Abstract
Objectives: The goal of this study is to establish data baseline to ameliorate oral health policies for patient. The research was conducted in dental clinic at Seoul Metropolitan Children`s Hospital - the major municipal hospital for the disabled. The outpatients` visiting patterns to the dental clinic were analyzed, compared to other medical departments. For further research related to TMD, the questionnaires were given to the subjects. Material and methods: Data for visiting patterns/frequencies was collected from patient records of 1419 outpatients who visited the dental clinic at Seoul Municipal Children`s Hospital in 2011. Then TMD-related questionnaires were given to 127 outpatients who were over 13 years old. Results: 1. 219 out of 1419 patients (15.4%) who visited the dental clinic at Seoul Municipal Children`s Hospital in 2011 were the disabled. 2. Compared to normal patients, disabled patients visited the dental clinic and rehabilitation medicine department more frequently.(p
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