Investigation And Analysis Of Dental Manpower Distribution In Medical Institutions In Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

Purpose:The aim of this study was to analyze the dental manpower and dental medical institutions distribution in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region; its purpose was to understand the current situation of dental medical institutions and the distribution of dental manpower, and reveal the problem about the distribution structure. This study could provide some references for deepening reform of the dental medical enterprise in Xinjiang region and for the government departments to formulate scientific and rational decision-making. Methods:The questionnaire surveys and medical information network retrieval methods were used to investigate every dental medical institution in Xinjiang. The EpiData3.1software was used to establish the data base, after the data entry, the SPSS19.0software was used to do the statistics and analyze the data. Results:The results indicated that there were1,111dental medical institutions,2,096dental chair units,380dental hospital beds,342dental engines,45Oral pantomography machines,1CBCT,1,195curing lights,1134ultrasonic scalers,564air purification equipments,706high pressure sterilization equipments in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Each dental medical institution serves20,600patients with a service area of1,495.56square kilometers. There were2,522dentists,537nurses and148technicians, the ratio between dentists and the general population was about11.01, and each dentist serves9,086patients. Conclusions:The public dental medical institutions pay equal attention to the private institutions in Xinjiang region. However, the number of dental medical institutions in Xinjiang was insufficient and the distribution structure of dental medical institutions was not reasonable. The number of dental manpower was insufficient in Xinjiang and the level of education and professional-title of the dental manpower was low. Young and middle-age had become the main force. The proportion of "medical" and "nursing care" structure in the internal dental human resource was disordered. Suggestions to further improvement of the reasonable configuration for dental health resources; the structure of the dental health professionals should be built reasonably; the number of dental support staff proportion should be increased; the continuing education and training of the dental manpower should be strengthened; the education level of the dental health professionals should be raised. Ensure the sustainable development of dental medical care in Xinjiang.