Oral health has a vital impact on the quality of life, appearance, and self-esteem of the people. Regular and timely visits help in early diagnosis and treatment of the oral diseases.
Dentists say that dental care utilization is the percentage of the population who use dental services over a specified period of time. There are reports presented by the best dentists claiming that the patients visit the dentist when in pain and never bother to return for follow-up in most cases. To improve the status of oral health, sufficient knowledge of the way the individuals use health services and the factors predictive of this behavior is essential.
The interest in developing models explaining the utilization of dental services has increased. Issues such as dental anxiety, price, income, the distance a person travels to get care and preference for preservation of teeth are treated as barriers in the regular dental care. But in order to improve the situation of oral health, the dental surgeons and dental health workers have to play an adequate role in facilitating public enlightenment that people may appreciate the need for regular dental care and make adequate and proper use of the available dental care facilities.
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