Analyses on the quantity, structure and allocation equity of stomatologists in China.
10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20220413-00174
- VernacularTitle:我国口腔医师人力资源数量、结构与配置公平性分析
- Author:
Xue Yuan ZHANG
1
;
Chen Mei XIE
2
;
Jun Ren WANG
3
;
Jin Zhong JIA
4
Author Information
1. General Office, Graduate School of Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100083, China.
2. Applied Psychology, Peking University Sixth Hospital, Beijing 100191, China.
3. Student Office, School of Medical Humanities, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100083, China.
4. Secretariat of National Steering Committee for Medical for Professional Degree Education, Graduate School of Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100083, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Humans;
China;
Resource Allocation;
Oral Medicine;
Dentists/supply & distribution*
- From:
Chinese Journal of Stomatology
2022;57(11):1156-1162
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To study the quantity, structure and allocation equity of stomatologists, in order to provide bases and advices for improving the allocation of stomatologists in China. Methods: On the basis of data from China Health Statistics Yearbooks and Brief Book of Administrative Divisions of the People's Republic of China, the general situation of stomatologists was analyzed by descriptive analysis. Gini coefficient was used to evaluate the allocation equity in 2010 and 2020. Results: The total number of stomatologists reached 2 780 hundred in 2020, which increased by 150.5% compared with that in 2010. The overall quality structure of stomatologists had improved. The gender proportion was balanced and the age distribution was reasonable. The team was mainly composed by the young people, in which the numbers under 44 years old accounted for 71.6% (1 991 hundred/2 780 hundred). The proportion of personnel with senior professional titles decreased to 7.9% (220 hundred/2 780 hundred) while the total number increased to 220 thousand. The distribution of stomatologists by population was fair. Gini coefficients of the whole country as well as the eastern, central and western regions were less than 0.3. Conclusions: The quantity, quality and allocation equity of stomatologists were still insufficient in China. It is necessary to optimize the human resources allocation for stomatologists. It is suggested to increase the talents supply through supply-side reform, medicine-education collaboration and multi-agent participation. And it is suggested to optimize criterions to improve the quality of stomatologists.
