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abstract: 'Objectives: This report describes an initiative developed and
implemented by a low-income, urban, Canadian community to respond to
their children''s dental problems. Methods: The first strategy pursued by
the community was the development of the Community Dental Facilitator
Project. This project facilitated children''s access to existing
government funding for dental treatment, and subsequently facilitated
access to treatment at local dental offices. Children in need of
treatment were identified by a school dental screening. The facilitation
work was done by three lay workers hired from within the community who
represented the community''s predominant ethnic groups. Results: Parents
revealed that barriers to dental care in local dental offices were lack
of information about funding programs, language, inflexible work
situation, and mistrust of bureaucracy. By the project''s end, with the
assistance of the facilitators, a significantly increased number of
children had been enrolled for government dental benefits (<.001). In
addition to the 123 children identified at the screening as needing
treatment, another 30 children ``self-referred{''''} to the program. At
the end of the project''s original funding period, dental appointments
had been made for 68 children: 60 (48.8\%) of the ``screened{''''} group,
8 (26.7\%) of the ``self-referred{''''} group. One-year telephone
follow-up to parents of the screened children revealed that 42 of 59
(71.1\%) had completed treatment. Conclusions: Barriers to dental care
for low income children go beyond `economics. A community facilitation
model can improve low-income children''s access to existing dental
services and may reduce the barriers to care for some children requiring
treatment.'
affiliation: 'Harrison, RL (Corresponding Author), Univ British Columbia, Div Pediat
Dent, Fac Dent, 2199 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Univ British Columbia, Div Pediat Dent, Fac Dent, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Strathcona Hlth Soc, Vancouver, BC, Canada.'
author: Harrison, RL and Li, J and Pearce, K and Wyman, T
author_list:
- family: Harrison
given: RL
- family: Li
given: J
- family: Pearce
given: K
- family: Wyman
given: T
da: '2023-09-28'
files: []
issn: 0022-4006
journal: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY
keywords: 'health services accessibility; dental health services; dental care for
children; medically underserved area; consumer participation; ethnology'
language: English
month: SPR
note: 6th National Health Promotion Conference, VICTORIA, CANADA, APR, 2002
number: '2'
number-of-cited-references: '1'
orcid-numbers: Harrison, Rosamund/0000-0003-1467-6231
pages: 126-128
papis_id: 54705955747dba966e5fcff9fe39cf21
ref: Harrison2003communitydental
times-cited: '13'
title: 'The Community Dental Facilitator Project: Reducing barriers to dental care'
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000183372200010
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '2'
volume: '63'
web-of-science-categories: 'Dentistry, Oral Surgery \& Medicine; Public, Environmental
\&
Occupational Health'
year: '2003'