SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF FAMILIES OF MILITARY RETIREES APPLIED FOR DENTAL ORTHOPEDIC TREATMENT

The article is devoted to the study of the medical and social characteristics of families of military retirees applied for dental orthopedic treatment. The following socio-demographic characteristics of the patients were studied: material status, level of education, financial status, access to benefits, employment. The researchis based on sociological research of military retirees’ self-reported health status materials (300 profiles). Most (93%) of the respondents live together with their spouse without children or with children. The majority (87.7%) assess the financial situation of the family as satisfactory. Among the working (31.3%) military retirees are satisfied with their work, in whole or in part, about 85.0%. Almost a third of respondents (37.5%) noted that they never pay for medical care; fewer say that they never pay for dental care (24.8%). Thus, dental care requires significantly higher costs