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Koparal, Mahmut |
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Ege, Bilal |
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Keskinruzgar, Aydin |
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Yapici Yavuz, Gunay |
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Erdogmus, Zozan |
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Unsal, Mustafa Nafiz |
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2022-03-08T08:42:17Z |
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2022-03-08T08:42:17Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2019 |
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Koparal, M., Ege, B., Keskinruzgar, A., Yapici Yavuz, G., Erdogmus, Z., & Nafiz Unsal, M. (2021). Dentist visits of Syrian refugees and the cost of their dental healthcare . Annals of Medical Research, |
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http://hdl.handle.net/11616/54699 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Aim: To investigate dental problems of Syrian refugees in southeast Turkey and assess the burden of their dental healthcare costs to government. Material and Methods: A retrospective study included dental records of Syrian refugees who applied to Adıyaman Dental Hospital (ADH), were compared with Adıyaman public by years.Results: In 2012, the most common treatments were tooth extraction and complicated tooth extraction, the total dental care cost of such refugee patients was $3,082.14 and the median cost per refugee was $4.43. The most common treatment provided to both the Adıyaman public and Syrian refugees in 2017 was dental filling. In the same year, total dental care cost of refugees was $603,303.69, the median cost per refugee was $22.20. The total dental care cost of the Adıyaman public was $3,869,524.96, the median dental care cost in Adıyaman public was $17.95 for one person in 2017.Conclusions: Dental problems of Syrian refugees and the financial burden of their dental healthcare to the government significantly increased.Keywords: Refugee; dental care cost; Syrian; immigrant; treatment; budget |
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eng |
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dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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dc.title |
Dentist visits of Syrian refugees and the cost of their dental healthcare |
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article |
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Annals of Medical Research |
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dc.department |
İnönü Üniversitesi |
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