ABSTRACT Objectives Worldwide scientific production on Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQL) has not been explored. The objective of this study was to perform a bibliometric analysis of global research productivity on OHRQL. Methods An electronic search for original articles was conducted using the Web of Science database, with the terms: “Oral Health Related Quality of Life” AND “OHRQL”. Bibliometric indicators were investigated by analyzing annual research output, languages, countries, journals, authors, institutions, and citations. Results Bibliographic research retrieved 1099 papers for the period 1996-2016. The yearly quantitative distributions of articles were highly correlated (R2=0.90). The mostly used languages were English (1084 articles), Portuguese (6 articles) and German (5 articles). Retrieved articles were published by 73 different countries. The largest cont...

The aim of the study was to explore the patterns of dental health services access in children under twelve years of age in Peru. Data from 25,285 children under 12 years who participated in the Demographic and Family Health Survey of 2014 were reviewed. An exploratory spatial analysis was performed to project the proportions of children with access to dental health services, according to national regions, type of health service and urban or rural place of residence. The results show that of the total sample, 26.7% had access to dental health services in the last six months, 39.6% belonged to the age group 0-4 years, 40.6% lived in the Andean region and 58.3% lived in urban areas. The regions of Huancavelica, Apurimac, Ayacucho, Lima and Pasco had the highest percentages of access nationwide. In conclusion, there is low access to dental health services in the population under 12 years of ...