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Enhancing Dental Services in Lithuania: Accessibility and Quality

Explore the dynamics of dental services in Lithuania including the distribution of specialists, professionals, and ongoing development requirements. Learn about the Ministry of Health's role, continuing education, and accessibility principles.

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Enhancing Dental Services in Lithuania: Accessibility and Quality

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  1. TheaccesabilityandqualityofdentalservicesinLithuania Lithuanian Dental Chamber A.Šeikus

  2. In 2011 LithuanianDentalchamberhas 6682 members

  3. Theproportionbetweengeneraldentistsanddentalspecialists We have many specialists, because from inheritance from older times. Now the proportion is decreasing.

  4. Dentalspecialists

  5. Theproportionbetweendentistsanddentalassistants As you see one dentists doesn’t get even one assistant, but now Lithuanian dental chamber offered reskiling dental assistants assistant in a short time.

  6. Theproportionbetweendentistsandoralhealthspecialists

  7. Theproportionbetweenadult, pensionersandchildreninLithuania

  8. TerritorialdistributionofdentistsinLithuania Average: 10,8for 10 000 people

  9. Investigationofcomplaints • Ministry of Health of Republic of Lithuania • Medical audit institution • National health insurance fund • Lithuanian dental chamber • Courts • Administration of clinics

  10. Continuing Professional Developmentrequirements for dentists and oral care specialists (1) • All specialists are required to undertake the set amount of hours of continuing professional development over a five-year period. • Dentist at least 120 hours • Dental techniciansat least 60 hours • Oral hygienists at least 60 hours • Dental assistants at least 50 hours

  11. Continuing Professional Development requirements for dentists and oral care specialists (2) • Compulsary hours : • medical emergencies (at least 2 hours per 5 years) • disinfection and decontamination (at least 2 hours per 5 years) • medicalethics(at least 2 hours per 5 years) • prophylaxisoforaldiseases (at least 2 hours per 5 years) These hours are counted into required hours

  12. TheaccesabilityandqualityofdentalservicesinLithuania The principle of availability - solidarity

  13. TheaccesabilityandqualityofdentalservicesinLithuania

  14. ThankyouSigulda 2011

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