Investigation on the cognition of oral health concept and medical service of military officers at high altitude
HOU Rui
HUI Xiaoyong
JIANG Yong
LI Yongqing
WAN Yi
YAN Zhiwei
MA Sai
GE Jiawei
LIU Yan
Abstract：Objective To understand the cognition of the officers of the grass-roots troops in plateau area on oral diseases,the present situation of oral medical service in the grass-roots troops in plateau area and the suggestions on the patrol inspection of oral medical team.Methods The Questionnaire of Oral Disease Cognition and Medical Service Status of Army Officers was designed and made,and the feedback information of grass-roots army officers in plateau area was collected.Multivariate ordered Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the cognition of diseases,nonparametric rank sum test was used to analyze the current situation of medical services,and frequency percentage analysis was used to analyze the results of consultation suggestions.Results In the cognition of oral diseases,older,military,political and engineering officers and senior officers have a higher degree of cognition of oral diseases.36.8%officers believe that oral diseases have a serious impact on daily work or training.In the investigation of the current situation of oral medical services,51.39%of the units have dental specialists who can't handle oral emergencies,mainly because of the lack or shortage of professional medical equipment(91.90%).45.14%of the units have no dentists and can't handle oral emergencies,and 96.92%of them are recommended to apply for dentists and specialized equipment,instruments and materials.Most of the suggestions are that the oral medical units should carry the equipment for regular rounds(86.81%),and help the doctors in the resident outpatient department(70.83%).Conclusion The officers of plateau troops need to improve their cognitive level.The corresponding medical units need to enrich professional medical equipment and improve the ability of doctors to diagnose and treat oral diseases.Optimize the frequency and time of superior rounds,strengthen counterpart assistance,and provide better oral health protection for officers and soldiers.
Keywords：oral diseasescognitionmedical service statusplateau
Publication Date：2025-11-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-12-29(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 654-659 )