Ellie Heidari|Christine Dickinson|Rebecca Wilson|J Fiske
Oral health of remand prisoners in HMP Brixton, London
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study investigated general oral health status behaviours dental treatment requirements remand prisoners makes recommendations oral health care needs may meta convenience sample 78 remand prisoners participated study within hmp brixton study involved structured interview establish health status behaviours well perceived oral health needs combined oral examination establish normative treatment needprisoners general health compromised particular high levels mental illness infectious disease unhealthy behaviours tobacco smoking alcohol use drug dependency high sugar diets commonplace affected remand prisoners oral health presented high levels decay relatively low levels missing filled teeth whilst prisoners made high use prison dental services made little use dental services outside prison high turnover remand prisoners high demand emergency care made delivery preventive routine care difficultremand prisoners compromised general oral health compared general population exhibit poor oral health contributed lifestyles health behaviours