European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

The article presents an analysis of domestic and foreign publications that analyze the organization of periodontal care for rural residents in different regions. Data on the quality and availability of dental care, risk factors for oral diseases are considered.

The rural population, in comparison with the urban population, has even fewer opportunities to receive dental care,since dental institutions, where the most qualified personnel and the latest equipment are concentrated, are located mainly in cities. Diversity of geographical and economic conditions of rural population, state of communications, accessibility of transport, etc. they aggravate the inequality of residents of different localities in the possibilities of obtaining dental care, so the specifics of the forms and methods of its provision in rural areas is primarily in the approximation of General dental care to the entire rural population.