Holttinen T, Murtomaa H, Saarni H, Pentti J, Alvesalo I
Department of Dental Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Acta Odontol Scand. 1994 Apr;52(2):77-81. doi: 10.3109/00016359409029058.
Utilization of dental services by Finnish seamen was surveyed late in 1990. Three hundred and sixty-five respondents on different vessels at sea for more than 5 days returned a pretested questionnaire. A randomly drawn control group of 230 workers at a ventilation-equipment-producing plant was also surveyed. Fifty-five per cent of the seamen studied and 73% of the control group stated they had visited a dentist within the year before the survey. One-third of the seamen stated that an acute dental condition had been the reason for their last dental visit. Almost one-third of the seamen and 5% of the control group reported having last visited a dentist at a health center. When questioned separately, 14% of the seamen stated that they had not received dental treatment fast enough when needed. One-third of the seamen surveyed offered ideas for improving their dental services, half of them suggesting an increase in facilities and personnel at health centers for seamen. Periodic oral examinations for and full use of oral health self-care procedures by seamen are recommended.
1990年末对芬兰海员的牙科服务利用情况进行了调查。365名在海上不同船只上停留超过5天的受访者回复了一份经过预测试的问卷。还对一家通风设备生产厂随机抽取的230名工人组成的对照组进行了调查。在接受调查的海员中，55%以及对照组中的73%表示他们在调查前一年中看过牙医。三分之一的海员表示急性牙齿问题是他们上次看牙医的原因。近三分之一的海员和5%的对照组报告称他们上次是在健康中心看的牙医。当单独询问时，14%的海员表示他们在需要时没有得到足够快的牙科治疗。三分之一接受调查的海员提出了改善牙科服务的建议，其中一半建议增加海员健康中心的设施和人员。建议对海员进行定期口腔检查并充分利用口腔健康自我护理程序。
