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Dental Utilization In Relation To Type Of Dental Care Coverage Among Patients At A Special Dental Clinic, Chanchai Hosanguan, Panitnad Pala, Pawinee Inhlor

Chulalongkorn University Dental Journal

Objectives At present Thailand has multiple dental care coverage schemes that perform differently. The purposes of this research were to investigate patterns of dental care utilization among patients and to assess the influences of dental care coverage on use of dental services. Materials and methods Self - administered questionnaires were distributed to a sample of patients at the Special Dental Clinic, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University. Data were collected on utilization of dental services during the last year (year 2001). About 416 usable, completed questionnaires were returned. Results Approximately 62.3% of patients possessed a form of dental care coverage. Civil …