A Review of Strategies to Increase Access to Oral Health Services
Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association
Background: Leading Health Indicators (LHIs), a subset of objectives for Healthy People 2020, were selected to communicate at-risk health issues and actions that can be taken to address them. Nationally, the number of children, adolescents, and adults who visited the dentist in the past year has decreased, suggesting that oral health continues to be a problem caused by barriers preventing access to oral health services. This review aimed to identify strategies to increase access to oral health services that will be useful in moving toward the LHI objectives.
Methods: Preliminary research was conducted on the LHI via the Healthy People 2020 website. Health-related, peer-reviewed articles were selected and evaluated to determine current strategies used to increase access to oral health services that would lead to achievement of the LHI objectives.
Results: Evidenced-based literature shows that economic, educational, and personal barriers prevent access to oral health services. Through health promotion and educational interventions, however, good oral health can be established. Such improvements will lead to attaining the LHI objectives in moving towards the target goals of Healthy People 2020.
Conclusions: Since primary prevention and early intervention procedures lead to improved oral health, such methods can be useful in reaching the LHI objectives and the target goal of Healthy People 2020.
Davis, Breyana, Sara S. Plaspohl.
"A Review of Strategies to Increase Access to Oral Health Services."
Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 6 (3): 380-384.
"Mfano wa ""Mtazamo wa Ufikiaji wa Huduma za Afya ya Mdomo"" ni ""Mfano wa Ufikiaji wa Huduma za Afya ya Mdomo"" na ""Mfano wa Ufikiaji wa Huduma za Afya ya Mdomo"" na ""Mfano wa Ufikiaji wa Huduma za Afya ya Mdomo"" na ""Mfano wa Ufikiaji wa Huduma za Afya ya Mdomo"" na ""Mfano wa Ufikiaji wa Huduma za Afya ya Mdomo.""" Kwa ujumla, idadi ya watoto, vijana na watu wazima ambao wametembelea daktari wa meno katika mwaka uliopita imepungua, ikionyesha kuwa afya ya mdomo inaendelea kuwa tatizo linalosababishwa na vizuizi vinavyozuia upatikanaji wa huduma za afya ya mdomo. Mapitio haya yalilenga kutambua mikakati ya kuongeza upatikanaji wa huduma za afya ya mdomo ambazo zitakuwa muhimu katika kusonga kuelekea malengo ya LHI. Utafiti wa awali ulifanywa kwenye tovuti ya LHI ya Watu Wenye Afya 2020. Makala zinazohusiana na afya, zilizochunguzwa na wenzao, zilichaguliwa na kutathminiwa ili kuamua mikakati ya sasa inayotumika kuongeza upatikanaji wa huduma za afya ya mdomo ambayo ingeongoza kufikia malengo ya LHI. Matokeo: Maandishi yanayotegemea uthibitisho yanaonyesha kwamba vizuizi vya kiuchumi, kielimu, na vya kibinafsi huzuia upatikanaji wa huduma za afya ya mdomo. Hata hivyo, kupitia uendelezaji wa afya na hatua za elimu, afya nzuri ya mdomo yaweza kuanzishwa. "Hatua hii itawezesha kufikia malengo ya LHC katika kusonga mbele kuelekea malengo ya ""Watu wenye Afya 2020.""" "Kwa hivyo, kwa kuwa hatua za kuzuia na kuingilia mapema zinaongoza kwenye afya bora ya mdomo, mbinu kama hizo zinaweza kuwa muhimu katika kufikia malengo ya LHI na lengo la ""Watu wenye afya 2020.""" Davis, Breyana, Sara S. Plaspohl. "Mapitio ya Mikakati ya Kuongeza Upatikanaji wa Huduma za Afya ya Mdomo". Journal ya Chama cha Afya ya Umma cha Georgia, 6 (3): 380-384.