Publications by authors named "Amal Aqeeli"
Article Synopsis
- - The study developed a geographic model using GIS to improve school dental services (SDS) in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia, by analyzing the locations and student populations of primary public schools.
- - Two scenarios were created to predict the demand for dental care based on schoolchildren's oral health profiles, indicating that the most densely populated areas should be prioritized for future SDS locations.
- - The findings suggest the need for 415 dentists in one model and 277 in another to effectively address the high rates of dental caries among schoolchildren, with specific recommendations on dentist distribution per district.
Aim: This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence and severity of dental caries in 9-to-12-year-old schoolchildren in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia (SA); to compare its expression by mean of decayed, missing and filled teeth (dmft/DMFT) and the Significant Caries Index (SiC Index); to examine the association between caries experience and sociodemographic factors; and to determine whether schoolchildren in Al-Madinah are at greater risk for high levels of dental caries.
Materials And Methods: Data of 1,000 schoolchildren aged 9-12 years old from a cross-sectional oral health survey in Al-Madinah, SA was obtained and analysed. Dental caries was measured using dmft/DMFT and the SiC Index which was computed into two groups: highest 30% DMFT scores (SiC) and highest 10% DMFT scores (SiC).
Purpose: This study investigated the relationship between contextual and individual social determinants of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in Brazilian adults.
Methods: Data of 4594 Brazilian adults aged 35-44 years from the 2010 Brazilian Oral Health Survey were analysed. OHRQoL was measured using the Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP).