Open AccessUtilization of services rendered in dental outreach programs in rural areas of Haryana
Author(s) -
Shelja Vashisth,
Nidhi Gupta,
Mohit Bansal,
Nanak Chand Rao
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.101076
Subject(s) - outreach , medicine , attendance , population , family medicine , referral , gingivitis , rural area , rural population , dentistry , environmental health , pathology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
The availability of oral health services are very scarce in rural India; therefore the unmet treatment needs of rural population are very high. Hence, a retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the types of patients, disease pattern, and services rendered in outreach programs in rural areas of Haryana.