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    A Pilot Trial of the Impact of Financial Incentive on the Utilization of Dental Services among Civil Servants in Ibadan, Nigeria
    (2019) Alade, O.T.; Lawal, F.B
    Financial constraints have been reported as major barriers to utilization of dental Services in developing countries. It is however unknown if financial incentives will improve dental Service utilization among civil servants in Nigeria. To evaluate the effect of financial incentive on the utilization of dental Services among civil servants in Ibadan, Nigeria. This was a pilot trial among two clusters of civil servants in Ibadan, Nigeria. In both groups, the civil servants participated in an oral health education programme, a dental screening exercise and referral for dental treatment. In addition to this, the experimental group got a financial incentive to present for treatment. The two groups were followed up for a period of twelve weeks. Data were analysed using SPSS. A total of 109 civil servants participated in the study. There were 62 in the control group and 47 in the experimental group. The mean age of the study participants in the control group was 42.1+8.75 years, mean DMFT was 0.95 + 1.87 and 94% of them had an unmet dental need. Similarly, in the experimental group the mean age was 44.7—11.68 years, mean DMFT was 0.45+0.95 and 98% of them had an unmet need. There was no significant difference between the two groups at baseline. At twelve weeks, none of those referred for treatment in the control group presented for treatment while only 3 (6.4%) experimental group presented for dental treatment. No statistical difference was observed (p=0.077). In this study financial incentive did not result in significant increased utilization of dental care Services among adults
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    The cost minimization analysis of an outreach dental service: a pilot study at akinyele local government area in Nigeria
    (2016) Alade, O.T.; Arikawe, O.A.; Lawal, F.B; Taiwo, J.O
    Access to dental services improves oral health and thereby, overall general health. For people with limited or no access to oral health care services, outreach dental services may be used to reduce oral health inequality. There is however paucity of information on the economic analysis of outreach dental services in sub Saharan Africa. To report a cost minimization analysis of an outreach dental service as compared with a primary oral health clinic. A comparative analysis of the costs expended in the treatment of patients at an outreach dental service of the University College Hospital, Ibadan was done versus the costs that would have been incurred if the patients had been treated at a Primary Oral Health Clinic of the same institution. A total of three hundred and forty two (342) participants were attended to at the outreach dental service. More than 80% of the 123 participants examined had an unmet oral health need. The procedures carried out were in keeping with the basic package of oral care. The average cost of the outreach per participant was N530 (~$2.50) only versus an estimate of N868 (~$4.13) per participant if the programme had been clinic based. The total cost savings was N115,344 (~$549.26). Outreach dental services provide similar dental treatment to services in a primary oral health clinic at a reduced cost