Open AccessReach the Unreached – A Systematic Review on Mobile Dental Units
Author(s) -
Vaibhav Vashishtha
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/8688.4717
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , inclusion (mineral) , business , oral health , dental care , sustainability , medicine , service (business) , health care , inclusion and exclusion criteria , family medicine , environmental health , alternative medicine , economic growth , marketing , psychology , pathology , economics , biology , social psychology , ecology , philosophy , linguistics
Provision of health care facilities and the extent of their utilization is one of the indices of human development. The services for the masses need to be designed with the basic objective of alleviating and preventing the vast amounts of diseases of the mass. This could be achieved by mobile dental units (MDUs). The present systemic review access the efficacy of MDUs for community settings. A review of literature was performed both electronically and manually using MeSH Terms- Mobile Dental Units/clinics. Eight articles, which fulfilled inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected for the review. MDUs help in overcoming the accessibility, affordability and sustainability barrier. They are able to reach more people than fixed-site clinics. Even in Government sector, mobile dental vans can help reach the underserved at an affordable cost.The present systematic review revealed that MDUs prove to be an effective adjunct to the oral health service providers like dental colleges and private practitioners.