title: [A prevalence survey of the dental institutions and professionals in Lishui city in 2009].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the current status of dental institutions and professionals in Lishui city in 2009.
  
  
  METHODS
  The database of dental professionals in various medical institutions in Lishui city in 2009 was obtained from Information Center, Bureau of Health of Lishui city. All the data were input into EpiData 3.1, and SPSS12.0 software package was used for statistical analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 100 dental institutions in total in Lishui city. Dental clinics accounted for 59% . There were 254 dentists and fewer dental assistants. The ratio of dentist to dental nurse was 8:1. The ratio of dentist to population per 100000 was 10.04.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Strengthening education and training of primary dental professionals and rationalization of the dental professional structure are the keys to improve dental health level and realize social health justice in Lishui city.
authors: Vocational and Technical College of Lishui City. Lishui, Zhejiang Province, China. lsxhq2108@sina.com
authors: Hui-qin
authors: HQ
authors: Xu
authors: Yin-hua
authors: YH
authors: Jiang
authors: Shi-long
authors: SL
authors: Zhan
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003815:Dentists; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D015995:Prevalence