Charalambous Chrystala, Theodorou Mamas, Eaton Kenneth Anthony
Oral Health Prev Dent. 2020 Jul 4;18(2):213-219. doi: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a43002.
To investigate recent developments in the provision of oral healthcare in Cyprus and the population's oral health, with special reference to the impact of the recent economic crisis.
cross-sectional study.
Data from oral health surveys in Cyprus over the last 30 years were reviewed and analysed together with policy documents. Information regarding oral health behaviour, dental visits and the consequences of the economic crisis on the latter was also obtained with the help of self-completed questionnaires by patients and dentists.
Although the overall level of oral health in Cyprus can be considered satisfactory, there were statistically significant variations between districts and different socioeconomic and ethnic groups. Beyond these variations, it seemed that the three-year economic crisis (2013-2016) had negatively affected the behaviour of the population in seeking dental care, reducing the frequency of visits to the dentist, and avoiding costly dental work, especially among those from the lower socioeconomic strata. This change in citizens' behaviour led to a statistically significant decrease in dentists' income in the private sector.
The economic crisis brought about new difficulties and challenges for both the public and the private sectors of oral healthcare, and into the implementation of a new National Health System.
调查塞浦路斯口腔医疗服务的近期发展情况以及民众的口腔健康状况，特别关注近期经济危机的影响。
横断面研究。
回顾并分析了塞浦路斯过去30年口腔健康调查的数据以及政策文件。还借助患者和牙医自行填写的问卷，获取了有关口腔健康行为、看牙情况以及经济危机对后者影响的信息。
尽管塞浦路斯的总体口腔健康水平可被视为令人满意，但不同地区以及不同社会经济和种族群体之间存在统计学上的显著差异。除了这些差异之外，2013 - 2016年的三年经济危机似乎对民众寻求牙科护理的行为产生了负面影响，减少了看牙的频率，并避免进行费用高昂的牙科治疗，尤其是在社会经济地位较低的人群中。公民行为的这种变化导致私营部门牙医的收入出现统计学上的显著下降。
经济危机给口腔医疗保健的公共和私营部门都带来了新的困难和挑战，并影响了新的国家卫生系统的实施。
