Liu Da Li, Xie Yu Feng, Shu Rong
Chin J Dent Res. 2019;22(1):37-43. doi: 10.3290/j.cjdr.a41773.
To collect information and statistical data regarding the current oral health care and dental education resources in China.
Electronic databases were searched and a literature review conducted. The homepages of relevant universities and colleges were visited to collect dental education information. In addition, private conversations with related experts were conducted.
Compared with the 3rd National Oral Health Survey (2005), the ratio of gingival bleeding in individuals aged 33 to 44 years has increased in the last 10 years. The average percentage of residents visiting departments of dentistry in public hospitals is less than 10%. The total number of dentists and assistant dentists increased to 167,227 in 2016, with a ratio of 1.21 per 10,000 people. There is a great imbalance in the distribution of dental practitioners among the provinces. There are 101 dental schools or departments of stomatology that provide 5-year dental training courses and offer bachelor's degrees in dentistry, with another 93 dental institutions offering shorter 3-year training courses for assistant dentists.
The results of the present study show that there has been significant change during recent years in China. However, the ratio of dental practitioners to the population as well as the number of dental visits carried out is still much lower than in developed countries and does not satisfy the demand for dental care in China. The quality and quantity of dental education, including continuing dental education, calls for improvement in the future.
收集有关中国当前口腔保健和牙科教育资源的信息及统计数据。
检索电子数据库并进行文献综述。访问相关高校的主页以收集牙科教育信息。此外，与相关专家进行了私下交流。
与第三次全国口腔健康调查（2005年）相比，在过去10年中，33至44岁人群的牙龈出血率有所上升。居民前往公立医院牙科科室就诊的平均比例不到10%。2016年，牙医和助理牙医总数增至167,227人，每万人中有1.21人。各省牙科从业人员的分布存在极大不平衡。有101所牙科学院或口腔医学系提供5年制牙科培训课程并授予牙科学士学位，另有93所牙科机构为助理牙医提供为期3年的较短培训课程。
本研究结果表明，近年来中国发生了重大变化。然而，牙科从业人员与人口的比例以及就诊次数仍远低于发达国家，无法满足中国的口腔保健需求。包括继续牙科教育在内的牙科教育的质量和数量在未来有待提高。
