FEATURES OF THE ORGANIZATION OF DENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE MOUNTAIN GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

Authors

  • I. A. Holovanova Poltava State Medical University, Poltava, Ukraine
  • Yu. O. Mochalov Uzhhorod National University, Uzhhorod, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11603/1681-2786.2022.4.13681

Keywords:

children, mountainous geographical area, dental health, dental care, prevention, features, territorial communities, health care reform

Abstract

Purpose: to investigate and analyze the peculiarities of the organization of dental care for children in the mountainous geographical area of residence.

Materials and Methods. Bibliosemantic method, medical-statistical method, methods of structural-logical analysis and generalization were used. The materials of the research were the data of industry statistical reporting for the Zakarpattia region and scientific information sources on the topic of the research.

Results. The negative determinants of the formation of dental health of children in the mountainous geographical area are the natural deficiency of fluorine and iodine, their unbalanced nutrition, the low level of sanitary culture and commitment of parents to the prevention of dental diseases, the low level of accessibility to children’s dentists and the insufficient level of accessibility to the necessary range of tools hygienic care of the oral cavity in children. At the same time, comprehensive dental care for children in the mountainous geographical area of residence is not a priority for the health care system in the conditions of its reform.

Conclusion. In the conditions of reforming the health care system of Ukraine during the formation of territorial communities, taking into account the peculiarities of the determinants of ensuring the dental health of the children’s population, it is necessary to consolidate the actions of all interested parties with the adoption of territorial target programs for preserving and strengthening the dental health of children.

Author Biographies

I. A. Holovanova, Poltava State Medical University, Poltava, Ukraine

DM (Medicine), Professor, head of the department of social medicine, public health, organization and economics of health care with medical labor expertise, Poltava State Medical University

Yu. O. Mochalov, Uzhhorod National University, Uzhhorod, Ukraine

DM (Medicine), Professor of the Department of Surgical Dentistry and Clinical Disciplines, Uzhhorod National University

References

Bezvushko, E.V., Chukhray, N.L., & Hutor, T.H. (2010). Vzayemozvyazok kariyesu zubiv, zakhvoryuvan tkanyn parodonta ta zuboshchelepnykh anomaliy u ditey shkilnoho viku Lvivskoyi oblasti [Relationship between dental caries, periodontal tissue diseases, and maxillofacial anomalies in school-aged children of Lviv region]. Praktychna medytsyna – Practical Medicine, 16(1), 35-40 [in Ukrainian].

Bezvushko, E.V. (2013). Stomatolohichna zakhvoryuvanist ditey, yaki prozhyvayut na riznykh za ekolohichnym stanom terytoriyakh, ta obgruntuvannya dyferentsiyovanoyi profilaktyky urazhen tverdykh tkanyn zubiv [Dental morbidity of children living in territories with different environmental conditions, and justification of differentiated prevention of lesions of hard tissues of teeth]. Extended abstract of Doctor’s thesis. Lviv: D. Halytskyi LNMU [in Ukrainian].

Slabkyy, H.O., Rohach, I.M., Pshenychnyy, A.O., & Pishkovtsi, A.-M.M. (2021). Zabezpechennya ditey, yaki prozhyvayut v hirskiy heohrafichniy zoni, stomatolohichnoyu medychnoyu dopomohoyu [Provision of dental care for children living in a mountainous geographical area]. Uzhhorod [in Ukrainian].

Klitynska, O.V., & Butriy, N.V. (2013). Analiz doslidzhennya mikroelementnoho skladu volossya u ditey, yaki prozhyvayut u bioheokhimichnomu rehioni z mikroelementozamy ftoru ta yodu [Analysis of the microelement composition of hair in children living in a biogeochemical region with microelementosis of fluorine and iodine]. Vitchyznyana ta svitova medytsyna: vymohy sohodennya – Domestic and world medicine: requirements of the present. Dnipropetrovsk [in Ukrainian].

Klitynska, O.V. (2010). Analiz stanu tverdykh tkanyn zubiv u ditey, yaki prozhyvayut v umovakh bioheokhimichnoho defitsytu ftoru ta yodu [Analysis of the state of hard dental tissues in children living in conditions of biogeochemical fluorine and iodine deficiency]. Aktualni pytannya stomatolohiyi siohodennia – Actual Issues of Today’s Dentistry. Ternopil [in Ukrainian].

Klitynska, O.V., & Vasko, A.A. (2014). Analiz yakosti kontrolyu za indyvidualʹnoyu hihiyenoyu porozhnyny rota shkolyariv, yaki prozhyvayutʹ v umovakh mikroelementoziv ftoru ta yodu [Analysis of the quality of control over individual oral hygiene of schoolchildren living in conditions of microelementosis of fluorine and iodine]. Molodyy vchenyy – Young Scientist, 5, 164-166 [in Ukrainian].

