ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Oral Health Status and Patterns of Dental Service Utilization of Adolescents in Lesotho, Southern Africa.
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- Utilization of caries risk assessment tools within the underserved population: a scoping review.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Characteristics of Individuals in Japan Who Regularly Manage Their Oral Health by Having a Family Dentist: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Web-Based Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Analysis of the Dental Caries Epidemiological Profile in Children of Benguela city, Angola.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2022Observational
- Dental Caries and Oral Health in Children-Special Issue.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Oral Health and Psychosocial Predictors of Quality of Life and General Well-Being among Adolescents in Lesotho, Southern Africa.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to characterize the best predictors for unmet dental treatment needs and patterns of dental service utilization by adolescents in the Kingdom of Lesotho, Southern Africa. A self-reported 40-item oral health survey was administered, and clinical oral examinations were conducted in public schools in Maseru from August 10 to August 25, 2016. Associations between psychosocial factors with oral health status and dental service utilization were evaluated using simple, bivariate, and multivariate regressions. Five hundred and twenty-six survey responses and examinations were gathered. The mean age of student participants was 16.4 years of age, with a range between 12 and 19 years of age. More than two thirds (68%;
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