DENTAL services.
DENTAL services.
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牙科服务。
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1953
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H. Parker
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作者：
H. Parker
当这项研究最初被预测时，其内容是一个主要的讨论主题。令人感兴趣的是，研究委员会一致将儿童牙科保健列为检查项目中的优先事项。这一决定意义重大，因为儿科医生和全科医生作为一个群体对这一医学领域并不是特别感兴趣，也不是很了解。可能正是他们对牙科知识的缺乏推动了这一部分的研究。
人们可能会问，“儿童的整体健康状况与他们的牙齿状况有什么关联吗？”在一份国家报告中，提出了医疗服务质量与牙科设施之间的关系，但这并没有回答牙齿健康和整体健康之间的真正关系的问题。然而，委员会认为，牙齿健康被普遍认为是儿童健康计划中的一个重要项目。虽然牙齿腐烂的确切原因尚未确定，但众所周知，修复龋齿可以延长牙齿的寿命。
需要的领域
这项研究的结果并没有准确地告诉这个国家不同地区和社区的儿童实际上需要多少牙科护理。然而，即使没有关于所需牙科护理的确切信息，很明显，目前甚至不能为美国的每个儿童提供最低限度的牙科服务。
对儿童牙科设施的研究表明，即使是服务评级最高的州和县也无法为其全部儿童人口提供足够的服务。
WHEN the Study was first projected, its content was a major theme of discussion. It is of interest that the Study Committee unanimously gave children's dental care a high priority among the items for examination. This decision was significant because pediatricians and general practitioners as a group are not particularly interested or wellinformed in this area of medicine. It may have been their very lack of dental knowledge which promoted this part of the Study.
The question might be asked, "Is the over-all health of children correlated in any way with the condition of their teeth?" In one of the state reports, a correlation was made between the quality of medical services and dental facilities but this does not answer the question of the true relationship between dental health and over-all health. However, the Committee felt that dental health is generally accepted as an important item in a health program for children. Although the exact cause of tooth decay is not yet determined, it is known that restoration of cavities prolongs the life of the tooth.
Areas of Need
The findings of the Study do not tell precisely how much dental care is actually required by children in various sections and communities in the country. However, even without exact information on the amount of dental care needed, it is evident that at present not even a minimal amount of dental service can be offered to every child in the United States.
The study of dental facilities for children shows that even states and counties which have the highest service ratings are unable to provide adequately for their entire child population.