COVID-19 pandemic and the widening oral health inequality in Nigeria.
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| author | Oluwatola, Toluwani Ifeoluwa Olowookere, Oluwapelumi Micheal Folayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin |
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| spelling | oai:ir.oauife.edu.ng:123456789-63492023-09-27T03:01:24Z COVID-19 pandemic and the widening oral health inequality in Nigeria. Oluwatola, Toluwani Ifeoluwa Olowookere, Oluwapelumi Micheal Folayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin COVID-19 Nigeria health insurance oral health teledentistry 6p The inequality in access to oral health care in Nigeria is driven by the low numbers of trained health care workers, disproportionate distribution of oral health facilities, low level of oral health awareness, and the challenge associated with out-of-pocket expenditures. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted oral health care delivery, access to oral health care services, thereby further entrenched inequality by increasing the out-of-pocket expenditure for health due to COVID-19 associated increased cost of medical services; high risk of worsening oral health care needs by patients who have routine and special oral health care needs; increased risk for oral health care needs by persons worse affected by COVID-19; and the high risk for general health problems by those whose access to routine and special health care needs were disrupted by the pandemic. The pandemic has however, also created opportunities to reduce the inequalities in the oral health care sector through adoption of teledentistry; integrated oral and general health care; improving oral health insurance coverage for the informal sector; and increasing public financing for health. 2023-09-26T16:39:49Z 2023-09-26T16:39:49Z 2022 Article Oluwatola, T. I., Olowookere, O. M., & Folayan, M. O. (2022). COVID-19 pandemic and the widening oral health inequality in Nigeria. Pan African Medical Journal, 41(1). 35382055 https://ir.oauife.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6349 en application/pdf Pan African Medical Journa |
| spellingShingle | COVID-19 Nigeria health insurance oral health teledentistry Oluwatola, Toluwani Ifeoluwa Olowookere, Oluwapelumi Micheal Folayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin COVID-19 pandemic and the widening oral health inequality in Nigeria. |
| title | COVID-19 pandemic and the widening oral health inequality in Nigeria. |
| title_full | COVID-19 pandemic and the widening oral health inequality in Nigeria. |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 pandemic and the widening oral health inequality in Nigeria. |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 pandemic and the widening oral health inequality in Nigeria. |
| title_short | COVID-19 pandemic and the widening oral health inequality in Nigeria. |
| title_sort | covid 19 pandemic and the widening oral health inequality in nigeria |
| topic | COVID-19 Nigeria health insurance oral health teledentistry |
| url | https://ir.oauife.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6349 |
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