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Facilitators and Challenges in Oral Health Care for Iranian Patients Undergoing Opioid Maintenance Treatment: A Qualitative Study.

Addiction & health · Zeinali M, Dehestanee MR, Hashemipour MA · 2026-01-01

Researchers interviewed 49 Iranian patients on opioid maintenance treatment to identify barriers and supports for accessing dental care, finding that financial constraints, distance, stigma, and competing priorities hindered access, while patients requested affordable or free services at dedicated centres.

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