Reasons underlying failure to seek dental treatment among Nairobi University students
Date
1996-05Author
Wakiaga, J M
Kaimenyi Jacob T.
Kisumbi Bernina K.
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ArticleLanguage
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A survey of 272 University of Nairobi undergraduate students was undertaken to assess their dental chairside experience and what reasons they gave for failing to seek dental treatment. Most respondents considered dental treatment uncomfortable and painful. The cost of treatment and fear arising from information given by other dental patients were important reasons that kept the respondents from visiting a dental clinic. This paper reveals the need for the dental profession to playa greater role in red ucing costs of treatment and odontophobia.
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East African medical journalDescription
Reasons underlying failure to seek dental treatment among Nairobi university students
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- Nairobi ADHL [363]