Open AccessIncreasing the prosthodontic awareness of an aging Indian rural population
Author(s) -
Swapnil Parlani,
Arvind Tripathi,
Saumyendra Vikram Singh
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.87054
Subject(s) - outreach , population , rural area , medicine , dentistry , gerontology , family medicine , environmental health , pathology , political science , law
The aged are prone to biological, social, and psychological problems, especially those residing in the rural areas. The rural aging population in contrast to their urban counterparts is illiterate, poor, and ignorant; cumulative is the fact that the youth are leaving rural areas for money and better opportunity to urban areas. An educational and motivational program to increase prosthodontic awareness was therefore undertaken and it was studied whether this translated into an increased demand for prosthodontic services.