
Aggressive strategic planning for oral health in Kuwait: a decade of post-war successes / Morris, R.E.;Gillespie, G.M.;Al Za'abi, F.;Al Rashed, B.;Al Mahmeed, B.E.
Tác giả : Morris, R.E.;Gillespie, G.M.;Al Za'abi, F.;Al Rashed, B.;Al Mahmeed, B.E.
Năm xuất bản : 2008
Chủ đề : 1. Cost-Benefit Analysis. 2. Dentists. 3. National Health Programs. 4. Oral Health. 5. Preventive Health Services. 6. Schools.
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Tóm tắt : | 216-227 Strategic planning and implementation of oral health care and disease prevention programmes after the 1990/91 Gulf war are discussed. The key concept was to develop access to care and disease prevention for all Kuwaiti children in government kindergarten/primary schools and to eliminate emphasis on extractions and restorations. Resources were restored to pre-war levels and then increased. Prevention programmes for 150 000 children were established. Prevention funds increased from 7% to 20% of the oral health budget. Prevention-based dentists increased from 9.7% to 28.0% of staff. Rising caries trends were stabilized or reduced by up to 36.8%. Percentage of caries-free primary dentition in children increased up to 37.6%, permanent dentition up to 27.0%. A dentistry school was established |
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