Human resources in dentistry and treatment needs of caries in 12-year-old teenagers in Chile

Revista clínica de periodoncia, implantología y rehabilitación oral

Cabello Ibacache, R¹  Soto Quina, L¹  Jara Bahamondes, G¹  Tapia Crispi, R¹  Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile¹  Venegas Cid, C¹  Universidad Diego Portales, Chile¹  Rodríguez Martínez, G¹  Universidad de Chile, Chile¹ 

关键词: Treatment needs;    dental caries;    epidemiology.;   

DOI  :  10.4067/S0719-01072011000200001

来源: Sociedad de Periodoncia de Chile

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study is to determine oral health care delivery team workforce necessary to tackle oral health treatment needs of 12-year-old adolescents from different socioeconomic status. The sample consisted of 2.232 individuals. There was a proportional representation of the Nation)s regions. The Socioeconomic status (SES) was stratified through the MIDEPLAN)s poverty municipality ranking and by means of description of SES of the selected school by the Ministry of Education. To determine oral health treatments needs we carried out dental examination and WHO diagnosis criteria were used. We calculated the oral health care delivery team workforce based on Ministry of Health recommendations and compare among SES. Differences upon health care delivery team workforce necessary to tackle oral health treatment needs of 12-year-old adolescents from different socioeconomic status were evident.

【 授权许可】

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