OBJECTIVETo study the status quo of oral professional and technical personnel of Guyuan city, Ningxia.

METHODSIn consultation with Administrative Department of Public Health, all oral health institutions by age, gender, education, professional, and department in four counties (Longde, Jingyuan, Pengyang and Xiji) and Yuanzhou district in Guyuan City were investigated. The distribution, basic information, professional branch, ratio with the amount of health system medical staff and population were analyzed.

RESULTSAll comprehensive hospital at the county level and above set up department of stomatology. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, health inspection bureau, maternity and child health care bureau and 78.46% town health center didn't set up department of stomatology. Oral professional and technical personnel of Guyuan city in number was 115 and mainly young doctors, men were more than women. On education, the tertiary education was mostly received. On professional title, number of middle and senior professional title was relatively small. On profession, multi-disciplinary was common. The ratio of oral professional to general medical staff were 1:30, to local population was 1:13 thousands.

CONCLUSIONThe education and professional title of oral professional and technical personnel should be improved. It is recommended that comprehensive hospitals above the county level should branch in Stomatology, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, health inspection bureau, maternity and child health care bureau and town health center should offer services of stomatology, at least provide one dental professional and technical personnel in each place.