title: The needs of the homebound and institutionalized in South Australia, 1977.
abstract: A survey of 1,658 homebound and institutionalized persons suggested that about 7,000 chronically ill South Australians may need dental care and that such treatment is currently unavailable to the great majority of them.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006285:Health Planning; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008124:Locomotion; D008409:Mastication; D008875:Middle Aged; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009909:Oral Health; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D014187:Transportation of Patients; D014850:Waiting Lists