Alsalleeh Fahd, Alohali Mashari, Alzeer Marshed, Aloseimi Meshal, Almuflehi Nassr, Alshiha Sattam
King Saud University, College of Dentistry, Restorative Dental Sciences Department, Saudi Arabia.
Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Dent J. 2018 Jan;30(1):70-73. doi: 10.1016/j.sdentj.2017.10.008. Epub 2017 Nov 6.
To survey private dental clinics and analyze its clinicians in Riyadh city Saudi Arabia.
Private dental clinics that had been registered with the Ministry of Health (MOH), Health Affairs System and accepted to participate were included. All clinics were visited to collect data. Number of practicing dentists, nationality, and their specialty classification were recorded. The location and year of establishment of each dental center were also collected.
Out of 236 private dental clinics registered in MOH, 162 clinics accepted to participate. The total number of dentists in these clinics was 877. The majority of dentists were males (63.97%). The percentage of non-Saudi dentists were 86.66%, and Syrians dentists being the highest group (40.25%). The primary specialty of dentists was general dentistry (70.5%). The location of private dental clinics was found to be concentrated in some areas and not evenly distributed in Riyadh city. There were 49 clinics in Olaya, followed by 45 clinics in Rawdha municipality.
Private dental clinics in Riyadh city are operated mainly by Non-Saudi dentists. Moreover, there is still a need for more female dentists and dental specialists. There are areas in Riyadh city that lack private dental clinics.
调查沙特阿拉伯利雅得市的私立牙科诊所并分析其临床医生情况。
纳入已在卫生部、卫生事务系统注册并同意参与的私立牙科诊所。走访所有诊所收集数据。记录执业牙医数量、国籍及其专业分类。还收集了每个牙科中心的位置和成立年份。
在卫生部注册的236家私立牙科诊所中，162家诊所同意参与。这些诊所的牙医总数为877人。大多数牙医为男性（63.97%）。非沙特籍牙医的比例为86.66%，其中叙利亚籍牙医占比最高（40.25%）。牙医的主要专业是普通牙科（70.5%）。发现私立牙科诊所在利雅得市的位置集中在某些区域，分布不均。奥拉亚有49家诊所，其次是罗德哈市有45家诊所。
利雅得市的私立牙科诊所主要由非沙特籍牙医经营。此外，仍需要更多女牙医和牙科专家。利雅得市有些地区缺乏私立牙科诊所。
