Feasibility of training community health workers to conduct periodontal examinations: a validation study in rural Nepal.
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SUBMITTER: Erchick DJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7212579 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
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Feasibility of training community health workers to conduct periodontal examinations: a validation study in rural Nepal.
Erchick Daniel J DJ Agrawal Nitin K NK Khatry Subarna K SK Katz Joanne J LeClerq Steven C SC Rai Bhola B Reynolds Mark A MA Mullany Luke C LC
BMC health services research 20200511 1
<h4>Background</h4>In many low- and middle-income countries, insufficient human resources limit access to oral health services. Shifting clinical tasks to less specialized health professionals, such as community health workers, has been used as a strategy to expand the health workforce, especially in remote or underserved locations. The objective of this study was to evaluate the validity of periodontal examinations conducted by auxiliary nurse midwives in a rural home setting in Nepal.<h4>Metho ...[more]
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