Exploring the Quality of Life for Saudi Patients Utilizing Dental Healthcare Services: A Systematic Review

Riyadh I Althumairy Division of Endodontics, Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11545, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Riyadh I Althumairy, Tel +966 114677420, Email ralthumairy@ksu.edu.saAbstract: Over three billion people globally are affecte...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Althumairy RI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2022-02-01
Series:Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/exploring-the-quality-of-life-for-saudi-patients-utilizing-dental-heal-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JMDH
_version_ 1819280935686766592
author Althumairy RI
author_facet Althumairy RI
author_sort Althumairy RI
collection DOAJ
description Riyadh I Althumairy Division of Endodontics, Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11545, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Riyadh I Althumairy, Tel +966 114677420, Email ralthumairy@ksu.edu.saAbstract: Over three billion people globally are affected by oral diseases. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has declared a new vision for 2030, which includes an aim to improve the quality of healthcare in the Kingdom while maintaining the efficacy of spending. The Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) is a quality of life instrument that helps evaluate health status. This study aims to evaluate equity in accessing dental services and the integration of different types of dental services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A systematic review of the MEDLINE, ClinicalTrials.gov, and EBSCOhost Research Databases was conducted on August 1, 2021. To answer the research question, the SPIDER search tool that identified the sample, the phenomenon of interest, design, evaluation, and research type prior to conducting the review was adapted. Multiple steps were followed to identify the results. The first step was scanning and selecting the related titles. The second step involved reviewing the abstracts, and the third step involved scanning the full manuscript for all criteria to determine and validate the eligibility of the articles. Twenty-two articles remained in the final stage of the study. The first study applying the OHIP instrument in the KSA was in 2010, and the latest was in 2021. In terms of cities, nine cities accounted for research within eight administrative regions. Of the 4794 patients recruited within these reviewed articles, the highest number of patients reported was 1141 for fashion braces, while the minimum number of patients was 32 for conventional complete dentures. This study shows that the Arabic OHIP tool was successfully adapted by multiple dental studies in the KSA with various dental services and results were reported. The reviewed studies suggest that equity and integration of dental health services are well established in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, the major role of dental academic researchers has been identified.Keywords: OHIP, dental services, KSA, dental integration, dental equity
first_indexed 2024-12-24T00:51:42Z
format Article
id doaj.art-f09f9bcc3bf64a1bb41b4ea713a836b9
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 1178-2390
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-24T00:51:42Z
publishDate 2022-02-01
publisher Dove Medical Press
record_format Article
series Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
spelling doaj.art-f09f9bcc3bf64a1bb41b4ea713a836b92022-12-21T17:23:34ZengDove Medical PressJournal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare1178-23902022-02-01Volume 1530931573081Exploring the Quality of Life for Saudi Patients Utilizing Dental Healthcare Services: A Systematic ReviewAlthumairy RIRiyadh I Althumairy Division of Endodontics, Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11545, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Riyadh I Althumairy, Tel +966 114677420, Email ralthumairy@ksu.edu.saAbstract: Over three billion people globally are affected by oral diseases. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has declared a new vision for 2030, which includes an aim to improve the quality of healthcare in the Kingdom while maintaining the efficacy of spending. The Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) is a quality of life instrument that helps evaluate health status. This study aims to evaluate equity in accessing dental services and the integration of different types of dental services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A systematic review of the MEDLINE, ClinicalTrials.gov, and EBSCOhost Research Databases was conducted on August 1, 2021. To answer the research question, the SPIDER search tool that identified the sample, the phenomenon of interest, design, evaluation, and research type prior to conducting the review was adapted. Multiple steps were followed to identify the results. The first step was scanning and selecting the related titles. The second step involved reviewing the abstracts, and the third step involved scanning the full manuscript for all criteria to determine and validate the eligibility of the articles. Twenty-two articles remained in the final stage of the study. The first study applying the OHIP instrument in the KSA was in 2010, and the latest was in 2021. In terms of cities, nine cities accounted for research within eight administrative regions. Of the 4794 patients recruited within these reviewed articles, the highest number of patients reported was 1141 for fashion braces, while the minimum number of patients was 32 for conventional complete dentures. This study shows that the Arabic OHIP tool was successfully adapted by multiple dental studies in the KSA with various dental services and results were reported. The reviewed studies suggest that equity and integration of dental health services are well established in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, the major role of dental academic researchers has been identified.Keywords: OHIP, dental services, KSA, dental integration, dental equityhttps://www.dovepress.com/exploring-the-quality-of-life-for-saudi-patients-utilizing-dental-heal-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JMDHthe ohipdental servicesthe ksadental integrationdental equity
spellingShingle Althumairy RI
Exploring the Quality of Life for Saudi Patients Utilizing Dental Healthcare Services: A Systematic Review
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
the ohip
dental services
the ksa
dental integration
dental equity
title Exploring the Quality of Life for Saudi Patients Utilizing Dental Healthcare Services: A Systematic Review
title_full Exploring the Quality of Life for Saudi Patients Utilizing Dental Healthcare Services: A Systematic Review
title_fullStr Exploring the Quality of Life for Saudi Patients Utilizing Dental Healthcare Services: A Systematic Review
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the Quality of Life for Saudi Patients Utilizing Dental Healthcare Services: A Systematic Review
title_short Exploring the Quality of Life for Saudi Patients Utilizing Dental Healthcare Services: A Systematic Review
title_sort exploring the quality of life for saudi patients utilizing dental healthcare services a systematic review
topic the ohip
dental services
the ksa
dental integration
dental equity
url https://www.dovepress.com/exploring-the-quality-of-life-for-saudi-patients-utilizing-dental-heal-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JMDH
work_keys_str_mv AT althumairyri exploringthequalityoflifeforsaudipatientsutilizingdentalhealthcareservicesasystematicreview