EXPERIENCE IN APPLYING QUESTIONNAIRES TO IDENTIFY CONCOMITANT SOMATIC PATHOLOGY IN THE PRACTICE OF A DENTIST AT AN URGENT DENTAL CARE CENTER

Abstract

Questioning as a method of collecting an anamnesis of life in patients is widely used in dentistry. The main task of such questionnaires is planning of dental treatment taking into account identified risk factors. The purpose of the study was to optimize the reception of patients with the presence of concomitant somatic diseases at the emergency dental care point on the basis of questionnaire analysis. Materials and Methods. 1724 questionnaires completed by patients in 2016 were analyzed. Statistical processing Statistica 7.0 (StatSoft, USA). Results. It was found that the most common somatic concomitant pathologies of patients who turn to the emergency dental care center are cardiovascular diseases, which were detected in 537 patients (31%). On the second place in the structure of pathologies revealed in the analysis of questionnaires of patients, there were diseases of the musculoskeletal system of 167 patients (9.7%). The third place in the structure of pathologies – patients with gastrointestinal tract disease – 166 patients (9.6%) and with the presence of allergy – 166 (9.6%). Conclusions: 1. The number of patients with concomitant pathology from other organs and systems that apply to the emergency dental care center in Krasnoyarsk is 50% (861 people). The most common diseases of the cardiovascular system, which were detected in 537 patients (31%). 2. It is established that the questionnaire is very convenient for the doctor, because it allows you to get maximum information in the shortest possible time. 3. Questioning is also convenient for the patient. 4. An analysis of the patient questionnaires allows management to improve the quality of medical care, identify priority areas for improving the skills of dentists in related clinical disciplines

Keywords

• анкетирование
• неотложная стоматологическая помощь
• сопутствующая патология