Synonyms
Provision of dental care/oral health care; Providing of dental care/oral health care
Definition
Dental care delivery is the process of providing oral health care . The most common way of providing oral health care is face-to-face delivery between care provider and patient. Oral health care is provided in dental practices, in universities, in hospitals, in multi-dentist centers or by public dental services . Dental care providers are dentists (dental practitioners, dental doctors) and dental auxiliaries (e. g. dental chairside assistants, dental nurses). Dentistry is practiced within the oral health care system of a country. The characteristics of a health care system have an important influence on the quality and structure of the delivery of dental care . Transparency of information is also a factor influencing the care delivery.
Basic Characteristics
Oral Health Care Systems of the EU
Dental Remuneration System in the EU
An important item of oral health care delivery is the de...
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Ziller, S. (2008). Delivery of Dental Care . In: Kirch, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Public Health. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5614-7_731
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