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Patients' Perception Towards the Preservation of Natural Teeth For Life

Jaafar N. (Nasruddin Jaafar), and Raja Latifah, and Razak I.A. (Ishak Abdul Razak), and Esa R. (Rashidah Esa), (1995) Patients' Perception Towards the Preservation of Natural Teeth For Life. Annals of Dentistry, 2 (1). pp. 37-40. ISSN 0128-7532

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University of Malaya. Faculty of Dentistry. Dept. of Community Dentistry
University of Malaya. Faculty of Dentistry. Dept. of Community Dentistry
University of Malaya. Faculty of Dentistry. Dept. of Community Dentistry
University of Malaya. Faculty of Dentistry. Dept. of Community Dentistry

Abstract

The aim of the article is to report on the perception of utilizers of government dental services towards the preservation of natural teeth for life and relate it to their past utilization pattern and the associated demographic factors. All patients aged 15 years and over attending ten randomly selected government dental clinics in Selangor, Wilayah Persekutuan and Negri Sembilan during the study period of thirty nonconsecutive outpatients days wereinterviewed and examined clinically. Five-hundred and fifty subjects were included in the survey. Itwas found that the majority ofrespondents (63%)have a.rather pessimistic perception oftheir ability to preserve natural teeth forlifeand most have avery poor past utilization behaviour (90%).Themost pessimistic and worst utilization behaviour was reported by the Malay ethnic group, the least formally educated and the lowest income group (p O.O1).It ispostulated that one ofthe main reason for this trend among Malay respondents could be due totheirlower educational and incomestatus, rather than cultural influences. Further research into the influence of culture on the utilization pattern of the Malays is therefore recommended.

Item Type:Journal
Keywords:Oral health services research, behavioural science
Subjects:R Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing
ID Code:2158

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