ORAL HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN INDIA

CONTENTS

I. Introduction
II. Health Administration System in India
1. At the central level
a. Ministry of health and family welfare
b. Directorate general of health services
c. Central council of health and family welfare
2. At the state level
a. State Ministry of Health
b. Ministry of Health & family welfare
c. Deputy ministry of Health & family welfare
d. State Health Directorate
3. At the district level
a. Sub divisions
b. Tehsils (Talukas)
c. Community development blocks
d. Municipalities & corporations
e. Villages
f. Panchayats
III. Health Care Systems in India
1. Public Health Sector
a. Primary Health Centres
b. Hospital/Health Centers
c. Health Insurance Schemes
d. Other Agencies
2. Private Sector
3. Indegenous Systems of Medicine
4. Voluntary Health Agencies
5. National Health Programs
IV. Oral health care delivery systems in India
1. Objectives of oral health systems

2. Components

a. Personnel

b. System / Location

c. Finance and Reimbursement

d. Functions

e. Target population

3. Status of Oral Health Care System in India

4. Common problems with oral health care delivery

5. Barriers to oral health in India

a. Barriers in Affordability

Inadequate financial coverage

Poverty
b. Barriers in Accessibility

Geographic
Age , gender
Social and cultural barrier
Lack of clear information
d. Barriers in Sustainability
Workforce
Within dental profession
e. Overcoming Barriers in the system
f. Strategies to solve utilisation issues
6. Strategies to Solve Utilization Issues
7. National oral health programmes

8. National oral health policy

9. Dental Home
a. Factors
b. Dental Home Implementation In Developing Countries
c. Strategy to Implement Dental Home In India

10. The oral health safety net

11. Capacity and efficiency of the current system

12. Approaches to improve access to dental care services

13. Challenges for the future

14. Conclusions

15. References