ArticleDental research journal2023
Investigating the access barriers to oral and dental health services for children from the perspective of parents attending the health centers of Kerman.
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- Barriers to dental service utilization in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Oral and dental health utilization determinants in special health care needs: a systematic review of reviews.BMC oral health · 2024Pooled it
- Factors Associated With Oral and Dental Health Utilization Among Individuals With Special Health Care Needs in Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Assessment of Barriers to Dental Care Among Children in Saudi Arabia Using Levesque's Framework: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Parental knowledge and practices and associated factors of dental caries in school-age children in Debark Town, Northwest Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Oral and dental health utilization among patients with special health care needs: a qualitative study in Iran.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Molecular and Microbial Detections of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacilli in Dental Caries: An Experimental Study on Iranian Children Aged 5-9.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Oral health plays a key role in people's overall health. Dental caries is the most important problem in children's oral health. Despite significant advances made in the area of oral health around the world, there is inequality in access to oral health within Iran and abroad, and this is considered a public health challenge. This study was conducted to investigate the access barriers to children's oral health services from the perspective of parents attending the health centers of Kerman, Iran. Materials and Methods: The present descriptive-analytical study was carried out, as a cross-sectional survey, on 410 parents of children living in Kerman, Iran. The data were collected by access barriers questionnaire, and then were analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive statistical methods and the multiple linear regression test. Confidence interval (CI) in this study was 95% (95% CI). Results: The most common access barrier to children's oral health was the high treatment cost. The access barriers to children's oral health services were significantly associated with parental education ( Conclusion: The cost of dental treatment services high and there are many barriers to accessing children's oral health.
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