SOME INDICATORS OF DENTAL CARE IN PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KIROVOHRAD REGION

Abstract

Relevance. Global upheavals in the country affected the activities of dental institutions, including private ones. Aim of this study. Analysis of the dynamics of dental caries treatment indicators in the adult and children's populations in private institutions of the Kirovohrad region. Materials and methods. According to reference books, an analysis of the indicators of caries treatment and complicated dental caries in private institutions of the Kirovohrad region in 2018, 2020, and 2022 was carried out. Research results. In 2018, 134,408 teeth with caries were treated in the population, 131,669 teeth (98% of all) in adults, and 2,739 teeth (2%) in children. In 2020, 142,589 teeth were treated, which is 5.7% more than in 2018. For adults, 140,094 teeth (90.3%) were treated, 6% more than in 2018, and for children, 2,495 teeth (1.7%) were treated, which is 8.9% less. In 2022, 93,164 teeth were treated in the entire population, which is 34.7% less than in 2020. For adults, 89,771 teeth (96.4%) were treated, 35.9% less than in 2020, and for children, 3,393 teeth (3.6%) were treated, which is 26.5% more than in 2020. In 2018, the proportion of teeth treated for caries to all visits was 90.9%, in 2020 – 92%, and in 2022 – 77.7%. For adults, the proportions were 91%, 92.7%, and 76.9%, and for children, 85.6%, 66.7%, and 109.9%. In 2018, a total of 38,926 teeth were treated for complicated caries, 38,442 (98.8%) in adults, and 484 (1.2%) in children. In 2020, 39,522 teeth were treated (1.5% more than in 2018), 39,067 (1.6% more) in adults, and 455 teeth (6% less) in children, with the proportions remaining the same as in 2018. In 2022, the number of treated teeth in the population decreased by 20.1% to 31,593 teeth, for adults by 21.1% to 30,832 teeth, and for children, it increased by 40.2% to 761 teeth. In 2022, 97.6% of the treated teeth were in adults and 2.4% in children. The specific proportion of complicated caries to teeth treated for caries in the population was 29%, 27.7%, and 33.9% in 2018, 2020, and 2022, respectively. For adults, the proportions were 29.2%, 27.9%, and 34.3%, and for children, the indicator increased from 17.7% in 2018 to 18.2% in 2020 and 22.4% in 2022. Conclusions. Private institutions in the Kirovohrad region were almost unaffected by the quarantine. However, in 2022, there was a decrease in indicators for the entire population and adult patients, but an increase for children.