Odontologų poreikio ir pasiūlos planavimas

• Main Author: Zakaitė, Živilė
• Other Authors: Starkuvienė, Skirmantė
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: Lithuanian
• Published: Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT) 2006
• Subjects: Public Health; Dentists; Žmonių išteklių planavimas; Odontologai; Human resource planning
• Online Access: http://vddb.library.lt/fedora/get/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2006~D_20060608_152310-75633/DS.005.0.01.ETD

Requirement and supply projections for dentists Aim of the study. To prepare requirement and supply projections for dentists in Lithuania for the next decade. Objectives. 1) To evaluate the changes in number and distribution of dentists in Lithuania in 1993-2004; 2) To evaluate the drop out from undergraduate studies of students of the Faculty of Odontology of Kaunas University of Medicine; 3) To evaluate the retention in profession of dental graduates of Faculty of Odontology of Kaunas University of Medicine; 4) To determine the requirement for dentists until 2015; 5) To forecast supply of dentists for the next decade. Methods. While estimating the number and distribution of dentists in Lithuania the data of Lithuanian Health Information Centre were analyzed. While estimating the distribution of dentists by age and gender in Lithuania the data of Health Care and Pharmacy Professionals Licence Registry were analyzed. While estimating the drop out from undergraduate studies and retention in the profession, cohort analysis of the matriculates of Faculty of Odontology of Kaunas University of Medicine was carried out. The requirement for dentists was evaluated by carrying out the Delphi survey. Supply of dentists was projected using computer simulation model by J. Dewdney. Results. In 1993-2004 the number of dentists per 10 thousand population increased from 5.3 to 6.6 in Lithuania. There were 2272 dentists in Lithuania in 2004. Only one third of them were working in districts... [to full text]