Open AccessBarriers to utilisation of dental care services among children with special needs: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Lalitha Krishnan,
Kiran Iyer,
Pratyush Kumar
Publication year - 2020
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/ijdr.ijdr_542_18
Subject(s) - special needs , inclusion (mineral) , medicine , medline , population , family medicine , systematic review , cochrane library , health care , alternative medicine , psychology , environmental health , psychiatry , social psychology , pathology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Disabled population accounts for 2.86 Crore of total Indian population. Among these 27.4% of population consists of children within age group of age 0 to 19 years. Studies have shown oral health status of children with special needs is lower than children without special needs. Though there are various attributing factors, access to dental care delivery and difficulties faced during dental treatment delivery are of major concern. Therefore the aim of this systematic review was set to assess the barriers faced by children with special needs during utilization of dental services; through caregiver's perception.