Analysis of dental clinic and dental chair distribution in Sichuan.
10.7518/hxkq.2023.2022454
- Author:
Yan ZHENG
1
;
Liuqing YAN
1
;
Chengge HUA
1
;
Xinhua LIANG
1
;
Zheng YANG
1
Author Information
1. State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & Clinical Quality Control Center on Stomatology Sichuan Province, Chengdu 610041, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Sichuan Province;
allocation;
dental chair;
dental clinic;
distribution
- MeSH:
Dental Clinics;
Oral Health;
China
- From:
West China Journal of Stomatology
2023;41(3):333-340
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:To thoroughly understand the current dental chair equipment status of dental clinics in Sichuan Province and provide a reference for administrative departments.
METHODS:Data were collected from a health administrative department and a regional social development yearbook. The number of existing dental clinics and dental chairs in Sichuan Province was investigated.
RESULTS:In Sichuan Province, 7 103 dental clinics were determined to be equipped with 21 760 dental chairs. The Gini coefficients of per capita dental clinics in the province were 0.50, 0.22, and 0.06, and the Gini coefficients of per capita dental chairs were 0.68, 0.31, and 0.15; these coefficients had the same distribution as that reflected by the Lorenz curve. In consideration of geographic distribution, the Theil index for the distribution of dental clinics and dental chairs among cities and states were 0.690 7 and 0.822 3, respectively. The overall Theil index va-lues for the distribution of dental clinics and dental chairs in the province were 0.902 4 and 1.079 4, respectively. The difference in the distribution of dental clinics and dental chairs among cities and states in the province contributed 0.765 4 and 0.761 8 to the total difference, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS:The allocation of oral health resources in Sichuan Pro-vince is relatively equitable in terms of population and economic distribution but uneven in geographical distribution.
