Barriers and facilitators in utilisation of dental health services across low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review
Findings from this review underscore the need for integrated, context-sensitive interventions that combine system-level reforms with behaviour change strategies to improve dental care utilisation and reduce inequalities in oral health access across LMICs. There is also a need for more research on this health issue in low-income countries.
Authors
- M. S. Mathur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4146-4859)
- Priyanshu Kumar Shrivastava
- Abhishek Mehta
- Barsha Priya Deka
Institutions
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Jamia Millia Islamia (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Evidence-Based Dentistry
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41432-025-01200-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 42.00