Open AccessCorrelation of cost, time, need, access, and competence with the public interest in installing dentures at non-professional dentist
Author(s) -
Yayah Sopianah,
Muhammad Fiqih Sabilillah,
Ayyu Fadilah
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2442-9740
pISSN - 1978-3728
DOI - 10.20473/j.djmkg.v50.i1.p49-53
Subject(s) - dentures , feeling , dentistry , competence (human resources) , installation , nonprobability sampling , medicine , public interest , psychology , environmental health , engineering , population , social psychology , mechanical engineering , political science , law
Background: Tooth loss can be caused by trauma, caries, and periodontal disease. It then can trigger an emotional impact on each individual, such as having a lack of confidence, feeling ashamed of the appearance, and trying to hide the missing teeth. As a result, people experiencing tooth loss want to put or replace their missing teeth with artificial ones. Unfortunately, many of them prefer to visit non-professional dentists rather than professional ones providing the same services because of both internal and external factors. Purpose: This research aimed to analyze factors affecting the public interest in Losari District of Brebes Regency in 2016 to install dentures in non-professional dentists. Method: This research focused on a correlation of cost, time, need, access, and competence with denture-making care interest using survey method. Sampling was conducted with purposive sampling technique. The number of samples was thirty-six people. Result: There was a significant correlation between public interest in installing dentures at non-professional dentists and cost factor (a p value of 0.010, a 0.05). Conclusion: It can be concluded that there is a correlation between cost, time, need, and access with the public interest in installing dentures at non-professional dentists. Community competence has no correlation with public interest in installing dentures at non-professional dentists.