TY  - JOUR
T1  - Some Nigerian Dentists and Oral Health Workers Assessment of the Dental Health Care Needs of Their Nation’s Primary School-Age-Children
AU - Omolara, Uti AU - Adegoroye, Biodun-Smith AU - Eweniyi, G.B. 
JO  - International Journal of Tropical Medicine
VL  - 5
IS  - 2
SP  - 10
EP  - 15
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-3319
DO  - ijtmed.2010.10.15
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijtmed.2010.10.15
KW  - children
KW  -primary-school-age
KW  -Nigerian dentists
KW  -oral health workers
KW  -health needs
KW  -assessment
AB  - Though of no less importance than the other aspects of the 
  health care needs of children, observations and personal experiences show that 
  the Nigerian government seems to down play the required attendance to provision 
  for and use of oral and dental health care facilities. This is the focus and 
  report of this assessment survey of 1000 purposive, random sample of dentists 
  and oral health dispensers to children who come under their care in selected 
  urban and rural dental care centers in South-West of Nigeria. The data from 
  the survey highlight the well less than required facilities and poor patronage 
  of the facilities despite the prevalence of related illnesses and diseases peculiar 
  to patients in the age range of 3-13 years. The study thus conclude on the need 
  for the Government to move on the strength of the Child Right Legislation to 
  implementing actions that would not only enhance oral and dental health like 
  fluidization of community sources of water supply, reintroduction of hygiene 
  checks for children in schools and making needed referrals and also allowing 
  donor agencies to participate in fulfilling the oral and health care needs of 
  Nigerian children. This may come through sponsoring and financing Nigerian children’s 
  regular visit to the dentists.
ER  -