Assessment of the dental morbidity in school-aged children in Barnaul

Abstract

Relevance. Conducting national epidemiological surveys allows to determine the intensity and prevalence of major dental diseases, to identify the need of the population in different types of dental care. Aim. The research objective is to study the dental morbidity of child population in the city of Barnaul as part of the third national epidemiological dental survey in key age groups of 6, 12, 15 years. Epidemiological survey of Barnaul population was held in two districts of Barnaul: the Zheleznodorozhnyy Rayon (the central part of the city) and the Industrial’nyy Rayon (industrial and dormitory district). Material and methods. To assess the main child population dental morbidity indicators, 277 children of key age groups of 6, 12 and 15 years were examined. The inspection of groups was carried out under standard conditions. Results. Results were recorded for the assessment of dental health (WHO, 2013).Conclusions. According to the results of our research, it is obvious that the preventive direction of dental care is the most relevant.