The Participation of Pediatric Dentists in Oral Health Promotion and Education in Serbia
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Article Category: Original scientific article
Published Online: Jun 13, 2023
Page range: 145 - 152
Received: Oct 24, 2022
Accepted: May 09, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2023-0020
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Dentists’ participation in oral health education and promotion activities (excluding individual counselling during the oral health interventions), Serbia, 2019.
| National Week of Oral Health | No | 4.9% | 5.0% | 4.0% |
| Yes | 95.1% | 95.0% | 96.0% | |
| Educations in schools | No | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| Yes | 95.4% | 96.3% | 94.4% | |
| Education in preschool institutions | No | 6.8% | 7.6% | 4.8% |
| Yes | 93.2% | 92.4% | 95.2% | |
| Public events aimed to raise oral health awareness | No | 41.6% | 44.1% | 37.0% |
| Yes | 58.4% | 55.9% | 63.0% | |
| Cooperation with media (preparation of media statements, giving interviews, etc.) | No | 56.7% | 63.8% | 44.4% |
| Yes | 43.3% | 36.2% | 55.6% |
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| Cooperation with local self-government, civil society organizations, or other partners | No | 68.2% | 71.2% | 62.5% |
| Yes | 31.8% | 28.8% | 37.5% |
The average number of patients, working hours allocated to preventive services, and years of working experience, Serbia, 2019.
| Number of patients per week | 80.0±33.9 | 75 (12–364) |
| Number of patients to whom dental treatment services were provided per week | 43.8±26.9 | 40 (0–263) |
| Number of patients to whom preventive services were provided per week | 47.9±37.7 | 40 (0–305) |
| Percentage of working hours dedicated to preventive services per week | 42.7±19.0 | 40 (0–100) |
| Years of experience working in paediatric dentistry | 15.2±9.2 | 15.0 (0.2–38.0) |
Dentists’ estimation of the level of cooperation with different services within primary healthcare centres.
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| Counselling centre for children with developmental disabilities | 3.7±1.2 | 4.0 | 12.5% | 3.8±1.2 | 3.6±1.2 | |
| Healthcare service for preschool children | 4.0±1.0 | 4.0 | 1.7% | 4.1±1.0 | 3.97±1.1 | |
| Healthcare of schoolchildren | 4.0±1.0 | 4.0 | 1.9% | 4.1±0.9 | 3.9±1.1 | |
| Women’s health service | 3.5±1.2 | 3.5 | 7.0% | 3.6±1.2 | 3.4±1.2 | |
| Adult healthcare | 3.6±1.2 | 4.0 | 12.7% | 3.6±1.2 | 3.5±1.1 | |
| Team for children suffering from violence and neglect | 3.4±1.3 | 3.0 | 49.2% | 3.4±1.3 | 3.6±1.4 | |
| Roma health mediators | 3.1±1.3 | 3.0 | 51.8% | 3.2±1.3 | 3.0±1.4 | |
| Preschool Institution | 4.4±0.7 | 5.0 (2–5) | 3.4% | 4.5±0.8 | 4.4±0.8 | |
| Schools | 4.4±0.8 | 5.0 (2–5) | 1.2% | 4.4±0.8 | 4.3±0.9 | |
| Centres for social work | 3.2±1.3 | 5.0 (1–5) | 52.4% | 3.2±1.3 | 3.0±1.2 | |
| Local self-government | 3.2±1.4 | 3.0 (1–5) | 39.1% | 3.4±1.4 | 3.1±1.4 | |
| Non-government organizations | 2.5±1.4 | 2.0 (1–5) | 65.7% | 2.5±1.4 | 2.4±1.3 | |
| Media | 3.1±1.2 | 3.0 (1–5) | 36.6% | 3.1±1.3 | 3.1±1.1 | |
The rating of factors influencing the quality of work in paediatric dentistry, Serbia, 2019.
| Time available for the patient | 4.23±1.03 | 4.20±1.04 | 4.30±1.00 | 0.29 | 4.30±0.98 | 4.19±1.08 | 4.21±1.03 | 0.630 |
| Dentists’ job satisfaction | 4.43±0.90 | 4.41±0.94 | 4.49±0.81 | 0.4 | 4.45±0.90 | 4.34±0.99 | 4.56±0.76 | 0.151 |
| Quality of communication with the patient/parent/guardian | 4.67±0.65 | 4.65±0.67 | 4.69±0.62 | 0.43 | 4.66±0.67 | 4.59±0.74 | 4.76±0.53 | 0.131 |
| Patient/parent/guardian motivation for the improvement of oral health | 4.68±0.69 | 4.64±0.74 | 4.76±0.59 | 0.09 | 4.65±0.75 | 4.67±0.72 | 4.72±0.60 | 0.690 |
| Availability of treatment materials | 4.21±0.96 | 4.19±0.97 | 4.26±0.93 | 0.44 | 4.26±0.90 | 4.17±1.04 | 4.17±0.96 | 0.684 |
| Quality of communication within the dental team | 4.44±0.87 | 4.45±0.88 | 4.45±0.81 | 0.96 | 4.50±0.79 | 4.30±1.01 | 4.58±0.67 | 0.023 |