title: [Children stomatology outpatient treatment requirements analysis and countermeasures].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess dental treatment needs and oral health status among children under 18-year-old in Beijing and to examine how these are  affected by age, gender.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the retrospective study, 3 148 children aged 0.8-18.0 years were selected from patients who first visit the  Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, from May 2010 to January 2011. The treatment needs were  evaluated and analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean age of the group was 6.23 ± 3.46, median was 5.0, and 52.4% (1 649/3 148) were boys. The percentages of  treatment need for caries, pulptis and periapical periodontitis, teeth developmental abnormality, dental injury space management, periodontal disease,  non carious disease and others were 35.1%(1 105/3 148), 32.2%(1 013/3 148), 11.5% (363/3 148) and 6.7%(212/3 148), 2.0%(62/3 148), 1.3%(41/3 148), 0.1% (2/3 148) and 2.2%(69/3 148) respectively. 3.6% (112/3 148) children suffered toothache and need an emergency dental treatment. In 1 602 children under 6-year-old, 55.2% (884/1 602) were diagnosed as severe early childhood caries. Only 8.9% (281/3 148) children were found to need no treatment, who just  asked a regular dental examine.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Systematic implementation of preventive oral care and community-oriented health programmers for  children, especially preschool-aged children, are urgently needed in China.
authors: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Peking University School, Beijing, China.
authors: Bin
authors: B
authors: Xia
authors: Man
authors: M
authors: Qin
authors: Ye
authors: Y
authors: Han
authors: Sun
authors: S
authors: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010045:Outpatients; D010377:Pediatric Dentistry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010485:Periapical Periodontitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies