Publications by authors named "Amal Gaber"
Background: This study aims to describe the Libyan oral health care system in terms of its structure, function, workforce, funding, reimbursement and target groups.
Methods: A single descriptive case study approach and multiple sources of data collection were used to provide an in-depth understanding of the Libyan oral health care system. A purposeful sample of the key informants (Managers of oral health centers, dentists of various specialties with experience in the field, dentists, nurses, dental technicians, and officials in the affairs of medical insurance) was recruited.
Background And Aims: Despite the high incidence rate of dental trauma and its possible devastating physical and psychological consequences on children, little is known about sport-related dental trauma and its prevention and management among Libyan sports coaches. The present study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude of Benghazi contact sports coaches regarding sport-related dental trauma and its prevention and management.
Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used.
Background: Little is known about dental fluorosis (DF) in Benghazi, Libya, where the public water supply is naturally fluoridated.
Objective: The study aims to investigate the distribution of DF and its related risk factors and impact on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and the association between DF and caries amongst Libyan school children.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out amongst 12-year-old schoolchildren in the city of Benghazi.
Rural-urban disparity in oral health-related quality of life.
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol
April 2018
Objectives: The objective of this population-based cross-sectional study was to estimate rural-urban disparity in the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of the Quebec adult population.
Methods: A 2-stage sampling design was used to collect data from the 1788 parents/caregivers of schoolchildren living in the 8 regions of the province of Quebec in Canada. Andersen's behavioural model for health services utilization was used as a conceptual framework.