ฐานข้อมูลวิจัยด้านสุขภาพจิตและจิตเวช

ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Sunee ongkongkathep, Boonaur Yongvanichakorn.

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Oral health care in contracting units of primary care under universal health care coverage project in 2002.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Total Abstract Journal of Health Science, Vol 12, Page 236-237.

รายละเอียด / Details:

The aim of this study was to assess oral care system and its supporting system after the launch of Universal health care coverage project in 2002. The oral health services of 808 public Contracting Units of primary care CUP, which were hospitals in provinces, were investigated by interviewing dental personnel in charge of coordinating the primary care network. Questionnaire was developed, sent to dental personnel who responded at the rate of 51.4 percent. The study found insufficiently budget was allocated for oral care delivery, inappropriate guideline for supporting primary care network and shooting demand of dental services at the CUPS. Preventive and promotive oral services had remained the same, relatively prior to Universal Health Care Coverage Project. Ith respect to the full benefit as specified by the project, they could provide 65 percent of the core health sevices whild failed to integrate oral health care into ante natal care/well baby clinic (ANC/WBC) and community services (less than 50%). The most relevant activities carried out by the dentists in primary care networks were secondary and tertiart care. The least was dental public health administration.

Keywords: oral health care, contracting units of primary care, primary care unit, universal health care coverage project

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2005

Address: Dental Health Division, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health

Code: 20050000477

ISSN/ISBN: 974-506-393-2

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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