Shrestha Rabindra Man, Shrestha Sujita Shrestha, Kunwar Nischal
Department of Orthodontics, Kantipur Dental College, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Kantipur Dental College, Kathmandu, Nepal.
J Nepal Health Res Counc. 2017 Sep 8;15(2):187-192. doi: 10.3126/jnhrc.v15i2.18199.
Human resource data is essential for planning and implementation of health care delivery system. However, very few information is available on dental health human resource in the country. The aim of study was to assess the number of dentists in the country and to explore their distribution according to demographic and professional characteristics.
A census was performed during July 2015 to July 2016 about the Nepali dentists. The study assessed demographic and professional characteristics of dentists including age, gender, ethnicity, education attainment, university, country/year of graduation, and work place using data collection sheet by trained data collectors. For those not accessible for direct contact, the information was obtained through secondary data. Data entry was done in CSPro software application and was analyzed in SPSS 20.
The total number of registered Nepali dentists was 1803 with 419 specialists until June 2015. The male to female ratio was 1:1.46. Among all; 1318 (73%) were present in the country, 1047 (58%) were professionally active, and 1366 (76%) were below the age of 35 years. Among the professionals; 831 (79%) were employed in private sector and 601 (57%) worked in Kathmandu valley.
The dentist-population ratio is decreasing exponentially in capital and major cities of Nepal however it remains very high in rural areas. Compared to other provinces,Province 6 and Province 7 lack service of dentists.
人力资源数据对于医疗保健提供系统的规划和实施至关重要。然而，该国关于口腔健康人力资源的信息非常少。本研究的目的是评估该国牙医的数量，并根据人口统计学和专业特征探索他们的分布情况。
在2015年7月至2016年7月期间对尼泊尔牙医进行了普查。该研究使用经过培训的数据收集员的数据收集表，评估了牙医的人口统计学和专业特征，包括年龄、性别、种族、教育程度、大学、毕业国家/年份以及工作地点。对于那些无法直接联系到的人，信息通过二手数据获得。数据录入CSPro软件应用程序，并在SPSS 20中进行分析。
截至2015年6月，尼泊尔注册牙医总数为1803人，其中专科医生419人。男女比例为1:1.46。在所有人中，1318人（73%）在该国，1047人（58%）从事专业工作，1366人（76%）年龄在35岁以下。在专业人员中，831人（79%）受雇于私营部门，601人（57%）在加德满都谷地工作。
尼泊尔首都和主要城市的牙医与人口比例呈指数下降，但农村地区仍然很高。与其他省份相比，第6省和第7省缺乏牙医服务。
