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  • Title: The use of socio-demographic profiling of patients to monitor changes in the provision of care by the Community Dental Service.
    Author: Prendergast MJ, Beal JF, Clayton JR.
    Journal: Community Dent Health; 1999 Dec; 16(4):213-5. PubMed ID: 10665173.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To investigate the socio-demographic profile of patients using the Leeds Community Dental Service (CDS) in 1996/97 and to determine any changes in profile since 1991/92. DESIGN: Retrospective. SETTING: The area served by Leeds Health Authority. SUBJECTS: A total of 8,051 patients who had used the Leeds CDS in 1996/97 together with 9,372 patients from 1991/92. OUTCOME MEASURES: Socio-demographic profile, including age group; ethnicity; deprivation (Townsend index) and disability. RESULTS: Of children under 16 years old using the CDS in 1996/97, 24% were of South Asian ethnic origin, much higher than the 6% reported for Leeds in the 1991 census. Over the period of the study there was a reduction in the proportion of patients aged 5-15 years (75% to 65%, P < 0.001) and an increase in those aged 16-64 years (13% to 19%, P < 0.001). Increases were also seen in the proportion of patients from districts in the two most deprived quintiles (60% to 67%, P < 0.001) and for patients with special needs (19% to 28%, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: This study indicated an increased emphasis by the CDS on targeting groups likely to be unable or unwilling to seek treatment from the GDS. Socio-demographic profiling can be useful in monitoring the progress of changes in primary dental care.
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