Organization of medical care for students in dental clinics

Abstract

The state of health of students is one of the important components of the well-being of society. One of the most important components of student health is its dental aspect. The purpose of the study was to study the organizational aspects of dental care for students and the development of scientifically based proposals for its improvement. The study was conducted in 20172018. on the basis of the Department of Orthopedic Dentistry, DGMU and in dental clinics. The object of the study were boys and girls aged 17-25 years, only 327 people. The study showed that among students, 73.4% positively relate to an appearance in private dentistry, 15% - negatively, 12% - were undecided about this. For students is the most important when visiting the dental organization, are: the quality of medical care - 52%; the ability to quickly get help at a convenient time - 31%; convenient territorial location, close to the place of study - 24%; free or affordable price - 10%; friendly, attentive staff - 9%; aesthetics of the interior, staff and the corresponding service - 7%. 75% of students stated that high quality dental services are available only in the private sector. These data indicate that the quality of therapeutic and orthopedic care in commercial dental organizations is objectively at a higher level. Public dental clinics are inferior to commercial, both in quality of materials and in the quality of work performed.