849 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.808 |
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dc.contributor.author | Gao, SS | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yon, MJY | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chen, KJ | - |
dc.contributor.author | Duangthip, D | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lo, ECM | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chu, CH | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-20T10:36:08Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-20T10:36:08Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019, v. 16 n. 7, article no. 1234 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1661-7827 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/272124 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Oral diseases remain one of the major global public health challenges, and the worldwide urban–rural disparities in oral health are significant. Residents in rural areas generally suffer from a higher prevalence and severity of dental caries and periodontal disease, yet they face numerous difficulties and barriers in accessing oral healthcare. Conventional strategies, such as building of dental clinics or, hospitals, or the provision of outreach services by using disposable materials, are neither practical nor effective in rural settings. Mobile dental vehicles (MDVs) have been proposed as an alternative strategy to supplement the traditional oral healthcare in many regions. They have usually been utilized in school-based oral health programs, providing dental care to the homeless or migrants, and screening programs for the population for various oral diseases. Due to their high mobility, MDVs are particularly valuable for the underserved populations living in rural areas. The advance of dental devices enables MDVs to be operated in a self-sufficient manner. This allows the MDV to function almost as well as a conventional dental clinic, providing a variety of dental treatments, including scaling, restoration, and oral surgery. This article discusses the use of MDVs as a solution to urban–rural inequality in receiving oral healthcare. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Molecular Diversity Preservation International. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.mdpi.org/ijerph | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | Inequality | - |
dc.subject | Mobile dental vehicle | - |
dc.subject | Oral healthcare | - |
dc.subject | Rural area | - |
dc.title | Utilization of a Mobile Dental Vehicle for Oral Healthcare in Rural Areas | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Duangthip, D: dduang@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lo, ECM: edward-lo@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chu, CH: chchu@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Duangthip, D=rp02457 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lo, ECM=rp00015 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Chu, CH=rp00022 | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/ijerph16071234 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 30959954 | - |
dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC6480282 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85064573677 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 298720 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 16 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 7 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | article no. 1234 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | article no. 1234 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000465595800147 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Switzerland | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1660-4601 | - |