@article{ref1,
title="Survey of dental healthcare system preparedness for large-scale disaster",
journal="Kokubyo gakkai zasshi",
year="2007",
author="Teraoka, Kayo and Kawahara, Kazuo",
volume="74",
number="2",
pages="143-154",
abstract="The purpose of this study was to elucidate the state of preparation of the dental healthcare system for a large-scale disaster in terms of health-related crisis management by public health centers (PHCs). Questionnaires were sent by e-mail to 549 PHCs. The response rate was 51.4%. The results showed that the percentage of preparedness for a large-scale disaster was only 26.2% and the dental healthcare system has not been constructed nationwide, especially among PHCs located in areas with smaller populations. The main reasons given for why such a dental healthcare system has not been effectively established were related to lack of concern about such a crisis and a sense that the situation is not critical. Nevertheless, PHCs have made progress in assigning dentists and dental hygienists to the dental healthcare system in preparation for a large-scale disaster.<p /> <p>Language: ja</p>",
language="ja",
issn="0300-9149",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}