Characterisation of the human resources of the dental services in Dushanbe

Abstract

Aim. To assess the human resources capacity of the dental service in Dushanbe, regardless of the form of ownership of the dental institution.

Material and methods. An analysis was made of the data of the official statistical reporting “Report on medical personnel” form 17, approved by order No.054 of the Agency for Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan dated October 11, 2013. The analysis covered data from the period 2017 to 2021, focusing on state medical organizations providing dental care to children. Statistical data, the determination of extensive and intensive indicators, the significance of their differences using the t-criterion of reliability (differences were considered significant at t>3), and analysis of dynamic series were used.

Results and Discussion. Of the total number of dentists in Dushanbe, about 70% are dental therapists. Among all dentists, every fifth dentist is a pediatric dentist, which is twice as many as the national average. The number of orthodontist dentists does not differ significantly from the data for the republic. Dentists and surgeons work 1.5 times more in Dushanbe compared to the national data.

Conclusions. The indicator of the number of dentists of all qualifications in Dushanbe is several times higher than the national average. Over the past five years, there has been a tendency to reduce the number of pediatric dentists. The number of doctors with the highest qualification category decreased by 13%, the indicator is identical to the national data.