Open AccessDoor to Surpass Barriers: A Key for Better Utilisation of Dental Services
Author(s) -
Jagriti Yadav,
Pradeep Tangade,
Ankita Jain,
Vikas Singh,
Jeevan Josh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international healthcare research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-8090
DOI - 10.26440/ihrj/0504.07434
Subject(s) - oral health , government (linguistics) , business , oral health care , public health , population , public relations , medicine , health care , nursing , economic growth , environmental health , family medicine , political science , economics , philosophy , linguistics
Oral health is an important component of a person's overall health. Oral health care services have long been a concern in underdeveloped nations like India since they are expensive, inaccessible, and underutilized by the general public. Oral health treatment is costly in both the business and private sectors levels and are inexpensive in medical and dental schools, where they are offered by trainees under good supervision. Unawareness of the importance of oral health, a lack of recognized needs, financial restraints, cultural and psychological hurdles are only a few of the challenges that prevent the general public from taking advantage of these services. Oral health insurance, government implementation awareness initiatives, and the development of oral health policies could all help to overcome these obstacles. Every dental surgeon should make a contribution to the cause about this shift in the Indian population's behaviour.