Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	11012
Country	India

Received	2014-04-29 19:45
Peer-Review Started	2014-04-30 11:13
To Make the First Decision	2014-05-14 13:43
Return for Revision	2014-05-16 15:48
Revised	2014-06-27 00:00
Second Decision	2014-07-29 09:45
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-07-29 10:07
Articles in Press	2014-07-29 10:07
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2014-08-06 12:49
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-09-25 13:15

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Category	Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Explore and develop a model to maintain and build upon dental clinic open for all in the developing regions with primary focus on India
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Ayushi Sugandhi, Brijesh Mangal, Amit Kumar Mishra and Bhavna Sethia
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Dr. Brijesh Mangal, MDS (Master of Dental Surgery), Periodontics, Senior Lecturer, Modern Dental College and Research Centre, LG-21, 3-Urvashi Complex, Jaora Compound, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452001, India. brijeshmangal2000@gmail.com
Key Words	Dental clinic; Dentist; Dental health; Population; Dental treatment
Core Tip	One of the primary reasons for the challenges faced by dental health care in developing country like India is that when primary health care systems were being implemented, dental health care was not included. Also, expenditure on health care systems form a significant percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (nearly 5%), it is very small as compared to the total population of the country. On top of that the amount of money spent on dental health care is very less as compared to some of the other nations. This has left dental health care in India far behind other health services. Following are some of the challenges faced by the dental health care in India: (1) Expensive treatment; (2) Unbalanced distribution of clinics; (3) Unawareness; (4) Skewed population to dentist ratio; and (5) Changing disease pattern and treatment needs. People in developing regions suffer from different types of dental diseases, which although are curable through treatment but are not affordable by most of the people. In this study we have developed a service model that enables clinic to be open to all members of the community irrespective of their ability to pay.
Publish Date	2014-09-25 13:15
Citation	Sugandhi A, Mangal B, Mishra AK, Sethia B. To explore and develop a model to maintain and build upon a dental clinic open for all in developing regions, with a primary focus on India. World J Clin Cases 2014; 2(9): 439-447
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v2/i9/439.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v2.i9.439

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