[Investigation of dental manpower in non-public dental institutions in Liaoning province].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the non-public oral medical institutions in Liaoning province in 2011, and to analyze the status of dental manpower in non-public dental institutions in Liaoning province.


METHODS
A mass survey on dental manpower was made in non-public dental institutions in Liaoning province in 2011 by means of questionnaire investigation, which included the institution type, dental devices, and the number, structure, composition, distribution of dental manpower in non-public dental institutions in Liaoning province. Data was entered with EpiData 3.0 and analyzed with SPSS 13.0 software package.


RESULTS
There were 1649 non-public dental institutions with 3132 dentists, 1265 nurses, 540 technicians and 3490 dental chairs in Liaoning province. 85.69% of the dental manpower were young and middle-aged. 33.17% of the dentists had primary professional titles, 42.53% of them had college degree and 87.96% of the dentists was general dentistry. In the dental auxiliaries, the primary professional title accounted for the majority. 95.97% of the nurses majored in general dentistry and 60.40% of the nurses' educational background were below junior college degree. 72.59% of the technicians majored in prosthetic dentistry and 67.78% of their educational background were below junior college degree. The ratio of the dentists to nurses to technicians was 6:2:1. The ratio of the nurses to dental chairs was 1:2.76.


CONCLUSIONS
The distribution and composition of dental manpower are not reasonable in non-public dental institutions in Liaoning province. We should strengthen effective utilization of oral health resources and the oral health service ability of non -public dental institutions in Liaoning province. Supported by Key Science and Technology Projects of Liaoning Province (2012225015).
Department of Preventive Dentistry, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Liaoning Institute of Dental Research. Shenyang 110002, Liaoning Province, China.E-mail:an_lann@163.com.
Lu
L
Liu
Ying
Y
Zhang
Rui-bo
RB
Cheng
Yan-mei
YM
Xu
Zhen-fu
ZF
Lu
D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D003815:Dentists; D006280:Health Workforce; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009909:Oral Health; D011476:Prosthodontics; D012574:Schools; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires