Assessment of the level of competence of dentists in the diagnosis and classification of periodontal tissue diseases

The polyethiology of periodontal diseases introduces certain difficulties in the diagnosis and adequate selection of treatment methods and dictates the conditions under which the complexity and individual approach are the main conditions for successful treatment. Therefore, it is very important to timely diagnose and correctly determine the prognosis of the disease, which directly depends on the level of professional knowledge of dentists. The aim of the study was to analyze the level of competence of dentists on the methods of diagnosis and classification of periodontal tissue diseases in patients in Bishkek. Questioning of respondents - 87, statistical. For the study, a questionnaire “Dentist’s awareness of modern principles of diagnosis and treatment of periodontal tissues” was developed, containing 14 questions that reveal the ideas of dentists-therapists about modern principles of classification, diagnosis and methods of treatment of inflammatory diseases of periodontal tissues. According to the results of the survey, low competence in the diagnosis of periodontal diseases was revealed: 34.5% of the respondents are well aware of classification issues; adequate evaluation indices for assessing the hygienic state of the oral cavity and inflammatory changes in the tissues of the gums are used only in 20.7% and 77.0% of cases, respectively; laboratory and diagnostic research methods are used only by 59.8%. The use of a large number of diagnostic and prognostic indices in periodontics makes it possible to objectively control the dynamics of the disease, assess the depth and prevalence of the pathological process, carry out mathematical processing of the results obtained and compare the effectiveness of various methods of treating periodontitis.