Equity analysis audit of access and utilisation of Special Care Dental Services by ethnicity and social demographic markers.

IF 0.9 4区医学 Q3 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Community dental health Pub Date : 2023-05-30 DOI:10.1922/CDH_00188Emanual04

S Kaba, J Quach, C Turner, R J Emanuel

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Abstract

Objective: To identify and investigate any differences in utilisation of the, Sussex Community NHSFT, Special Care Dental Service (SCDS) across multiple demographic factors, including ethnicity, socio-economic groups and age in the Crawley area.

Method: Data were audited for all new patients seen at the Crawley Special Care Dental Centre from November 2020-October 2021. Demographic data were compared to population data from the 2011 Census. Deprivation data, using Index of Multiple Deprivation, were also examined against utilisation and failure to attend appointments.

Results: A total of 1250 new patients accessed the Crawley SCDS between November 2020 and October 2021. The data suggests good equity to the service being utilised by the local community; the proportions of patients utilising the service over the course of a year from different ethnic groups reflected the demographic profile of Crawley. The proportion of failed appointments showed no correlation with deprivation decile. There was also no association between ethnic group and proportion of failed appointments.

Conclusion: Ensuring equal utilisation of healthcare for all population groups has become a priority for healthcare providers. This audit found minimal inequities in utilisation of the Special Care Dental Service at Crawley.

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按种族和社会人口统计标记对获得和利用特殊护理牙科服务的公平分析审计。

目的:确定和调查利用苏塞克斯社区NHSFT，特殊护理牙科服务(SCDS)在多种人口因素，包括种族，社会经济群体和年龄在克劳利地区的任何差异。方法:对2020年11月至2021年10月在Crawley特殊护理牙科中心就诊的所有新患者的数据进行审计。人口统计数据与2011年人口普查的人口数据进行了比较。剥夺数据，使用多重剥夺指数，也检查了利用和未能出席预约。结果:在2020年11月至2021年10月期间，共有1250名新患者进入Crawley SCDS。数据表明，当地社区使用的服务具有良好的公平性;在过去一年中，来自不同种族群体的病人使用这项服务的比例反映了克劳利的人口结构。预约失败的比例与剥夺十分位数没有相关性。种族和未获任命的比例之间也没有关联。结论:确保所有人口群体平等利用医疗保健已成为医疗保健提供者的优先事项。这次审计发现，克劳利特别护理牙科服务的利用极不公平。

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Community dental health 医学-牙科与口腔外科

CiteScore

2.20

自引率

11.80%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The journal is concerned with dental public health and related subjects. Dental public health is the science and the art of preventing oral disease, promoting oral health, and improving the quality of life through the organised efforts of society. The discipline covers a wide range and includes such topics as: -oral epidemiology- oral health services research- preventive dentistry - especially in relation to communities- oral health education and promotion- clinical research - with particular emphasis on the care of special groups- behavioural sciences related to dentistry- decision theory- quality of life- risk analysis- ethics and oral health economics- quality assessment. The journal publishes scientific articles on the relevant fields, review articles, discussion papers, news items, and editorials. It is of interest to dentists working in dental public health and to other professionals concerned with disease prevention, health service planning, and health promotion throughout the world. In the case of epidemiology of oral diseases the Journal prioritises national studies unless local studies have major methodological innovations or information of particular interest.