The total dental care cost of the Adıyaman public was $3,869,524.96, the median dentalcare 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 significantlyincreased.
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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: To investigate dental problems of Syrian refugees in southeast Turkey and assess the burden of their dental healthcare coststo 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 ofsuch refugee patients was $3,082.14 and the median cost per refugee was $4.43.
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Key Findings & Data:The most common treatment provided to both theAdıyaman public and Syrian refugees in 2017 was dental filling.
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Conclusion & Impact:The total dental care cost of the Adıyaman public was $3,869,524.96, the median dentalcare 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 significantlyincreased.
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📍Scope:2012 Verileri
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Abstract
Aim: To investigate dental problems of Syrian refugees in southeast Turkey and assess the burden of their dental healthcare coststo 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 ofsuch refugee patients was $3,082.14 and the median cost per refugee was $4.43. The most common treatment provided to both theAdıyaman 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 dentalcare 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 significantlyincreased.
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KOPARAL, M., EGE, B., KESKİNRÜZGAR, A., YAVUZ, G. Y., ERDOĞMUŞ, Z., ÜNSAL, M. N. (2022). Dentist visits of Syrian refugees and the cost of their dental healthcare. Annals of Medical Research, Cilt: 26 - Sayı: 12, 2813–2817. https://ajindex.com/articles/447084
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