Open AccessOral health taking a back seat at primary health centers of Bangalore urban district, India – A situation analysis
Author(s) -
Kiran Iyer,
Archana Krishnamurthy,
Mridusmita Pathak,
Lalitha Krishnan,
Nandita Kshetrimayum,
Muhamood Moothedath
Publication year - 2019
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_270_18
Subject(s) - medicine , oral health , family medicine , descriptive statistics , government (linguistics) , linguistics , statistics , philosophy , mathematics
Even though a dramatic change in pattern of oral diseases has been observed at a global level, oral health equality still remains as a dream to achieve. Studies have documented disparities in delivery and utilisation of oral health services among urban, suburban, and rural regions of India. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to conduct a situation analysis at PHCs to understand resource availability and oral health seeking behavior from perspective of medical officers of Bangalore City, India.