Utilization of dental services assessment (care/restorative index; dental visits) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year)
Dental service utilisation within the past year · Healthy Emirati preschool children in the United Arab Emirates
Utilization of dental services among healthy Emirati preschoolers was very low, with most children never having visited a dentist and very low care indices (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
- Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: A Systematic Review of the Past Decade. 2021 All outcomesUAE; Al Ain (Abu Dhabi) and Ras Al KhaimahKowash et al. reported very low utilization of dental services among healthy Emirati preschoolers: two-thirds never visited a dentist, with a very low care/restorative index of 6.4% in Al Ain, and a care index of 3.8%…2 studiesGRADE not reported