Monitoring of indicators of dental health of schoolchildren of Omsk with the help of European indicators

Relevance. The problem of dental caries among children in modern dentistry is still relevant. Aim. Assessment of changes in the most significant indicators of dental health in a key group of 12-year-olds using European indicators against the background of the implementation of prevention programs in the region. Materials and methods. In this work, we conducted a survey of the children’s population of Omsk with the help of European indicators. We analyzed the average values of these indicators before and after 3 years, after the implementation of the pilot project of the regional prevention program in the framework of the state task of the Ministry of health of the Russian Federation. Based on the data obtained, we assessed the effectiveness of preventive work of the school dental service in Omsk. Results. From a brief analysis of objective and subjective indicators, we can say that most of the criteria studied are sufficiently informative to identify risk factors for dental diseases and were used by us to create and implement prevention programs in Omsk and the region, and to determine its effectiveness and further adjustments. Conclusions. The regional Program of prevention of the main dental diseases among children of Omsk introduced in the region in the form of the pilot project in the format of school dental service in 3 years of work allowed to improve indicators of the European indicators of dental health of children of 12 years. Thus, to solve the problem of high incidence of dental caries among children is possible only under the condition of priority development of preventive orientation of modern dental service in the regions.

Eвропейские индикаторы, дети, кариес зубов, первичная профилактика, школьная стоматология, European indicators, children, dental caries, primary prevention, school dentistry