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Table 4 Percentage difference in demand and uptake of dental scaling

From: Using community participation to assess demand and uptake of scaling and polishing in rural and urban environments

Groups

% requesting or taking up scaling

Outcome

Demand

Uptake

 

For all participants

75/454 = 16.5%

364/454 = 80.2%

80.2–16.5 = 63.7% difference

For those with Scaling treatment needa

9/94 = 9.6%

85/94 = 90.4%

90.4–9.6 = 80.8% difference

  1. aThis group was made up of participants with CPI Scores of 3 and 4
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BMC Oral Health

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