Effect of referral for dental service on dental-service utilization by primary school children aged 8 to 11 years in Enugu, Nigeria

Effect of referral for dental service on dental-service utilization by primary school children aged 8 to 11 years in Enugu, Nigeria

Aim: To determine how one dental education session and referral of study participants aged 8-11 years would affect utilization of oral-health care services. Methods: This descriptive prospective study recruited 1,406 pupils aged 8-11 years from randomly selected primary schools in Enugu metropolis....

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Main Authors:	Nneka Kate Onyejaka, Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan, Nkiruka Folaranmi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2017-04-01
Series:	Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
Subjects:	Physician self-referral. Oral health. Utilization.
Online Access:	https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8648767

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