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Everyone has equal right to good health and wellbe ing, including persons with disability. In alm... more Everyone has equal right to good health and wellbe ing, including persons with disability. In almost any community it is possible to see a few individuals suffering from handicaps of varying nature. These individuals with special health care needs a re at increased risk for oral diseases. There are numerous challenges in providing oral hea lth services for people with special needs which go beyond the normal considerations of other population. One of the reasons cited by practitioners for not treating special needs patien ts is that they have not had adequate training. The requirement for Special Care Dentistry in the undergraduate curriculum is limited in many countries. This has resulted in a dental profe ssion that, on the whole, feels poorly prepared to provide dental care services for people with dis ability. Recognition of SCD as a specialty by the professio n and other dental associations and organizations is the need of the hour. This review tries to narrate the situation of...
International Journal of Public Health Dentistry, Jan 8, 2013
Surveys play a major role in health sciences research. Delphi technique is a kind of detailed sur... more Surveys play a major role in health sciences research. Delphi technique is a kind of detailed survey having diversified uses in dental research. It is a method for the systematic solicitation and collation of judgments on a particular topic through a set of carefully designed sequential questionnaires interspersed with summarized information and feedback of opinions derived from earlier responses. Many important clinical issues do not yield to randomized clinical trials or to stepwise quantitative data analysis. In such cases, professionals use their training and personal anecdotal experience to assist decision making in a variety of practice contexts. In these circumstances, consensus opinion of experts provides a formal structured process for decision making. Consensus procedures also use the resources of all participants, commit them to the project, and enhance the future decision-making ability of the group with regard to resolution of the clinical problem addressed. Delphi process consists of a series of rounds; in each round every participant worked through a questionnaire which has to be returned to the researcher who collected, edited, and returned to every participant, a statement of the position of the whole group and the participant’s own position about the research issue. Every participant reassesses their initial judgments about the information provided in previous iterations. This article aims at describing the methodology of Delphi technique.
Global Journal of Medical Research, Nov 29, 2014
Background: 'Occupational Environment' means the sum of external conditions and influences which ... more Background: 'Occupational Environment' means the sum of external conditions and influences which prevail at work place and which have a bearing on the health of working population. A large number of labourers work in stone crushing and mining industry in India. The physically tedious work drives people consume alcohol and tobacco which deteriorates their oral health. Studies in the past among factory workers and miners have revealed the high prevalence of oral mucosal lesions which was related to their tobacco habits. Aims: To assess prevalence of oral mucosal lesions among granite factory employees in Nanjangud Taluk with general population and to suggest possible preventive measures. Settings and Design: A Descriptive Cross sectional survey was conducted in Nanjangud Taluk, Mysore. Materials and methods: Study was conducted on 453 employees from granite factories in Nanjangud Taluk. Simple random sampling was used to select 450 subjects for comparison from Thandavapura village. Oral mucosal lesions were recorded according to WHO oral health assessment (1997).
Everyone has equal right to good health and wellbe ing, including persons with disability. In alm... more Everyone has equal right to good health and wellbe ing, including persons with disability. In almost any community it is possible to see a few individuals suffering from handicaps of varying nature. These individuals with special health care needs a re at increased risk for oral diseases. There are numerous challenges in providing oral hea lth services for people with special needs which go beyond the normal considerations of other population. One of the reasons cited by practitioners for not treating special needs patien ts is that they have not had adequate training. The requirement for Special Care Dentistry in the undergraduate curriculum is limited in many countries. This has resulted in a dental profe ssion that, on the whole, feels poorly prepared to provide dental care services for people with dis ability. Recognition of SCD as a specialty by the professio n and other dental associations and organizations is the need of the hour. This review tries to narrate the situation of...
International Journal of Public Health Dentistry, Jan 8, 2013
Surveys play a major role in health sciences research. Delphi technique is a kind of detailed sur... more Surveys play a major role in health sciences research. Delphi technique is a kind of detailed survey having diversified uses in dental research. It is a method for the systematic solicitation and collation of judgments on a particular topic through a set of carefully designed sequential questionnaires interspersed with summarized information and feedback of opinions derived from earlier responses. Many important clinical issues do not yield to randomized clinical trials or to stepwise quantitative data analysis. In such cases, professionals use their training and personal anecdotal experience to assist decision making in a variety of practice contexts. In these circumstances, consensus opinion of experts provides a formal structured process for decision making. Consensus procedures also use the resources of all participants, commit them to the project, and enhance the future decision-making ability of the group with regard to resolution of the clinical problem addressed. Delphi process consists of a series of rounds; in each round every participant worked through a questionnaire which has to be returned to the researcher who collected, edited, and returned to every participant, a statement of the position of the whole group and the participant’s own position about the research issue. Every participant reassesses their initial judgments about the information provided in previous iterations. This article aims at describing the methodology of Delphi technique.
Global Journal of Medical Research, Nov 29, 2014
Background: 'Occupational Environment' means the sum of external conditions and influences which ... more Background: 'Occupational Environment' means the sum of external conditions and influences which prevail at work place and which have a bearing on the health of working population. A large number of labourers work in stone crushing and mining industry in India. The physically tedious work drives people consume alcohol and tobacco which deteriorates their oral health. Studies in the past among factory workers and miners have revealed the high prevalence of oral mucosal lesions which was related to their tobacco habits. Aims: To assess prevalence of oral mucosal lesions among granite factory employees in Nanjangud Taluk with general population and to suggest possible preventive measures. Settings and Design: A Descriptive Cross sectional survey was conducted in Nanjangud Taluk, Mysore. Materials and methods: Study was conducted on 453 employees from granite factories in Nanjangud Taluk. Simple random sampling was used to select 450 subjects for comparison from Thandavapura village. Oral mucosal lesions were recorded according to WHO oral health assessment (1997).