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Objectives: To explore the psychosocial impacts of dentistry as described by patients.
Methods: I conducted 6 qualitative interviews with people whose access to dental care had been limited because of financial barriers, but who had recently undergone significant treatment through a dental outreach program.
Results: In addition to physical benefits (including improved sleep and diet), participants discussed how dental treatment led to a greater level of confidence and an improved self-concept. They provided powerful examples of how this confidence boost improved their social interactions and relationships. They also felt more confident about their employability.
Conclusion: The benefits of adequate dental care extend well beyond its physical and medical aspects. Dental health is connected inextricably with people's sense of self and social functioning. The far-reaching consequences of dentistry explored in this research raise questions about the inequalities in Canada's current system and the need to address them.
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Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance.
Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.
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