Current status of oral diseases and the training needs of oral physicians in Inner Mongolia
10.16352/j.issn.1001-6325.2025.07.0969
- VernacularTitle:对内蒙古地区口腔疾病现状及口腔医师培训需求的调查
- Author:
Zhen LI
1
;
He WANG
;
Hongwei YUE
;
Jing XU
;
Lijiao ZHOU
;
Kuo WAN
;
Qian LI
Author Information
1. 中国医学科学院 北京协和医学院 北京协和医院 口腔科,北京 100730
- Keywords:
oral diseases;
education;
demand;
survey questionnaire
- From:
Basic & Clinical Medicine
2025;45(7):969-973
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the profile of common oral diseases in the Inner Mongolia region and the im-pact on local residents,and to obtain a clear picture of technology availability for local oral physicians and their needs for oral medical training.This will provide an important basis for optimizing the content of continuing educa-tion program and the direction of counterpart assistance in order to improve the technical level of local oral physi-cians and the practicality of oral medical teaching.Methods The study selected oral physicians from the Inner Mongolia region as subjects and designed a questionnaire to explore the current status of oral diseases and the training needs of oral physicians in this area.The chi-square test or Fisher's exact probability method was used for statistical testing.Results Data collected from the survey questionnaires of 181 oral physicians in the Inner Mongolia region indicated that 56.83%of physicians were engaged in routine oral medicine,reaching 56.83%.Dental caries and peri-odontitis were the most common oral diseases in the region(70.37%and 65.74%respec-tively).The most common impacts of these diseases on patients were pain and discomfort.In terms of clinical skills,diagnostic imaging skills,oral examination skills and root canal therapy were the most important as the ob-jective of training there were 70.17%of respondents expressed expectation to get the learning and training opportu-nity for new technologies and methods.Conclusions Continuing education programs and specific targeted assistance projects should focus on strengthening basic professional training for dental practitioners in Inner Mongolia and the promotion of capacity building in the field of healthcare and promotion of oral health in the region.
