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The effects of the economic crisis on dental care in Cyprus: The opinion of the dentists

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Corresponding author:

P. Galanis, 67 Mikras Asias street, GR-115 27 Athens, Greece

e-mail: pegalan@nurs.uoa.gr

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The response rate was 51%, as 153 questionnaires were completed, 129 of which were from the private and 24 from

the public sector. RESULTS In the private sector, 61 of the dentists (47.7%) stated that in 2013 their daily number

of patients was less than in previous years, and 52 (40.6%) that the figures remained stable. In contrast, 18 (75%) of

the dentists in the public sector stated that the number of patients increased and 4 (16.7%) that it remained stable

(p