[School stomatology condition in some regions of Russia].

Representative for the whole country study on school stomatology condition was performed in 9 regions of Russia. There were received data about the functioning of school stomatological rooms in 7165 schools including 3230 rural schools in which 1 606 138 children studied from which 33% were primaries. Several problems were disclosed in school dentistry system functioning including absence of unified licensing, manpower shortage, absence of stomatological rooms in new schools, re-equipment of earlier existed stomatological rooms by school administration decision, not allotment of dental hygienist into functioning. Necessity of school dentistry functioning reorganization into the side of stomatological diseases prevention was underlined.