A STUDY ON THE INHIBITORY FACTOPS INVOLVED IN THE NON-URGENCY CONSULTATION WITH THE DENTIST IN TEHRAN

Hasan Semyari | V AREFI

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URL :   http://research.shahed.ac.ir/WSR/WebPages/Report/PaperView.aspx?PaperID=137234
Date :  2004/01/01
Publish in :    مجله دندانپزشکي جامعه اسلامي دندانپزشکان ايران=Journal of Islamic Dental Association of Iran- تغييريافته به: Journal of Iranian Dental Association

Link :  https://www.sid.ir/En/Journal/ViewPaper.aspx?ID=95939
Keywords :INHIBITORY FACTORS, DENTAL VISIT, FEAR, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, INFECTION CONTROL, DENTISTRY COSTS

Abstract :

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The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the inhibitory factors involved in the non-urgency consultation with the dentist. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 people of Tehran citizens (109 females and 91 males) with the mean age of 35 Years, by phone - calls. The information about the last systemic consultation, the reasons for non-consultation and the amount of fear about dentistry practices were considered significantly important and the knowledge about age, sex, level of education and smoking were considered as minor ones. The results showed that the average of non-urgency consultation for males was 265 days and that of females was 118 days. The most important inhibitory factor, in the non-urgency consultation, was their lack of need for dental visits. Time shortage and expensive costs were ranked as other factors (41.3 and 28.2, respectively). Lack of confidence about infection control and asepsis were found to be the weakest inhibitory factors (18 among females and 4.4 among males).