ORTHODONTIC ASSISTANCE IN DENTAL HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KIROVOHRAD REGION AND THE DYNAMICS OF ITS INDICATORS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32689/2663-0672-2023-2-6Keywords:
health care facilities, Kirovohrad region, adult and child population, orthodontic treatment.Abstract
Abstract. Introduction. The number of dentists in healthcare institutions is decreasing. This dynamics and indicators of orthodontic care provision can be traced on the example of the Kirovohrad region. The Aim. Analysis of indicators regarding doctors and orthodontic care in health care institutions of the Kirovohrad region for 2018–2021. Methods. Analyzed data from reports of specialized health care institutions of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine in the Kirovohrad region regarding the number of doctors and indicators of orthodontic care for children and adults for 2018–2021. The results. The number of dentists in health care institutions of the Kirovohrad region decreased from 320 in 2018 to 202 in 2021 (by 36.9%), the coverage per 10 thousand population of the region decreased from 3.41 to 2.25 (by 34, 0%). In 2018–2019, there were 4 orthodontists, in 2021 – only 2, the supply of orthodontists per 10 thousand also decreased by 2 times: from 0.04 to 0.02. In 2018, 3,682 patients were examined for the first time, in 2021 – 2,649, which is 28.1% less, the rates per 10 thousand population of the region were 38.8 and 29.0. Among adults, 271 patients were examined for the first time in 2018, in 2021 – 185 (31.8% less), the rate per 10 thousand adults decreased from 3.5 to 2.5. In 2018, 3,411 children were examined for the first time, in 2021 – 2,464 children (27.8% less), the indicators calculated per 10 thousand child population were 201.5 and 152.3. In 2018, 588 patients of all age categories completed orthodontic treatment, in 2021 – 605 (2.3% more), per 10 thousand of the entire population of the region – 6.2 and 6.6. Only 93 adults completed treatment in 2018, in 2021 there were 109 of them (17.2% more), the rates were 1.2 and 1.4 per 10 thousand adults. In 2018 and 2021, 495 and 496 children completed orthodontic treatment, the rates per 10 thousand child population were 29.2 and 30.7. Conclusions. The number of dentists and orthodontists in health care institutions of the Kirovohrad region of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine for 2018–2021 has significantly decreased, which was reflected in the indicators of provision and provision of orthodontic care to the adult and child population of the region.
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