Gaps in oral health-care service provision systems for children in Nigeria: A case study of a tertiary health institution | Zendy

OlawunmiAdedoyin Fatusi | Zendy; Eyitope Ogunbodede | Zendy; ChristianaAyomide Sowole | Zendy; Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn Foláyan | Zendy

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Gaps in oral health-care service provision systems for children in Nigeria: A case study of a tertiary health institution

Author(s) -

OlawunmiAdedoyin Fatusi,

Eyitope Ogunbodede,

ChristianaAyomide Sowole,

Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn Foláyan

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

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_734_16

Subject(s) - medicine , tertiary care , referral , family medicine , tertiary institution , oral hygiene , health care , tertiary referral hospital , health facility , pediatrics , retrospective cohort study , health services , dentistry , population , environmental health , economics , medical education , economic growth

The study investigated the common dental conditions of children seen in a Nigerian tertiary hospital. The referral patterns were also determined to know how many of the patients had sought care at the lower levels of health before visiting a tertiary hospital.

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