TRENDS OF PROVISION OF DENTAL AID IN THE CONDITIONS OF DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL MEDICINE

Zahradska O. L., Babenko D. L. TRENDS OF PROVISION OF DENTAL AID IN THE CONDITIONS OF DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL MEDICINE. Актуальні проблеми транспортної медицини / Actual problems of transport medicine / 2018;3(53):143-150. ISSN 1818-9385 DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1434347 http://aptm.org.ua TRENDS OF PROVISION OF DENTAL AID IN THE CONDITIONS OF DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL MEDICINE O. L. Zahradska, D. L. Babenko Odessa National Medical University, Odessa Summary Introduction. Taking into account the prospects for reforming the field of social medicine, it is necessary to separate the problem of providing quality dental care, which is connected with the state's inability to organize system preventive work in the field of dentistry and to introduce dental services available to the general public. The current problem is actualizing the need to justify new approaches to providing dental services to the population, taking into account the socio-economic status of the state. Aim. The purpose of the article is to analyze the perspective trends in the provision of dental care to the population in Ukraine. Materials and methods. Dental care is a massive type of medical aid. In the structure of the general morbidity of the population of Ukraine, the diseases of the mouth and teeth occupy the third place. A survey of adult visitors and children's dental clinics showed that 53 % of respondents visit a dentist once in 1.5-2 years and the main cause is acute pain; only 42 % prefer preventive measures. People with acute dental pain are more likely to be men (61 %) than women (36 %). Among preventive measures, respondents identified: early detection and treatment, prophylactic examinations or clinical examination, elimination of risk factors, treatment of temporary teeth in children, formation of a healthy lifestyle, sanitary and educational work. Conclusions. The consistently high prevalence of dental diseases in the population of all age groups and the need for 98 % of the population in dental care show the need to improve the organization of prevention and treatment of stomatological diseases. Dental education is the basis for the effectiveness of preventive measures to be implemented by the state. To achieve the effect of prevention, an important role is played by the hygienic upbringing of the population, since the etiology and pathogenesis of caries of teeth are largely due to negative human habits: incorrect sugar consumption, self-cleaning self-cleaning of the oral cavity, and low level of hygiene. Key words: prevention, health care system, dental care, social medicine, aesthetic dentistry