Abstract Introduction: Medical accessibility is the ability of communities to access health services, both physically and in terms of cost, time, and availability by qualified personnel. This work aims to Contribute to the study of accessibility to oral care for the populations of the city of Siguiri. Methods: This was a prospective descriptive study covering all consultants at the dental office of the Siguiri Hospital from March 1 to June 1, Results: A total of patients were received in our department, including who met our selection criteria, i.
The male gender was the most dominant Nearly half of our respondents, or Conclusion: Accessibility is essential for a qualified and efficient health system. Keywords: Study, Accessibility, Oral care. Introduction Accessibility is the ability of communities to access different health services, both physically and in terms of cost, time, and availability by qualified personnel. Availability and geographic accessibility assess the ease of access in time and space.
In contrast, affordability and acceptability describe populations' socioeconomic characteristics and attitudes toward oral health service providers. These verbal health indicators will make it possible to focus the priorities of actions and educational programs and strengthen prevention and health needs.
Many people in the world have problems accessing dental care [1]. Public health interventions to address these problems recognize that reducing inequalities in healthcare access is more accessible than reducing disparities in healthcare outcomes [10]. Thus, numerous studies carried out around the world [4,6,7,8,9] have shown that problems of accessibility to oral care are widespread and that their impact varies depending on the country, especially on policy.
National health development. It therefore follows from all these studies that the solution to access to oral care is linked to the health system of each nation. The population of the city of Siguiri was 1,, inhabitants, with only one public dental office available.
