DENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS OF MEDICAL-PROPHYLACTIC FACULTY

Aim. To assess the dental health of students of Medical-Prophylactic Faculty and to ground the preventive measures directed to decline in oral diseases. Materials and methods. FIfty students of Medical-Prophylactic Faculty (MPF) of Perm State Academy of Medicine underwent complex dental examination. Dental caries prevalence and intensity indices, oral cavity and parodentium tissue hygienic status were studied. 100 MPF students were interrogated by means of the questionnaire containing 23 questions of the open type by the following issues: quality of life, general health, level of knowledge and oral hygiene habits. Results. The conducted studies revealed a high level of prevalence and intensity of the basic dental diseases among students. Negative influence of stress situations and neuropsychical tension while studying, inadequate diet, rare visits to dentists, unsatisfactory habits of individual hygiene among the interrogated students were noted. Conclusions. Use of sylvinite therapy positively effecting oral mucosa and local immunity is one of directions of complex measures for prevention of dental diseases among students.

Students of Medical-Prophylactic Faculty, dental examination, survey