Title

Geospatial analysis of dental service utilization: A retrospective study

Authors

K. Sumajasree¹,*, Yalamanchili Satish², L. Vamsi Krishna Reddy¹, P. Siva Kumar¹, Pottem Nagarjuna¹, Pichika Swathi¹ & A.S. Praharsh¹

Affiliation

¹Department of Public Health Dentistry, Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India; ²Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government General Hospital, Yanam, Puducherry, India; *Corresponding author

Email

K. Sumajasree - E-mail: k.sumajasree@gmail.com
Yalamanchili Satish - E-mail: drsatishy@gmail.com
L. Vamsi Krishna Reddy - E-mail: drvamsired@gmail.com
P. Siva Kumar - E-mail: shiva.mds@hotmail.com
Pottem Nagarjuna - E-mail: pottemnagarjuna45@gmail.com
Pichika Swathi - E-mail: pichika.swathi@gmail.com
A.S. Praharsh - E-mail: aspraharsh@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received September 1, 2026; Revised September 30, 2026; Accepted September 30, 2026, Published September 30, 2026

Abstract

Geographic accessibility strongly influences the utilization of public dental healthcare services. This retrospective study analyzed records of 10,300 patients attending GGH, Yanam, from January 2025 to January 2026. Demographic, residential and treatment data were mapped using Google Maps, QGIS and analyzed in IBM SPSS version 25. Most patients lived within 5 km (59.60%), mainly in the eastern sector (49.10%) and extractions were the commonest treatment (62.17%). Thus, data shows the impact of proximity on dental service utilization and support strengthening preventive oral healthcare.

Keywords

Geo-spatial analysis, dental service utilization, distance travelled, government hospital, oral health, geographic information system (GIS)

Citation

Sumajasree et al. Bioinformation 22(9): 5795-5799 (2026)

Edited by

Ruby Singh

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.