[Which strata of the population are poorly provided with dental care? A socioeconomic study].
The survey tried to reveal the strata of population which are badly provided with dental care, in the city of Berne and surroundings of 25 km. In a house-to-house query questions were asked on 3 parameters: dental hygiene, removable dentures, and number of remaining teeth. Socioeconomic criteria such as age, residence (urban or rural), presence or absence of a dentist in the region and social status were used. The results showed that the 3 examined parameters were in close relationship to the socio-economic factors. People over 50 and people from lower social level had inferior dental treatment and a 5 times higher percentage of full dentures. This applied particularly to regions without dentist.
D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003729:Dental Care / Q000592:standards*; D003815:Dentists; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013557:Switzerland; D014505:Urban Population
Welche Bevölkerungsschichten sind zahnärztlich schlecht versorgt? Eine sozioökonomische Studie.