Resident Dentist: Oral Health Strategy for the Most Vulnerable
The Ministry of Health, the governing body of Peru's health sector, made estimates of the number of years lost to disease burden at the national level, finding that approximately 150,000 hours are lost to oral health problems. Objective: Using the concept of YLL, which is defined as the time lo...
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Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/28169 |
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| Sumario: | The Ministry of Health, the governing body of Peru's health sector, made estimates of the number of years lost to disease burden at the national level, finding that approximately 150,000 hours are lost to oral health problems.
Objective: Using the concept of YLL, which is defined as the time lost as a result of suffering from a disease or its aftermath.
Results: In this order, the Ministry of Health, in joint action with public and private institutions, promotes the Dental Residency program, which aims to train dental surgeons who provide care to the most vulnerable population.
Conclusion: The residency program is a strategy to reduce the gap in unequal access to oral health care services for the Peruvian population. |
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