Open AccessRoad blocks perceived by the dentists toward the treatment of early childhood caries in Chennai city – A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
H. Faizunisa,
Preetha Elizabeth Chaly,
Mohammed Junaid,
S Vaishnavi,
J E Nijesh,
Mohammed Musthafa
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_124_17
Subject(s) - medicine , early childhood caries , cross sectional study , family medicine , dentistry , oral health , coping (psychology) , psychiatry , pathology
The problem of early childhood caries remains a worldwide public concern, as most of the caries remains untreated. Despite advances in dental care, most children fail to benefit from oral health-care services not only due to differences in attitudes in parents but also in oral health-care providers.