Results of assessing the level of competence of dentists on the complex treatment and rehabilitation of patients with periodontal tissue diseases

Inflammatory periodontal diseases are a serious medical and social problem and the effectiveness of the provision of medical and preventive care to patients is determined by a full diagnosis of the disease, a competent selection of methods of treatment and rehabilitation, a reasonable combination of therapeutic, surgical, orthopedic and physiotherapeutic measures. Complexity and an individual approach are the main conditions for successful treatment, 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 complex treatment and rehabilitation of patients with inflammatory diseases of periodontal tissues 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 treatment of inflammatory diseases of periodontal tissues. According to the results of the questionnaire, low competence in treatment issues was revealed: 88.5% of the training at the advanced training courses took place on average 11.5±2.9 years ago; 58.6% (51/87) of respondents did not have a qualification category; Assessment of knowledge of the main stages of complex treatment - 66.7% did not give an answer, and 33.3% (29/87) noted various options for treatment stages and their combination. Evaluation of AMP use: 57.5% indicated metronidazole, 55.2% β-lactam antibiotics - amoxicillin and amoxicillin, then - lincomycin, erythromycin and chloramphenicol. Inappropriately prescribed: chloramphenicol, the frequency of administration of which should be 4 times a day; erythromycin - 3 to 4 times a day; lincomycin - 3-4 times a day, amoxicillin in 76.4% of cases, it was also prescribed irrationally, the recommended one - 3 times a day. In 50.6% of cases, analgesics and fluoride and calcium preparations were correctly used for symptomatic therapy, 49.4% of cases indicated the need to remove dental plaque.