Assessing the perceived impact of post Minamata amalgam phase down on oral health inequalities: a mixed-methods investigation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data from countries that have implemented a complete phase out of dental amalgam following the Minamata agreement suggest increased costs and time related to the placement of alternatives with consumers absorbing the additional costs. This aim of this study was to investigate the impact of a complete phase out of dental amalgam on oral health inequalities in particular for countries dependent on state run oral health services.

Methods

A mixed methods component design quantitative and qualitative study in the United Kingdom. The quantitative study involved acquisition and analysis of datasets from NHS Scotland to compare trends in placement of dental amalgam and a survey of GDPs in Yorkshire, UK. The qualitative study involved analysis of the free text of the surve

SUBMITTER: Aggarwal VR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6925872 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature