Factors affecting provision of oral health care for people with special health care needs: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Special health care needs (SHCNs) individuals experience higher levels of dental problems including accessing oral health (OH) facilities. Improving standard of OH care in SHCNs requires identifying barriers and enablers. The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review of prior researches to identify OH care barriers and enablers for SHCN individuals.

Methods

Electronic searching was conducted systematically in PubMed and Cochrane databases. The PICOS parameters were formulated for the inclusion of studies, and the PRISMA method was used to select the articles. Two reviewers independently screened the articles for eligibility and to minimise the risk of bias in the studies and also searched the contents of key articles, quality of methodology, outcomes an

SUBMITTER: Khan AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9577340 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature