title: Assessing the dental treatment needs of an adult Israeli military population.
abstract: The dental treatment needs of an adult population (career army personnel, Israeli Defence Forces, aged 20 to 46) were determined. A method is described for quantitating total restorative, endodontic, oral surgical, periodontal, and prosthetic treatment needs. The amount, and in some categories the complexity, of treatment required per person increased in proportion to age. The estimated time required per adult (all ages) to complete all dental treatments was approximately 10.5 h, including 1 h for dental hygiene therapy. These data permit calculation of cost and professional personnel needed to treat this population.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kusner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shifman
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ronen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Newbrun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics; D003797:Dental Staff / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D013997:Time Factors