title: Oral health, oral health care and dental services--the consumer perspective.
abstract: As part of a National Oral Health Survey conducted in 1988/89, community knowledge of and attitudes towards oral health and oral health care were examined in the various population groups in South Africa. A wide range of issues were explored. These included amongst others, help-seeking and oral health behaviour, sources of health information and attitudes to dentists and dental care. Given the major political change that has recently occurred in the country, the results of the survey suggest that these findings could profitably be used in future dental personnel planning as well as in the re-structuring of the health services that is currently taking place.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Dentistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rudolph
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Brand
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D005006:Ethnicity; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012423:Rural Health; D013019:South Africa; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires