Factors Associated with the Utilization of Prosthetic Dental Restoration at Ras-Al-Khaimah Dental Center, United Arab Emirates.
Dental News Volume XVIII, Number I, March, 2011 by Dr. Raghad Hashim and Dr. Israa Hadi Introduction Ras-Al-Khaimah (RAK) is located on the Arabian Gulf. It borders Umm Al Quwain , Sharjah, and fujairah and has long borders with the Sultanate of Oman. The total area of the Emirate of Ras-Al-Khaimah is 2478 Sq.Kms. according to the survey administration of municipality department. In 2007 the total Population of Ras-Al-Khaimah was officially estimated at 214.000, 132.000 Male and 82.000 Female [1]. During 2006 the number of attendants to the Dental Clinics in Ras-Al-Khaimah was 45.519 patients, 8.712 were citizen of whom 2.088 were new cases & 6.624 were follow up cases. Prosthetic treatments are provided by RAK dental center only (where only UAE nationals entitled to receive treatment free of charges). Cases treated are referred from the all dental clinics in Ras-Al-Khaimah. It well known that total or partial ed...