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ArticleInternational journal of circumpolar health2023

Need for dental care among medical staff working in the China Antarctic stations.

Wenxiang Mi, Huayan Guo, Wanxian Yu, Shuo Wang, Ting Pan, Shaohai Wang

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Article in International journal of circumpolar health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Oral Health in Extreme Environments: A Global Health Challenge.Revista cientifica odontologica (Universidad Cientifica del Sur)
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6 authors.

Wenxiang MiDepartment of Stomatology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Huayan GuoDepartment of Stomatology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Wanxian YuPolar Medical Center, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Shuo WangInstitute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg Germany.
Ting PanDepartment of Stomatology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Shaohai WangDepartment of Stomatology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Even though China Antarctic medical care has made huge progress, dental care has always been a neglected area. Dental health is well-known to be closely related with life quality and work efficiency. Hence, knowing the dental care situation there and providing ways to improve are urgently needed. We choose doctors who worked in China Antarctic station as a window to see the whole picture by sending questionnaire. The results showed dental visits ranked second high, the ratio of doctors who got pre-departure dental knowledge education and screen is low. What is worse, none of them got any after-departure dental check. Their dental knowledge is not as good as we expect, and they were troubled by dental problems in Antarctic. Interestingly, most dental problems were treated by non-dentist with no essential equipment, but 2/3 of them were satisfied with the outcome. As for the dental-related diet and behaviour, snacks eating and alcohol drinking are the strongest predictors of dental pain and gum problem. Those findings are crucial to Antarctic dental care and research.

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Alcohol DrinkingMedical StaffAntarctic RegionsChinaDental CareHumansChina Antarctic stationdental caredental problemsmedical staff

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