TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Survey of dental healthcare system preparedness for large-scale disaster
JO  - Kokubyo gakkai zasshi
A1  - Teraoka, Kayo
A1  - Kawahara, Kazuo
SP  - 143
EP  - 154
VL  - 74
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - ja
SN  - 0300-9149
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -