Access to oral healthcare for children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study in the Aegean region of Türkiye
Higher socioeconomic status and past contact with dentists had a positive effect on oral healthcare access. Dental services provided by public institutions had a lower level of access. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted oral healthcare inequalities, particularly for those children with disabilities in Türkiye. Policymakers should strengthen public health crisis plans in order to improve children's oral healthcare access.
Authors
- Zeliha Öcek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5806-7035)
- Sevgi Arabulan
- Rüştü Özant Önçağ
Institutions
- Zimmer Biomet (Netherlands) (NL)
- Ege University (TR)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Oral Health
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-06053-8
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Dental Research and COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.65