<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Objective</bold>: The purpose of the study was to assess the activity of the Emergency Dental Office of UPU SMURD in Tîrgu Mures since its establishment and also to compare it with the similar unit from Oradea.<bold>Methods</bold>: The two-year retrospective and comparative study is a statistical processing of non-personal data regarding the emergency dental services in the UPU SMURD Tîrgu Mures and UPU SMURD Oradea, involving the data collected in the same period at both emergency dental offices. Data based on the records analysis of the patients who were consulted and treated at the Emergency Dental Office in UPU SMURD Tîrgu Mure between February 1, 2012 – February 1, 2014 compared with similar data from Oradea.<bold>Results</bold>: Assessing the number of patients presented each month – first and second year – we can see that since the establishment of the Emergency Dental Office in Tîrgu Mure (no=12780), the number of patients showed a linear increase in the first year, and in the second year the constant number of patients present in the studied unit was higher than in the other center from Oradea (no=4886).<bold>Conclusions</bold>: The large number of patients and the nature of the cases that were present in the Emergency Dental Office in the UPU SMURD Tîrgu Mure show how necessary the set-up of this unit was.</abstract>

Objective: The purpose of the study was to assess the activity of the Emergency Dental Office of UPU SMURD in Tîrgu Mures since its establishment and also to compare it with the similar unit from Oradea.Methods: The two-year retrospective and comparative study is a statistical processing of non-personal data regarding the emergency dental services in the UPU SMURD Tîrgu Mures and UPU SMURD Oradea, involving the data collected in the same period at both emergency dental offices. Data based on the records analysis of the patients who were consulted and treated at the Emergency Dental Office in UPU SMURD Tîrgu Mure between February 1, 2012 – February 1, 2014 compared with similar data from Oradea.Results: Assessing the number of patients presented each month – first and second year – we can see that since the establishment of the Emergency Dental Office in Tîrgu Mure (no=12780), the number of patients showed a linear increase in the first year, and in the second year the constant number of patients present in the studied unit was higher than in the other center from Oradea (no=4886).Conclusions: The large number of patients and the nature of the cases that were present in the Emergency Dental Office in the UPU SMURD Tîrgu Mure show how necessary the set-up of this unit was.

Comparative Study Regarding Activity of Emergency Dental Offices in Tirgu Mures and Oradea

University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tirgu Mureş, România

Acta Marisiensis - Seria Medica

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Objective: The purpose of the study was to assess the activity of the Emergency Dental Office of UPU SMURD in Tîrgu Mures since its establishment and also to...

Comparative Study Regarding Activity of Emergency Dental Offices in Tirgu Mures and Oradea

Published Online: Aug 06, 2015

Page range: 120 - 123

Received: Dec 08, 2014

Accepted: Apr 25, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/amma-2015-0035

Keywords
UPU SMURD, emergency dental office, retrospective study

© Dörner Kinga et al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Comparative Study Regarding Activity of Emergency Dental Offices in Tirgu Mures and Oradea

Published Online: Aug 06, 2015

Page range: 120 - 123

Received: Dec 08, 2014

Accepted: Apr 25, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/amma-2015-0035

KeywordsUPU SMURD, emergency dental office, retrospective study

© Dörner Kinga et al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
UPU SMURD, emergency dental office, retrospective study