Survey of practice patterns in the last 10 years(2011 – 2020) in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Chonnam National University Dental Hospital

Kim, Boram; Kim, Seonmi; Choi, Namki

doi:2021.59.10.536

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 59(10); 2021 > Article

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2021;59(10):536-549.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22974/jkda.2021.59.10.001 Published online September 30, 2021.

최근 10년간(2011 - 2020) 전남대학교 치과병원 소아치과의 진료 현황에 대한 실태조사

김보람

, 김선미

, 최남기

전남대학교 치의학전문대학원 소아치과학교실

Survey of practice patterns in the last 10 years(2011 – 2020) in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Chonnam National University Dental Hospital

Boram Kim

, Seonmi Kim

, Namki Choi

Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University

Correspondence: Namki Choi, Tel: +82-62-530-5660, Fax: +82-62-530-5669,
Email: nkchoi@jnu.ac.kr

Received: 24 June 2021 • Revised: 12 July 2021 • Accepted: 20 July 2021

Abstract

The distribution of patients and practice patterns in pediatric dentistry are constantly changing. This study aimed to analyze the changing trends of patient distribution and treatment patterns in pediatric dentistry. Patient distribution and practice patterns from 2011 to 2020 at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Chonnam National University Dental Hospital were collected and reviewed. The total number of outpatients showed a tendency to increase until 2019; however, this value decreased slightly in 2020 owing to the impact of the coronavirus disease pandemic. From 2011 to 2020, the proportion of new patients decreased from 12.18% to 8.98%. In 2011, restorative treatment was the most common, followed by preventive, surgical, endodontic, and orthodontic treatments. After 2012, preventive treatment showed the highest proportion, follwed by restorative, surgical, orthodontic, and endodontic treatments in 2020. The frequency of sedation and the proportion of insured treatments tended to increase over the 10-year study periods.

Key Words: Pediatric dentistry; Patient distribution; Practice patterns