Klitynska, O.V., Stishkovskyy, A.V., & Hasyuk, N.V. (2019). Otsinka stomatolohichnoho statusu ditey 6–7 rokiv, yaki postiyno prozhyvayut v umovakh bioheokhimichnoho defitsytu ftoru ta yodu [Assessment of the dental status of children aged 6–7 years who constantly live in conditions of biogeochemical deficiency of fluorine and iodine]. Ukrayina. Zdorovia natsiyi – Ukraine. Health of the Nation, 3, 43-50 [in Ukrainian].

Kostenko, Ye.Ya., & Melnyk, V.S. (2016). Poshyrenist ta struktura zuboshchelepnykh anomaliy u ditey Zakarpatskoyi oblasti [Prevalence and structure of maxillofacial anomalies in children of the Zakarpattia region]. Naukovyy visnyk Uzhhorodsʹkoho universytetu – Scientific Bulletin of Uzhhorod University, 1(53), 102-105 [in Ukrainian].

Kryvenko, L.S., Harhin, V.V., & Nazaryan, R.S. (2017). Morfofunktsionalnyye osobennosti sostoyaniya rotovoy polosti. Sostoyaniye myagkikh tkaney rotovoy polosti pri modelirovanii atopicheskoy patologii [Morphofunctional features of the state of the oral cavity. The state of the soft tissues of the oral cavity in the modeling of atopic pathology]. Aktualni problemy suchasnoyi patolohichnoyi anatomiyi – Actual problems of modern pathological anatomy: Proceedings of the Scientific and Practical Conference. Kyiv [in Russian].

Pavlenko, O.V., & Mazur, I.P. (2016). Stomatolohichna dopomoha v Ukrayini: osnovni pokaznyky diyalnosti za 2008–2018 roky [Dental care in Ukraine: main activity indicators for 2008–2018]. Podium [in Ukrainian].

Pishkovtsi, A.-M.M. (2021). Kharakterystyka determinant formuvannya stomatolohichnoho zdorovya dytyachoho naselennya hirskoyi heohrafichnoyi zony Zakarpattya [Characterization of the determinants of the formation of dental health of the children population of the mountainous geographical zone of Transcarpathia]. Materials of the 75th final scientific conference for the teaching staff 24 of Uzhhorod National University Medical Faculty No. 2. (pp. 10-14) [in Ukrainian].

Povoroznyuk, V.V., Zadorozhna, I.V., & Pavlyuk, T.D. (2011). Strukturno-funktsionalnyy stan zubiv i parodonta u ditey, shcho prozhyvayut u riznykh rehionakh Ukrayiny [Structural and functional condition of teeth and periodontium in children living in different regions of Ukraine]. Visnyk stomatolohiyi – Bulletin of Dentistry, 4, 105-106 [in Ukrainian].

Zakon Ukrayiny Pro vnesennya zmin do deyakykh zakonodavchykh aktiv Ukrayiny shchodo udoskonalennya nadannya medychnoyi dopomohy vid № 2347-IX [Law of Ukraine On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Improving the Provision of Medical Assistance dated 2022 No. 2347-IX] [in Ukrainian].

Smolyar, N.I., & Chukhray, N.L. (2012). Otsinka vyznachennya stupenyu aktyvnosti kariyesu zubiv u ditey shkilʹnoho viku, yak odnoho iz pokaznykiv sanatsiyi [Assessment of determining the degree of dental caries activity in school-age children as one of the indicators of remediation]. Visnyk stomatolohiyi – Bulletin of Dentistry, 4, 97-100 [in Ukrainian].

Smolyar, N.I., Bezvushko, Ye.V., & Chukhray, N.L. (2009). Stomatologicheskoye zdorovye detey, problemy, perspektivy [Dental health of children, problems, prospects]. 3 Pan-Yevropeyskogo stomatologicheskogo kongressa – Proceeding Materials of the 3rd Pan-Yevropean Dental Congress. Kiyev [in Russian].

Chukhray, N.L., & Leshchuk, S.Ye. (2019). Otsinka stanu tverdykh tkanyn zubiv u ditey z bronkhialʹnoyu astmoyu v svitli novoho indeksu VOOZ–Significant Index of Caries [Assessment of the state of hard dental tissues in children with bronchial asthma in the light of the new WHO index – Significant Index of Caries]. Visnyk stomatolohiyi – Journal of Dentistry, 107(2), 54-57 [in Ukrainian]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.35220/2078-8916-2019-32-2-54-57

Klitynska, O.V., Kostenko, Y., Mukhina, Y.A., Vasko, A.A., & Layosh, N.V. (2016). Efficiency estimation of using phased program of caries prevention in children domiciled in Transcarpathian region. Acta stomatologica Naissi, 32(74), 1635-1649. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5937/asnl674635K

Koval’ová, E., Eliašová, A., Jordan, D., & Lenzová, L. (2008). Následky parafunkcií zubov u jedincov z doby bronzovej. Dental Care, 23-26.

Published

2023-04-05

How to Cite

Holovanova, I. A., & Mochalov, Y. O. (2023). FEATURES OF THE ORGANIZATION OF DENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE MOUNTAIN GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. Bulletin of Social Hygiene and Health Protection Organization of Ukraine, (4), 45–49. https://doi.org/10.11603/1681-2786.2022.4.13681

Issue

Section

Organization of medical care