Open AccessOral health care system analysis: A case study from India
Author(s) -
Venkitachalam Ramanarayanan,
Chandrashekar Janakiram,
Jeena Joseph,
K Krishnakumar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1191_19
Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , government (linguistics) , population , health care , oral health , payment , private sector , epidemiology , family medicine , economic growth , economics , philosophy , linguistics , world wide web , computer science
The health system of Kerala, India has won many accolades in having health indicators comparable to developed countries. But oral health has not received its due importance at the policy level. With the burden of oral diseases on the rise in the state, a critical introspection of the existing system is warranted. The objective of this review was to assess the oral health care system in Kerala to provide policy solutions.