Increasing and sustaining diabetic retinopathy screening in Fiji by leveraging community health workers (CHWs) services: A qualitative study

Introduction: Inequities in access to diabetic retinopathy (DR) services particularly in rural and remote Fiji is concerning.This is because DR when left undiagnosed and untreated for long, can lead to vision loss and permanent blindness.Appropriate channels must be explored to strengthen services and ensure equitable access to healthcare for every

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Accuracy of different dental age assessment methods to determine chronological age among children with special needs

Aim: This study aimed to validate the accuracy of dental age (DA) based on the dental development of permanent teeth in children with special needs using Demirjian, Willems, and London Atlas methods and to correlate the dental and chronological age (CA) of children with special needs in Malaysia.Materials and Methods: The panoramic radiographic ima

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